When Australia beat England's 'Golden Generation'

Published: Oct. 12, 2023, 1:25 p.m.

b'England host Australia on Friday \\u2013 20 years after the Socceroos stunned the Golden Generation.

In February 2003, sandwiched between a dominant Australia Ashes win and England\\u2019s famous rugby World Cup triumph Down Under, the Aussies beat England at football for the very first time.

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.

Peter Smith reflects on that game with players who were on the pitch...'