England 3-1 Egypt

3 March 2010

England started out slow but finished strong with three second half goals.

Egypt stunned the home crowd with a 23rd minute goal from Mohamed Zidan in the 23rd minute. England would come back in the second half with three unanswered goals.

The Egyptians proved to be a tough test at first but as the match continued the quality of the English showed through. The goals came from Shaun Wright-Phillips and two from Peter Crouch.

The win was expected for England and should add to the growing confidence shown by the side under manager Fabio Capello.

England 3-1 Egypt – Video Highlights

Zidan 23′ (0-1)

Crouch 56′ (1-1)

Wright-Phillips 75′ (2-1)

Crouch 80′ (3-1)