For Eaton, or any decathlete competing for a medal, the trick is getting through the pole vault, a dastardly maneuver that can spell doom if he can't manage to at least clear the bar at an opening height.

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Mexico keeper Perez did superbly to turn Rooney's header onto the bar when he met another Gerrard cross, but Crouch was able to use his height to bundle the rebound over the line.

BBC: England 3-1 Mexico

Jose Bosingwa fired in a cross from the left towards Joao Moutinho but it arrived at an awkward height for the Sporting Lisbon midfielder, who diverted the ball over the bar with his thigh.

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