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England v Japan

England v Japan: Makoto Hasebe and Aaron Lennon battle for the ball
In what is England's final match before the World Cup finals, Aaron Lennon is among the peripheral players given a last chance to impress. The Tottenham winger is pictured here holding off the challenge of Japan's Makoto Hasebe
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
England v Japan: England players stand dejected after Marcus Tanaka scored
But things go pear-shaped after six minutes when Tulio Tanaka opens the scoring for Japan. England's players weren't expecting that - just look at Rio Ferdinand's face
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
England v Japan: Marcus Tulio Tanaka and Makoto Hasebe celebrate a goal
Tanaka and Makoto Hasebe celebrate the goal
Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
England v Japan: Rio Ferdinand vies with Shinji Okazaki
Ferdinand wins a header against Shinji Okazaki
Photograph: Samuel Kubani/AFP/Getty Images
England v Japan: Aaron Lennon is crowded by three players
Lennon tries to jink his way through the Japan defence but finds himself outnumbered
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
England v Japan: Wayne Rooney looking dejected
Wayne Rooney has a little strop as England produce an insipid first-half display
Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images
England v Japan: A Japanese fan holding a flag
A Japanese fan holds what looks suspiciously like a home-made flag
Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images
England v Japan: John Terry shouts instructions
He may have been forced to surrender the captain's armband, but John Terry is still as vocal as ever
Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
England v Japan friendly: Eiji Kawashima saves a penalty from Frank Lampard
Ten minutes into the second half, England are presented with a penalty when Yasuhito Endo flings his hand into the air to block Frank Lampard's free-kick. But Lampard is denied from the spot by goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima
Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
England v Japan friendly: Makoto Hasebe congratulates team mate Eiji Kawashima
Kawashima is mobbed after his penalty save
Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
England v Japan friendly: Fabio Capello talks to John Terry
Fabio Capello looks panic-stricken as he tries to gives John Terry some mid-match instructions
Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
England v Japan friendly: Jamie Carragher wins the ball from Yoshito Okubo
Jamie Carragher wins the ball from Yoshito Okubo, who appears to have been picked off by a sniper in the stands
Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Sport: football
Joe Cole gets a pat on the back after his cross is turned into his own net by Tulio Tanaka
Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images
England v Japan: Wayne Rooney and Yuto Nagatomo run for the ball
Rooney scampers past Yuto Nagatomo
Photograph: Samuel Kubani/AFP/Getty Images
England v Japan friendly: Steven Gerrard and Yuki Abe compete for the ball
Steven Gerrard and Yuki Abe compete for the ball amid a second-half deluge
Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
England v Japan friendly: Yuji Nakazawa scores an own goal to make it 2-1 to England
On the slippery surface, Yuji Nakazawa slices Ashley Cole's cross beyond his own keeper - a second own goal - making it 2-1 to England
Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
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