England crashed to a 3-2 defeat in the friendly against Denmark at Old Trafford with Jermaine Jenas appearing as a second-half substitute for Sven’s team, without contributing much on the right side of midfield.
Toon flop Jon Dahl Tomasson scored a rare goal on English soil to win the game for the Danes, again failing to look like the same sorry excuse for a player that he did during his time at St James’ Park.
Nobby Solano hit the headlines in Lima, heading Peru’s equaliser in the 1-1 draw against Brazil in a World Cup qualifier.
Gary Speed captained Wales to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Euro 2004 play-off in Russia, producing one of his best performances of the season despite having to dodge the wild tackles of the home side and the missiles that rained down from the stands.
Steve Caldwell was an unused substitute in Scotland’s 1-0 win over Holland in the first leg of their Euro 2004 play-off, but both Brian Kerr and Gary Caldwell played in the Under-21s’ 2-0 defeat in Croatia.
Hugo Viana also tasted defeat in the European Under-21s Championship play-offs as Portugal lost 2-1 to France, with the midfielder involved in his side’s goal before being replaced after an hour.