International Round Up


By David Hobbs
February 9 2005

A number of Manchester United players were involved in international action for their country on Wednesday night as nations prepare to condition themselves for re-starting the World Cup qualifiers.

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International Round Up
A number of Manchester United players were involved in international action for their country on Wednesday night as nations prepare to condition themselves for re-starting the World Cup qualifiers.

As previously reported on ManUtdWeb, England trio Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and Wes brown featured in England's lacklustre 0-0 draw with Holland at Villa Park. Rooney was replaced just after the hour mark whilst Neville and Brown competed the full ninety minutes.

There will be some tormenting in Carrington later this week as John O'Shea and Liam Miller's Republic of Ireland side beat Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal 1-0 at Lansdowne Road. Newcastle's Andy O'Brien bagged the important goal in the first half.

Roy Carroll came on as a substitute and kept a clean sheet despite Northern Ireland slumping 1-0 to Canada.

Left-back Gabriel Heinze received a caution during Argentina's 2-2 draw with Germany. AC Milan's on-loan striker Hernan Crespo netted twice for the South Americans.

Old Trafford striker Louis Saha warmed the bench all night as France came back to draw 1-1 with Sweden.

Meanwhile, Ryan Giggs missed Wales's impressive 2-0 victory against Hungary at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Giggs pulled out of John Toshack's squad at the eleventh hour.

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