Sunday 16 January 2011

England to play friendly against Ghana at Wembley Stadium

England has pulled out of a match against Thailand and have confirmed a friendly against Ghana in March at Wembley Stadium.

On March 29, for the first time at Wembley Stadium England will take on World Cup quarter finalist Ghana three days after facing Wales in a 2012 European Championship qualifier.

England show the interest of a friendly with Thailand during its bid to host the 2018 World Cup, but the country was not selected in the first round.

"Although an informal agreement had been reached for a friendly match following the qualifier with Switzerland, no formal details in terms of match date or venue had ever been established and, following discussions by the FA board, it was decided not to go ahead with the fixture," the Football Association said in a statement.

Also Monday, it emerged that the FA is in talks about reviving the home international tournament that would see England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete against each other for the first time since 1984.

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