Finally, but not without a few changes, England produced a performance of substance. Fabio Capello resisted the temptation to drop John Terry after the former England captain had criticised his tactics and selection policy and the Chelsea skipper rewarded his loyalty with a fine performance against a limited Slovenian attack. Once Jermain Defoe, preferred to Emile Heskey struck, the result was never really in question and Wayne Rooney showed some of the touches that had been entirely absent in the first two matches. But right at the end both sides were in for a shock when news came through of Landon Donovan’s late goal in Pretoria. Slovenia were out and England would be facing Germany.