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England to face Netherlands in friendly at Wembley

December 2, 2011
Fabio Capello and his England team will welcome Netherlands to Wembley in 2012 © Getty Images
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England will take on World Cup runners-up Netherlands in a friendly at Wembley in February.

The Football Association confirmed the new date for the match, which was due to be played in August but was postponed due to the riots which were sweeping London at the time.

The game will now take place on February 29 and represents England's first game of 2012 as they build up towards the European Championship, the draw for which was made on Friday.

It will be the 19th meeting of the two sides, with England having won five and drawn nine of their previous meetings.

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