In England's first game in the knockout rounds of the World Cup, Joe Cole is substituted for Charlie Braithwaite. Later on in the game, when David Beckham scores from a free kick, Joe Cole celebrates on the pitch with Beckham.
Adams and Braithwaite wear jerseys #25 and #26. During the World Cup, jersey numbers go from 1 to 23.
When Liam Adams takes the penalty kick, he wears Adidas Predator Powerswerve shoes, which were released in 2008 for EURO 2008.
The Range Rover in the film has a UK "57" registration plate, which means it was registered in August 2007.
When Sophia and Nick are watching England's opening World Cup match against Paraguay, a World Cup advertising board behind them says they are in Nuremburg. The England-Paraguay match was played in Frankfurt.