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International Friendlies – Results & Match Highlights
Not everyone is happy about the friendly matches hurting the continuity of the European season, but national teams need to prepare for the World Cup, with Spain beating Italy and France impressing against the Netherlands standing at the front of the international break.
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Best International Friendlies To Watch
We don’t mind international friendlies, as long as they don’t get in the way of the league matches. In some sort of preview to the Champions League, five quite interesting matches have been set up for the midweek international break: Spain playing Uruguay, England vs Brazil, Netherlands hosting Italy, France taking on Germany and the Lionel Messi – Zlatan Imbrahimovic duel in Argentina vs Sweden.
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International Friendlies – Who Needs Them
Roy Hodgson and other coaches can talk all they want about opportunities to test new players and new formations, but the whole international friendly scene is feeling more and more useless; a foundation for FA’s to make a few extra dollars/euros/pounds while disrupting the flow of club football which people actually care about and putting players at risk of injury.
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Away Teams Enjoy International Friendlies
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Argentina against Switzerland, his first for the national team, as did Roberto Soldado for Spain. Arjen Robben saved his best for last with a brace and injury time winner against England, France stunned the Germans and Clint Dempsey scored the only goal in the United States’ first win over Italy.