Soccer: Beckham and Yorke: Friends Re-United

BADEN BADEN - Manchester United's former Treble winners will meet on opposing sides when David Beckham's England face Dwight Yorke's Trinidad and Tobago in Nuremburg tomorrow.

Old Trafford's current favourite, Wayne Rooney, could complete the timeline in the unlikely event of England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson deciding the striker is match fit after a broken foot.

England will be looking to follow up Monday's 1-0 victory over Paraguay with a win that would book them into the second round.

A draw later between Paraguay and Sweden would then ensure England top the group and allow Eriksson to rotate his squad - and possibly give Rooney a run against the coach's home country next week.

But the spotlight tomorrow will fall on Beckham, Yorke and Gary Neville, who shared in United's Champions League night of glory in Barcelona against Bayern Munich in 1999.

"We won Premierships, FA Cups and the European Cup and he was a huge, huge part of that team in that year," Beckham said of Yorke, now 34 and given more of a playmaking role for his country.

"He is a good friend and he is one of those people who, whatever happens to him in his life and his career, he always has a smile on his face."

Beckham, architect of England's laboured win on Sunday, will also need watching. His wicked free kick, turned into his own net by Paraguay skipper Carlos Gamarra, is just one of the threats England will look to pose Yorke's Soca Warriors, who showed their mettle in a 10-man 0-0 draw with Sweden.

Towering striker Peter Crouch will meet his physical match for the first time in his career, though, when he tangles with defender Dennis Lawrence, who is also 2 metres tall.

The Warriors, most of whom are from lower-league British clubs, will present a real physical challenge in steamy conditions.

They will also be looking for another virtuoso performance from goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, who said he could die happy after his heroics against Sweden.

The West Ham United keeper will be pitched against no fewer than three former teammates from their spells at Upton Park - Joe Cole, Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand.

* England v Trinidad tomorrow, 4am

- REUTERS