Forty years ago, England travelled to Norway for a World Cup Qualifier. They had failed to qualify for the two previous tournaments and Ron Greenwood and his men were determined to reach the Finals in Spain the following year. Hungary, Romania and Swtzerland joined Norway and England in the qualifying group, with the top two […]
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On This Day – 28th March
When England took to the field to play Albania on this day in 2001, they had seven Manchester United among the ranks! David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Andy Cole, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes all started the match, with Wes Brown and Teddy Sheringham coming on to represent the reigning champions in the second half. In […]
On This Day – 17th February
Graham Taylor’s England side beat San Marino at Wembley on this day in 1993. Captain David Platt scored four and even missed a penalty. Les Ferdinand and Carlton Palmer both scored their first goals for their country in one of the most one-sided matches of Taylor’s reign. England started slowly and were only 2-0 up […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.67
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ is one of the most controversial and deplorable moments in the history of the spot. It was so bad that a country was disqualified from two World Cups and a player was given a lifetime ban from the game. Brazil and Chile were playing a crucial World Cup qualifier at the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.35
This goal from David Beckham had everything – it was scored from long distance, in the last minute of the match scored in the most dramatic of circumstances.Beckham also smashed the free kick in whilst playing for his national team at his club’s home ground to secure qualification for the World Cup. England were playing […]
On This Day – 17th October
England famously drew 1-1 with Poland on this day in 1973, thereby missing out of qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany the following year. 100,000 fans packed into Wembley Stadium, fully expecting England to get the win and qualify at the expense of their visitors.Poland faced an onslaught from England throughout the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.34
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was scored by the mercurial Mark Hughes in a World Cup Qualifier for Wales against Spain.The match was played at the Racecourse Ground, home of Wrexham on 30th April 1985 and the home side won 3-0. Wales were 1-0 up after Ian Rush had given Wales the lead in the first […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.59
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from 9th October 1996 in one of the most farcical moments ever seen in the history of international football. Estonia and Scotland were due to play each other in a World Cup qualifier in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. The Scottish team trained in the stadium the night before at […]
On This Day – 12th October
Scotland and Wales played in a World Cup Qualifier on this day back in 1977, with a place at the World Cup Finals in Argentina up for grabs. Czechoslovakia were the other side in the small qualifying group and they beat Scotland 2-0 in the first group game. Wales then comfortably beat the Czechs 3-0 […]
On This Day – 10th October
Eight months before his clanger against USA in the 2010, Robert Green made history by becoming the first England goalkeeper to be sent off.The red card came on this day back in 2009 in a qualifier away to Ukraine. England had already qualified for the World Cup in South Africa before the match had even […]