World Cup Tour news: England announce Egypt warm-up

22/12/2009

Soccer fanatics planning to follow England on a World Cup Tour in South Africa next summer could excited by the news that Fabio Capello's men are to play a tournament warm-up match.

The Three Lions will take on Egypt at Wembley on March 3rd 2010 in a friendly international.

It is intended to serve as a taster for the team's Group C clash with another North African nation, Algeria, at the finals.

England have faced the Egyptians twice previously, in 1990 and 1986.

As those who are planning to book a World Cup Tour will already know, Capello's team have also been drawn against the USA and Slovenia in their group.

Other sides hoping for glory at the South Africa tournament include Brazil, France, Portugal and Holland.

According to recent Fifa figures, more than 500,000 requests have already been submitted to the governing body for tickets to the finals – more than 20,000 of which have come from the UK.