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Last updated : 23 July 2004 By Editor

Old Trafford will host four of England's five World Cup qualifying matches with St. James' Park to hold the other. Old Trafford will play host to games against
Wales, Northern Ireland, Austria and Poland.

"This is the World Cup qualifying campaign and we wanted to make sure that the maximum number of fans had the opportunity to see the England side,"
explained a statement on the FA website.

"That is why we have chosen the two biggest club grounds in the country."