LONDON (Reuters) – Molineux will stage an England sport for the primary time since 1956 when Gareth Southgate’s workforce tackle Italy in June, the Football Association mentioned on Thursday.
The dwelling of Wolverhampton Wanderers will welcome Italy on June 11 in a Nations League conflict with England up in opposition to Hungary three days later additionally at Molineux.
The match in opposition to Italy, a repeat of the Euro 2020 remaining through which Italy gained on penalties, will happen behind closed doorways due to a UEFA sanction.
Wembley is the standard dwelling of the England workforce however there was a development of taking video games on the street within the build-up to main tournaments, with video games having been performed in Sunderland, Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Leicester and Southampton in recent times.
The final time England performed at Molineux was a 5-2 victory over Denmark in a World Cup qualifier in December 1956.
“While Wembley is our dwelling, we very a lot take pleasure in taking the squad on the street the place potential, significantly within the run up to a serious match,” Southgate mentioned.
“2022 guarantees to be an thrilling journey for England followers and it’s nice that certainly one of English soccer’s well-known stadiums can be part of that.”
England may also face Germany of their Nations League group. Their first match is away to Hungary on June 4.
The Nations League can be accomplished in September earlier than the World Cup begins in Qatar in November.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Toby Davis)
