DOUBLE DUTCH.

ENGLAND England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. will open their 2009-2010 campaign with a friendly against Holland in Amsterdam on August 12 next year.

Fabio Capello's men conclude their World Cup qualifying campaign in the following two months with key encounters against Croatia and Ukraine.

And the Italian views Holland, who reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2008, as ideal warm-up opponents.

As part of the deal, Holland will come to Wembley in August 2011, with Under-21 fixtures being played before each senior international.

Next year's game will be broadcast live on ITV (1) See interactive TV.

(2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). , with Setanta screening the return.

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Title Annotation:	Sport
Publication:	The Mirror (London, England)
Date:	Dec 6, 2008
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