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England head to Manchester and Sunderland in Euro build-up

England head to Manchester and Sunderland in Euro build-up

Posted by Team England at 12:06 on Tuesday 22 December 2015

England will face Turkey in Manchester, Australia in Sunderland and Portugal at Wembley ahead of this summer's Euro 2016 finals.

The Three Lions take on Turkey at the home of Manchester City on Sunday 22 May, with a kick-off time to be confirmed, before heading to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light to face Australia on Friday 27 May at 7.45pm.

England's final friendly ahead of the tournament will be against fellow finalists Portugal visit Wembley Stadium connected by EE on Thursday 2 June with a kick-off time of 7.45pm.

Tickets will first go on sale to England Supporters Club members from Monday 14 March. 

England manager Roy Hodgson said: "I’m happy that we have been able to secure three challenging opponents that will help us prepare for the tournament. "Since the draw in Paris last December, The FA has worked hard to put together a programme of games around the country and we’re looking forward to playing in the north-west and north-east before the final home game at Wembley."

The FA has been in dialogue with UEFA since the Euro 2016 Draw and has successfully lobbied the tournament organisers to play more than one qualified opponent from the finals in the build-up to the tournament.

Hodgson has agreed a timetable with the players and their clubs to best maintain performance levels in the lead-up to the tournament.

He will name his Euro 2016 squad before the end of the Premier League season and the players will meet up at St. George’s Park shortly after the final weekend’s games.

There will be brief periods of rest after each warm-up game with a few days off following the final match.

The squad will gather on Monday 6 June and fly to France, where the team base is in Chantilly, just north of Paris.

Any players involved in The Emirates FA Cup Final will not take part in the first England warm-up match against Australia.

Similarly, any players still involved in the Europa League or the Champions League final will follow a different path – as has happened in previous years.

These three England fixtures bolster an already exciting schedule that includes Europe’s elite nations.

Having faced Spain and France in November last year, Hodgson’s side will travel to Berlin to play Germany on Saturday 26 March before hosting the Netherlands in a Breast Cancer Care International at Wembley on Tuesday 29 March.

England start their Euro 2016 campaign against Russia in Marseille on Saturday 11 June, before facing Wales in Lens on Thursday 16 June, and Slovakia in Saint-Etienne on Monday 20 June.

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  • Michael Barber
    Michael Barber

    nice

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Dean Gard
    Dean Gard

    KO times would help.

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Dean Gard
    Dean Gard

    Turkey KO time would help, So fans can get booking.

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Scott Merifield
    Scott Merifield

    Kick off for Turkey is 14:00, in between the FA trophy and FA vase games.

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • JAN BROADLEY
    JAN BROADLEY

    When are the tickets for the Portugal game on sale?

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Diane Forbes
    Diane Forbes

    Anyone know of prices?

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Steven Tench
    Steven Tench

    How many tickets can I get for game at stadium of light ...

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • John Hughes
    John Hughes

    Any prices for Sunderland yet?

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Neil Hutchinson
    Neil Hutchinson

    All 3 games go on sale on the 14th? Have I read that right!!!! God I'll be skint, especially after a weekend in Berlin

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Ian Davies
    Ian Davies

    Great news...been waiting to see England play home friendlies away from Wembley for some time now...more of the same please FA...not all of us fans can afford to commute 280 miles one way to Wembley...

    • 4 Mar 2016
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  • Shane James
    Shane James

    How many tickets can you get per a member & how much roughly are stadium of light tickets??

    • 5 Mar 2016
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  • JONATHAN Tilbury
    JONATHAN Tilbury

    What time is kick off time in Manchester need to sort out accommodation or trains. Telegraph has ko at 7.45 or sun has ko at 14.00. I would expect 7.45 as football trophy games are a leave little time between both and Manchester run leave police numbers stretched. Good to have a England on the road again

    • 5 Mar 2016
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  • Scott Ellison
    Scott Ellison

    How much will the tickets be and how many can you buy as I'm a member but partner is not

    • 6 Mar 2016
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  • James Busby
    James Busby

    Turkey game ko 19:45 according to this: www.vauxhallfootball.co.uk/.../fixtures

    • 7 Mar 2016
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  • Garry Dulon
    Garry Dulon

    Times and prices?

    • 7 Mar 2016
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