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Last updated : 17 August 2006 By Editor
From Pravda.com:

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made his first international appearance in over two years as Norway claimed a 1-1 draw against Brazil on Wednesday night.
Ole played the first 45 minutes of the match and went close with a spectacular bicycle kick.

Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and Kieran Richardson helped Steve McClaren get off to a winning start as England boss with a 4-0 win over Greece. Wes Brown and Ben Foster were unused substitutes in the match at Old Trafford.

John O'Shea captained Ireland during the second half of their friendly defeat to Holland after stand-in skipper Steven Reid was substituted.

The Dutch were without dropped pair Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mark van Bommel, but it didn't stop the Netherlands taking a 2-0 lead at the break. Edwin van der Sar made a couple of fine stops after half time to quash hopes of an Irish revival at Landsdowne Road. The impressive Klaas Jan Huntelaar grabbed his second of the match in the 53rd minute, before Robin van Persie added to Arjen Robben's first-half goal to complete a 4-0 rout. Liam Miller was an unused substitute in the match.

Louis Saha played the full 90 minutes for France as Les Blues claimed a last-gasp friendly victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina.