EURO 2012: Wales v England March 26, 2011 Millenium Stadium
John Terry, England
Wales v England March 26, 2011 Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, UK
England travels to Cardiff on March 26th to face old rivals Wales at Millenium Stadium in their Group G Euro 2012 Qualifier.
Group G teams are England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, and Montenegro.
England are currently lying in second place in Group G. just behind Montenegro and ahead of Switzerland, in the race to qualify for the 2012 European Championships in Poland and the Ukraine. Wales are in fifth place behind Bulgaria.
The big soccer showdown comes seven weeks after the two countries clashed at the same venue in the RBS 6 Nations and will be the second time the England football team has played at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, the heart of the Welsh capital.
There were 70,715 fans crammed into the Millennium Stadium on 3 September, 2005 to see a goal from Liverpool’s Joe Cole give England a 1-0 victory in a World Cup qualifier, but Craig Bellamy, Gareth Bale, and Aaron Ramsey will be hoping for a different result when Wales returns.
“Wales against England is always a massive fixture and there is no better place to showcase such a spectacle than the Millennium Stadium. We are delighted to welcome the FAW and the Welsh team for their European Championship qualifier.”
“The Millennium Stadium is rightly regarded as one of the best sporting venues in the world and I’m sure the fans who come to Cardiff next year will have a match-day to remember.
“We are proud to be the home of Welsh rugby, but the Millennium Stadium also boasts a huge reputation as a top-class soccer venue having hosted 35 Welsh internationals, six FA Cup finals and seven Carling Cup finals. We have been delighted to be able to work so closely with the FAW in securing this for Cardiff.”
This will be the 100th meeting between the two countries.
There are 16 places at the finals -14 qualifiers plus co-hosts Poland and Ukraine, who automatically qualify.
The qualfying competition runs from Sept 3-4, 2010 to Oct 11, 2011.
The nine group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group qualify directly for the finals.
The remaining eight runners-up will contest two-legged play-offs on Nov 11-12 and Nov 15, 2011 to complete the 16 finalists.
The Finals take place from June 8 to July 1, 2012.
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