England to face Dutch in Euro warm-up
LONDON England will face the Netherlands in a Euro 2016 warmup at Wembley next year, the English Football
Association announced on Friday.
Roy Hodgson's side, who cruised through Euro qualification unbeaten, face the Dutch who are notable absentees at
the finals in France on March 29.
England already have friendlies lined up against European champions Spain, France and World Cup winners
Germany.
It will be the 20th meeting between the Three Lions and the Oranje
The last encounter took place in February 2012, when Arjen Robben scored a stoppage time goal to give the Dutch a
32 win.
Despite finishing third in the 2014 World Cup, Holland could only manage a fourthplaced finish in their European
Championship qualifying group behind Czech Republic, Iceland and Turkey.
England's next friendly is against Spain in Alicante on November 13.
Four days later they host France at Wembley. They travel to Berlin to play Germany on March 26 before hosting the
Dutch.