Wembley hosted the final international football match of the year in the shape of a friendly between England and France on Wednesday night. Fabio Capello looked to use the opportunity to test out some of England’s most promising talents, including a start for young Newcastle striker Andy Carroll.
France, with some new faces themselves, dominated the early stages with slick passing that their opponents were unable to compete with. It took only seventeen minutes for Karim Benzema to get on the end of a smart move and finish to give the away team the lead. They continued to have much the better of play until half-time, and England were unable to create anything of their own. The difference in apparent quality bordered on embarrassing.
After the break the momentum continued with the French, and Bacary Sagna created an excellent chance and cross which Mathieu Valbuena duly converted, but the score line still did not reflect their superiority. Although England rallied late on and pulled one goal back thanks to Peter Crouch, the 1 – 2 result did not truly represent how poor England were.
Other juicy “friendly” clashes saw Argentina play Brazil, where Lionel Messi won the match near the end with a characteristically-fine goal. Meanwhile, Portugal hosted Spain, and earned a very impressive victory over their great rivals, 4 – 0.
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France, with some new faces themselves, dominated the early stages with slick passing that their opponents were unable to compete with. It took only seventeen minutes for Karim Benzema to get on the end of a smart move and finish to give the away team the lead. They continued to have much the better of play until half-time, and England were unable to create anything of their own. The difference in apparent quality bordered on embarrassing.
After the break the momentum continued with the French, and Bacary Sagna created an excellent chance and cross which Mathieu Valbuena duly converted, but the score line still did not reflect their superiority. Although England rallied late on and pulled one goal back thanks to Peter Crouch, the 1 – 2 result did not truly represent how poor England were.
Other juicy “friendly” clashes saw Argentina play Brazil, where Lionel Messi won the match near the end with a characteristically-fine goal. Meanwhile, Portugal hosted Spain, and earned a very impressive victory over their great rivals, 4 – 0.
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