International career Matthew Upson



upson playing england in 2009


upson played england @ youth level before being capped twelve times under-21 team, whom scored 2 goals. regular premier league football birmingham city in 2002–03 season led selection senior squad, , made debut england against south africa in may 2003. won 7 full caps while birmingham player.


upson named in fabio capello s first provisional england squad february 2008 friendly against switzerland @ wembley. named in starting line-up partner rio ferdinand, winning eighth england cap more 3 years after last appearance. started against kazakhstan in october after john terry picked injury.


upson scored first goal england on 19 november 2008 in friendly match against germany. match finished 2–1 england , upson picked itv s man of match award. included in england s squad 2010 world cup in south africa. on 23 june, making world cup debut, played in third match of group stage, against slovenia after being unused substitute in first 2 matches. scored england s goal in 4–1 defeat against germany in round of 16 – second goal england , second against germany. made him england s joint top scorer 2010 world cup, tying steven gerrard , jermain defoe on 1 goal each. match defensive fiasco upson, who, along terry caught out goal-kick allowing miroslav klose score opener on 20 minutes. defenders opened lukas podolski score 12 minutes later. in second half, upson , terry caught on break twice england attempted equalise.








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