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Sven-Goran Eriksson’s greatest matches as England manager

January 12, 2024

The first foreign manager of the England national team, Sven-Goran Eriksson oversaw some famous victories during his time with the Three Lions.

The Swedish coach tended to divide opinion and was far from universally popular, but he still provided England supporters with some treasured memories during his almost six years in charge of the country’s so-called ‘Golden Generation’.

At the age of 75, Eriksson recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer and may have less than a year to live, the tragic news having rocked football fans across Europe.

Here are Eriksson’s best matches as England manager – ranked.

England ran out winners in the Euro 2004 group stage against Croatia / Sportsphoto/Allstar/GettyImages

England staged a late victory in a friendly / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

England booked their quarter-final spot by beating Denmark / Laurence Griffiths/GettyImages

Beating Argentina was David Beckham’s closure / Laurence Griffiths/GettyImages

David Beckham scored a crucial late goal for England / GERALD PENNY/GettyImages

England hammered rivals Germany in Munich / Ross Kinnaird/GettyImages