FIFA World Cup: Five classic England-Italy clashes
Updated On: 14 June, 2014 05:46 AM IST | | AFP
<p>Ahead of their Group D clash in Manaus on Saturday, we take a look at five classic England-Italy matches</p>
Natal: Ahead of their Group D clash in Manaus on Saturday, we take a look at five classic England-Italy matches:
'Battle of Highbury', London, November 14, 1934: England 3 Italy 2
Five months after Italy triumphed in the 1934 edition of the World Cup the Azzurri played England at Highbury in London in a friendly which was anything but. England, who had not taken part in the World Cup, faced ferocious tactics throughout on their way to a win that ultimately prompted calls for international friendlies to be banned.
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