England's next opponents: Andorra


By Jemma Tappenden
June 9 2009

England are back in action tomorrow night against Andorra as qualification for next years World Cup edges closer. With six wins out of six so far England will be looking to secure more points against Group 6's bottom placed side Andorra. England have already recorded a 2-0 victory in this fixture away from home.

Controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, Andorra is a country fresh on the international football stage, having existed for just over 10 years.

Andorra have never qualified for a World Cup Campaign, or any other major international contest for that matter.  Their only claim to fame so far is having picked up more red and yellow cards than any other side during the World Cup qualifiers in 1996.

The Andorra side are managed by 41 year old Spanish born David Rodrigo, who trained as a sports teacher before moving into professional football.  His most controversial moment came in 2006, when he reportedly told the Israel captain Yossi Benayoun that Israel was a 'nation of killers'.  Despite denying the claim it caused shock waves in the world of football and led to Andorra's Juli Fernandez making a personal apology to Benayoun on behalf of his manager and team mates.

Vital Stats:

Home Stadium: Comunal d'Aixovall

Head Coach: David Rodrigo

Captain: Justo Ruiz

Most capped player: Oscar Sonejee (76)

Highest scorer: Ildefons Lima (7)

FIFA Ranking: 196

Highest FIFA Ranking: 125 (Sept 2005)

Lowest FIFA Ranking: 196 (May 2009)

England's next opponents: Andorra
Posted by: Three Lions (IP Logged)
Date: 09/06/2009 21:34

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Re: England's next opponents: Andorra
Posted by: World Cup Willie (IP Logged)
Date: 10/06/2009 00:40

Nice one Jemm's.

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