England held to draw by Holland

England were held to a 0-0 draw at Villa Park by Holland in a friendly.

Coach Sven Goran Eriksson gave Stewart Downing and Andy Johnson their first games at international level, but played them out of position.

Shaun Wright-Phillps also played and missed a couple of good chances, while Holland hit the post and had a goal disallowed as well.

The Republic of Ireland were also friendly winners, Andy O'Brien netting in a 1-0 win against Portugal.

Chelsea star Damien Duff was excellent against the losing finalist from the 2004 European Championship.

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Holland and Portgual both played in special black and white kits in their games to show their support for an anti-racism campaign.

Russia also wore the kit in their friendly defeat to Italy.

Celtic's on-loan striker Craig Bellamy netted twice for Wales in a 2-0 win against Hungary, while Northern Ireland suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss at home to Canada.