Episode
Match of the Day: 20th August 2003: International Friendly
Overview
Highlights of England's friendly with Croatia, played earlier this evening at Ipswich's Portman Road ground ahead of September's crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers against Macedonia and Liechtenstein.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 40
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2003-08-20
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
20th August 2003: International Friendly is Episode 2 in Season 2003/04 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2003-08-20. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 1: 10th August 2003: FA Community Shield: Manchester United v Arsenal
Highlights from Cardiff's Millennium Stadium of today's FA Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English football season. League champions Manchester United are under scrutiny following their sale of David Beckham to Real Madrid, while FA Cup winners Arsenal will be hungry to succeed after last year's defeat by Liverpool.
Episode 3: 29th August 2003: European Super Cup: AC Milan v Porto
Highlights of the European Super Cup between Champions' League winners AC Milan and Uefa Cup champions Porto at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco.
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