Martin O'Neill's men looked vibrant after the re-start and Van der Sar was forced to concede a corner with Ashley Young's intended cross heading towards the top corner.
Ivory Coast were courageous in defence - Didier Zokora, for example, receiving a kick in his arm after bravely heading a cross that Liedson tried to volley - and showed an organisation and discipline in their play that suggested talk of fractures in their squad are wide of the mark.
Hartson then squandered an opportunity to stretch Celtic's lead, heading a Thompson cross over from close range.
But where Rooney failed, Hernandez succeeded, heading another Rafael cross past the Wigan keeper from close range for his fourth league goal of the season.
And with full-time looming Van Nistelrooy scored his team's third, heading home a Giggs cross.
Benito Carbone went close early on for the visitors, heading a Steve Stone cross over the bar.
Henry wasted possibly the best chance of the half with minutes remaining, heading Lauren's cross over the bar.
Spurs were creating chances, too, Pavlyuchenko heading Kaboul's cross wide at the near post and Bale excellently denied one-on-one by Jaaskelainen after Jermain Defoe's clever through-ball.
Chelsea needed a goal desperately - as did misfiring striker Shevchenko - and the Ukrainian striker obliged with the equaliser seconds later, heading Malouda's cross beyond Lars Hirschfelfd.
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In fairness, Australia had the odd half-chance, Jason Culina heading a Brett Emerton cross over and Richard Garcia sending a snap-shot past the post - while a second-half appeal for handball against Per Mertesacker in the box might have warranted closer inspection.
Jutkiewicz scored his ninth goal of the season, heading McSheffrey's teasing cross in from six yards.
Kevin Kyle, substituted on Sunday, squandered a host of chances, heading Matt Piper's cross, then side-footing wide after being set up by Stewart.
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Their first real chance came after 15 minutes with a slick passing move resulting in Gardner heading Andrew Driver's cross straight at keeper Manuel Neuer.
Killen put Celtic ahead after 39 minutes, heading home a Lee Naylor cross, and then fired home from a Shaun Maloney pass three minutes later.
But the visitors were given a scare in the closing stages with the impressive Kushev grabbing a fully deserved goal after heading in Peev's cross from the right.
It took until the 45th minute for United to break the deadlock and it came from an unlikely source, with Evra heading home Park's cross from close range for his first goal in the three and a half years.
Paul Dickov went close to equalising before Antoine Sibierski levelled, heading in Trevor Sinclair's cross.
But Duffield snatched a late winner, heading home Graham Potter's cross with two minutes left.
Images broadcast on German television appeared to show Crouch tugging Sancho's dreadlocks before heading home David Beckham's cross.
And the Brazilian-born forward maintained that form by opening the scoring here, powerfully heading home Timo Gebhart's cross.
Will Atkinson levelled on his Hull debut, heading in Kevin Kilbane's cross after the Wigan defence hesitated when the linesman flagged for offside.
Four minutes into stoppage time, Harris netted his second goal when heading the ball home following a cross from veteran fellow frontman Steve Claridge.
Larsson provided his own answer to his critics when he scored his and Celtic's second in the 23rd minute, heading home Steve Guppy's cross.
Any Argentina nerves, however, were settled when Higuain tapped-in from close range and then he completed his hat-trick by heading home Sergio Aguero's cross.
Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben had a chance to level matters but he wasted a glorious chance, heading wide from a pinpoint Daley Blind cross.
Gabriel Agbonlahor scored the winner, heading in from Ashley Young's cross.
Brendan McGill had opened the scoring for the home side just before the break, with Simon Mensing heading the equaliser from a Derek Lyle cross early after the break.
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