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England and Wales to play Wembley friendly


Wales and England will renew rivalries this year with a friendly at Wembley confirmed for October.

The home nations – who first faced each other 146 years ago – have arranged the fixture as part of preparation for key World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

The friendly on 9 October will be preparation for the Three Lions’ game in Latvia and Wales’ home tie with top seeds Belgium a few days later.

Thomas Tuchel begins life as England manager when they kick off their Group K World Cup qualifiers against Albania next month.

Craig Bellamy’s campaign to reach a major finals as Wales manager starts with a Group J home fixture against Kazakhstan in four weeks’ time.


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