
When Australia beat England's 'Golden Generation'
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England host Australia on Friday – 20 years after the Socceroos stunned the Golden Generation. <br /><br />In February 2003, sandwiched between a dominant Australia Ashes win and England’s famous rugby World Cup triumph Down Under, the Aussies beat England at football for the very first time. <br /><br />It was the night when Sven-Goran Eriksson changed the entire England team at half-time, Wayne Rooney made his international debut and Australia landed a painful blow on their big sporting rivals.<br /><br />Peter Smith reflects on that game with players who were on the pitch...