Sven-Goran Eriksson lives to fight another day but his England team do not look likely World Cup winners.

David Beckham produced a long-overdue piece of free-kick magic to sink Ecuador and book his team into the last eight.

The South Americans could have gone in front early on, Carlos Tenorio's shot deflecting off Ashley Cole and on to the bar after John Terry's mistake.

Frank Lampard missed two fine chances but England had done enough to win.

The side will now play Portugal - after their stormy 1-0 win against Holland - on Saturday 1 July at 1600 BST in Gelsenkirchen.