England 1-2 France ( Peter Crouch/ Karim Benzema, Mathieu Valbuena)
A new look English side was comfortably beaten by Laurent Blanc’s France at the Wembley Stadium on November 17, 2010.
Goals in either half from Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena were a just reward for France’s domination but England managed to pull one back late in the game through Peter Crouch.
Andy Carroll’s shirt number at Newcastle is No.9- the same worn by Toon greats Jackie Milburn and Alan Shearer. The tall striker is considered to be one of the best young forwards in the Premiership and his form for the Magpies caught the eye of England manager Fabio Capello, who gave him his maiden international cap against France on November 17, 2010.
Argentina 1-0 Brazil ( Lionel Messi)
Lionel Messi’s late goal, his first ever for Argentina against Brazil, gave Sergio Batista’s side a win over their bitter local rivals in an international friendly in Doha, Qatar on November 17, 2010.
It was an excellent individual strike from the little Argentine, who scored in second half stoppage time.