 Bent has represented England at under @-@ 15 , under @-@ 16 , under @-@ 17 , under @-@ 19 , under @-@ 21 and senior levels . He made his under @-@ 16 debut against Finland on 31 July 2000 , making 10 appearances and scoring three goals for the team , with his last appearance coming against Finland on 27 February 2001 . His debut for the under @-@ 19 team came against Germany on 14 February 2002 , scoring two goals in a 3 – 1 victory , and his third and final appearance was against Lithuania on 21 April . His first appearance for the under @-@ 21 team came against Italy on 11 February 2003 , which England lost 1 – 0 . He made 14 appearances and scored nine goals for the under @-@ 21 team , with his final appearance coming against France on 15 November 2005 . He received his first call up to the senior England team for the friendly against Denmark on 17 August , but did not play in the game . His England debut eventually came on 1 March 2006 , when he started against Uruguay at Anfield in a pre @-@ 2006 FIFA World Cup friendly match . He was not included in England 's World Cup squad when it was announced in May 2006 . 
