England to play Wales in friendly at Wembley in October

England and Wales first faced each other 146 years ago

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England will face Wales in an international friendly in October at Wembley Stadium.

The home nations have organised the friendly as part of their preparations for their key 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Their friendly on October 9 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 take on Albania in their first World Cup qualifier in Group K next month.

Craig Bellamy’s bid to guide Wales to the World Cup starts with a Group J home fixture against Kazakhstan.

The two nations last faced each other at the Qatar World Cup in 2022, when England ran out 3-0 winners in Group B on their way to reaching the quarter-finals.

England also won 3-0 in the last Wembley fixture between the sides in 2020, which was played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The last time England and Wales faced off in front of a crowd was in a Euro 2012 qualifier in 2011, which the Three Lions won 1-0.

Wales have only won once at Wembley, a 1977 Home Internationals victory when a Leighton James penalty sealed a first win on English soil since 1936.

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Cian Cheesbrough

Cian is a sports journalist with experience writing for national titles, including LiveScore, MailOnline, Eurosport and Sky Sports.He has covered a number of key events during his time in the industry, including from the press box at live Champions League fixtures.

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