England v Spain
International Friendly
8pm, Wednesday 7 February 2007
Old Trafford, Manchester
Archive - England v Spain
Manchester United Ticket Office - 0870 442 1999

5 February 2007
VIDEO: England in training

The England team take to the training field for a light session ahead of the friendly game with Spain.

With a big crowd expected at Old Trafford tomorrow evening for England's friendly with Spain, supporters are being urged to purchase their tickets well in advance to avoid long queues on the turnstiles prior to kick off.

While it is no longer possible to order tickets online via TheFA.com, it is still possible to purchase your seats through the Manchester Untied ticket office and you can order by calling 0870 442 1999 from 9am to 5pm.

Tickets will be available to buy on match day by phone or in person from the ticket office at the ground. Pre-arranged collections or duplicates can be collected from the porta cabins situated next to the main ticket office in the North stand car park from 10am.

England have met Spain 20 times at full international level. England have won eleven, drawn three and lost six of those matches. England have won only two out of the last seven, excluding penalty shootouts.

Spain won the first match 4-3 in Madrid in 1929. It was England’s first defeat against any continental team. But England got their revenge two years later at Highbury, winning 7-1. The great "Dixie" Dean was amongst the scorers.

England had a 4-1 victory against Spain in 1955, when the floodlights were switched on for the first time at a Wembley international. England beat Spain seven times in a row from 1960 to 1980, conceding just four goals in total. The Madrid friendly in 1987 was a personal triumph for Gary Lineker, who scored all four goals in England’s 4-2 win in the Bernabeu.

The two countries have met twice in the World Cup Finals – 1-0 to Spain in Rio in 1950 and a 0-0 draw in Madrid in 1982. In the European Championship Finals England won 2-1 in Naples in 1980 and then won a tense and memorable Euro 96 quarter-final on penalties at Wembley.

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