England v Hungary
8.05pm, 30 May 2006
England v Jamaica
2pm, 3 June 2006
Both games at Old Trafford

Tickets for England's final warm up matches before they depart for Germany went on sale yesterday and thousands of fans have already snapped up the last chance to see the Three Lions before the World Cup.

To get your tickets for England's games against Jamaica and Hungary click here.

Please note, disabled tickets for the Jamaica match have now sold out.

England Head Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is looking forward to two crucial preparation games before heading to Germany.

"These will be our last two games before we fly to the World Cup so, if we can get two wins in front of our fantastic fans, that will send the squad to Germany in the perfect state of mind and get the country right in the mood too," Sven told us. 

"We all know how important the fans are going to be for us in Germany. If they can carry on where they left on Japan and Portugal, myself and the whole squad will take great strength from their support.

"It's been a while now since our game against Uruguay so we are all really looking forward to getting out there against Hungary and Jamaica.

"Yes, they are warm-up games, but they are also very serious. Preparation for big tournaments can be one of the things that makes the biggest difference in the end."

Jamaica qualified for the 1998 World Cup, beating Japan in their final group game after losing to Argentina and Croatia.

However, under Brazilian coach Sebastio Lazaroni, they were knocked out by USA in the second stage of the CONCACAF qualifying rounds for Germany. He has subsequently been replaced by Wendell Downswell. It will be the first time that England have played Jamaica.

Lothar Matthaus’s Hungary team finished fourth in Group 8 behind Croatia, Sweden and Bulgaria. They have twice finished as World Cup runners-up, in 1938 and then in 1954, when the Magnificent Magyars team of Puskas, Kocsis and Czibor lost to West Germany in the "Miracle of Bern".

In this country they are best remembered as the first team from outside the British Isles to beat England on home soil, winning 6-3 at Wembley in November 1953. The following year they won 7-1 in Budapest.

However, England’s overall record in 20 matches against the Hungarians is very positive, with 13 wins, two draws and five defeats. The last match was a 1-1 draw in Budapest in April 1999, with Alan Shearer the goalscorer.