England to face Dutch in Euro warm-up

England will face the Netherlands in a Euro 2016 warm-up at Wembley next year, the English Football Association announced on Friday.

Roy Hodgson's side, who cruised through Euro qualification unbeaten, face the Dutch who are notable absentees at the finals in France on March 29.

England already have friendlies lined up against European champions Spain, France and World Cup winners Germany.

It will be the 20th meeting between the Three Lions and the Oranje.

The last encounter took place in February 2012, when Arjen Robben scored a stoppage time goal to give the Dutch a 3-2 win.

Despite finishing third in the 2014 World Cup, Holland could only manage a fourth-placed finish in their European Championship qualifying group behind Czech Republic, Iceland and Turkey.

England's next friendly is against Spain in Alicante on November 13.

Four days later they host France at Wembley. They travel to Berlin to play Germany on March 26 before hosting the Dutch.

Source: AFP