fondly remembers a hotel that the stayed in during the 2002 Korea/Japan due to it having a full floor made out as an amusement arcade. The iconic England goalkeeper travelled to Asia as a key part of Sven-Goran Eriksson's star-studded side during the tournament 22 years ago alongside the likes of David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Michael Owen. And while the side would come up short in the prestigious tournament - knocked out by Brazil in the quarter-finals - Seaman detailed some of his fond memories from the competition.
When asked by the Daily Star about antics on tour this week, Seaman laughed: "There's always lots of stuff - not everything I can tell you. Obviously, my last tournament was the in '02 which is a long time ago now but I remember just being in the hotel and having a whole floor made out in like an amusement arcade. "We had everything in there, every game in there, dart boards, pool tables, the whole shebang in there.
" Fondly remembering a game of darts that he enjoyed with the squad, he went on: "Just spent many an hour in there and I actually got a 180 in Japan - so that’s quite a claim to fame." England would finish second in Group F after draws with Sweden and Nigeria, as well as a 1-0 victory over Argentina before meeting Denmark in the round of 16. A 3-0 thrashing, with goals from Rio Ferdinand, Michael Owen and Emile Heskey would see the Three Lions advance to the quarter-finals, but a cruel 2-1 defeat at the hands of Brazil - in which Ron.
