England Friendlies Announced
The FA has confirmed two England friendly fixtures at Wembley for 2009.
England will play Slovakia on Saturday 28 March and host Slovenia later in the year on Saturday 5 September.
The Slovakia fixture precedes England's World Cup 2010 Qualifier at Wembley against Ukraine on Wednesday 1 April. The Slovenia match comes before England's home game against Croatia on Wednesday 9 September. Kick-off times for both matches will be confirmed in due course.
England manager Fabio Capello was involved in choosing both friendly opponents and said: "It's very important to play similar style opposition as practice for the competitive matches. The Slovakia and Slovenia games will be very good preparation for the vital World Cup Qualifiers against Ukraine and Croatia."
Slovakia and Slovenia are in Group 3 of the European World Cup Qualifying Region. After two games, Slovenia are joint leaders with Poland on four points whilst Slovakia are just one point behind. The two countries met last Wednesday in Maribor and Slovenia won the match 2-1.