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Sol Campbell on making history at the 2002 World Cup
ASIF BURHAN marks the anniversary of the former player becoming the first black man to score for England at a major tournament
Sol Campbell at a press conference during the World Cup in 2002
TWENTY years ago today, the country, as it is now, was in the midst of celebrations marking the Queen’s Jubilee.
Then, the nation was celebrating the Diamond Jubilee over a weekend in which Sven-Goran Eriksson’s England team began their quest to win the 2002 World Cup in Japan against a Swedish side they had not defeated since 1968.
An estimated 35,000 pubs around the country had opened early for fans to watch the match kicking off at 11.30 British time.
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