Sven-Goran Eriksson: When a schoolboy copied his hairstyle for the 2002 World Cup

Of everyone involved in England’s 2002 World Cup campaign, the team’s Swedish boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is probably one of the last people you would expect young Three Lions fans to be trying to imitate.

In fairness, most youngsters across the nation were far more interested in copying captain David Beckham’s infamous ‘mohican’ hairstyle during the tournament.

Scores of schoolchildren adopted Beckham’s bold new look in support of their country. However, 10-year-old Tom Sylvester opted not to follow the crowd when asked to dress up as a famous person to celebrate the Golden Jubilee.

Not only did Tom not fancy impersonating Becks, but he wasn’t keen on dressing up as any other England player either.

Instead, the young man put on a pair of glasses and asked his mum to shave in a receding hairline on his head so he could attend as England boss Eriksson.

As you’ll see below, the resemblance really is quite striking.

Throwback to the time that 10-year-old Tom Sylvester got a Sven haircut in preparation for the World Cup