An own goal by Daniel Majstorovic helped England [ Images ] end a 43-year wait for a win over Sweden with a 1-0 triumph over their fellow Euro 2012 finalists in a friendly at Wembley on Tuesday.

Fabio Capello [ Images ] became the first manager to guide England to victory over their jinx team since Alf Ramsey in 1968.
The 22nd-minute goal by the Swedish defender was also England's 2,000th since they began playing internationals in 1872.

The unlucky Majstorovic deflected a header from Gareth Barry [ Images ] past goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson following a left-wing cross from Stewart Downing [ Images ]. Capello made eight changes to the team that beat world champions Spain 1-0 in another friendly on Saturday. Jack Rodwell, Kyle Walker and Bobby Zamora [ Images ] made their first starts for England and Daniel Sturridge came on as a 58th-minute substitute to win his first cap.

Despite their international inexperience, the home side dominated for long periods and could easily have won by a bigger margin. Sweden would have had no complaints if they had been 3-0 down at the interval. Erik Hamren's men, who also lost 2-0 to Denmark in a friendly on Friday, again looked lethargic and the closest they came to scoring was when Johan Elmander headed wide from a Kim Kallstrom corner after 33 minutes.

They did little else to trouble the England defence with captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic [ Images ] anonymous in a withdrawn role up front and it was no surprise when he was replaced at halftime. England, after a relatively slow start, were much more dangerous with Walker and Theo Walcott [ Images ] combining well on the right and Leighton Baines and Downing doing likewise on the left.

Holding midfielder Phil Jones enabled Barry and Rodwell to push forward, a tactic that led to the goal.
Jones, winning his third cap, was unlucky not to score his first goal after 40 minutes when he pounced on a loose ball just inside the Sweden half and ran 40 metres before slicing his shot narrowly wide of Isaksson's left-hand post.
Four minutes later Rodwell was guilty of a worse miss when his header hit the outside of the same post when it looked easier to score.