England set for Hungary friendly
England's pre-tournament planning for next year's World Cup has started to take shape with Hungary confirmed as friendly opponents.
Hungary, 74th in Fifa's world rankings, are scheduled to face England on 30 May 2006 at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium.
The match should be the first England international at the new Wembley.
However, the Football Association has booked the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as back-up for the FA Cup final just 17 days before.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is hoping to have three friendlies before the World Cup gets underway.
"Hungary have a huge football tradition," Eriksson told the FA website.
"Although they have not qualified for major tournaments recently, they are always a technical, imaginative team.
"They have some regular players with English clubs, like West Brom's Zoltan Gera and Crystal Palace's Gabor Kiraly, who we will be watching closely.
"I know there is a great deal of history attached to England versus Hungary fixtures."
Hungary were the first team to beat England on home soil, winning 6-3 in November 1953.
Do they not feed them before a match??
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