By Alastair Himmer
COLOGNE, June 20 (Reuters) - Highlights of the World Cup Group B match between Sweden and England at Rhein-Energie-Stadion on Tuesday.
90 GOAL - SWEDEN 2 ENGLAND 2
A long throw from Mellberg is touched in by Larsson for a last-minute dramatic equaliser.
87 YELLOW CARD - Ljungberg is book for a nasty lunge on Joe Cole.
85 GOAL - SWEDEN 1 ENGLAND 2
Gerrard heads perfectly from a Joe Cole cross to the far post and Andreas Isaksson is powerless to stop it.
83 YELLOW CARD - Niclas Alexandersson is booked for a late tackle on Joe Cole.
76 YELLOW CARD - Owen Hargreaves booked for deliberate handball.
74 SUBSTITUTE - (Sweden) Scorer Allback makes way for Johan Elmander.
72 ACTION - Gerrard's first job is to clear a stinging drive from Kim Kallstrom off his goalline.
69 SUBSTITUTE - (Sweden) A tiring Rooney is replaced by Steven Gerrard.
62 ACTION - Campbell makes a desperate and decisive block from Larsson as Sweden threaten on the break.
59 ACTION - Sweden captain Olof Mellberg hooks on to the top of the bar after a Linderoth corner causes a flutter of panic in the English defence again.
56 SUBSTITUTE - (Sweden) Sol Campbell comes on to replace a limping Rio Ferdinand at the back as England's injury worries mount.
55 ACTION - England keeper Paul Robinson pushes Ljunberg's bullet header against the crossbar after a Kim Kallstrom corner.
54 SUBSTITUTE - (Sweden) Mattias Jonson makes way for Christian Wilhelmsson on the right.
51 GOAL - Sweden 1 England 1
Sweden equalise from a corner on their left, Marcus Allback leaping to head a Tobias Linderoth delivery past Cole on the goalline. It is the 2,000th goal scored in World Cup finals.
45+1 HALFTIME - Sweden 0 England 1
45 ACTION - Lampard tries to chip the keeper from inside the area but it is easily caught.
39 ACTION - A superb last-ditch tackle by Rio Ferdinand halts a marauding run into the England penalty box by Freddie Ljungberg.
35 ACTION - Mattias Jonson blasts wide moments after England's goal after a clever lay-off from Henrik Larsson as Sweden push for an immediate response.
34 GOAL - SWEDEN 0 ENGLAND 1
Joe Cole scores an extraordinary goal, chesting the ball down from over 30 metres out and volleying perfectly into the top right corner.
29 ACTION - Ashley Cole's tenacity wins England a free kick on the left side of the penalty box which David Beckham fires direct for goal and it is punched out for a corner.
25 ACTION - Rooney again gets behind the Swedish defence but his shot is brilliantly blocked by Teddy Lucic.
12 ACTION - Lampard, yet again, gets on the end of an England attack, Wayne Rooney feeding him in the box but his header flies well wide.
4 SUBSTITUTE - Owen is taken down the tunnel on a stretcher and Peter Crouch, who is on a yellow card, takes over up front.
3 ACTION - Frank Lampard fires just wide from outside the area with a speculative effort for England.
2 ACTION - Michael Owen of England goes down clutching his right knee and looks set to be substituted.
0 KICKOFF - Sweden kick off.
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