& Brazil at Wembley
http://www.thefa.com/England/News/2012/england-brazil-ireland-fixtures.aspxTHE FA CONFIRM WEMBLEY FIXTURES WITH BRAZIL AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
Five-times FIFA World Cup winners Brazil will kick-off The Football Association’s 150th anniversary year when they visit Wembley Stadium on Wednesday 6 February 2013.
The Brazilian Federation will return the invitation by welcoming Roy Hodgson’s squad to Rio as part of a two-game tour in early June 2013. England's second opponents in South America will be confirmed soon.
Republic of Ireland will play their first game at Wembley since the stadium was rebuilt on Wednesday 29 May.
Due to The FA's fixture arrangements, England do not play any World Cup Qualifiers at the end of the season.
The squad will return to England before Tuesday 11 June, when many nations will still be involved in qualifying action.
Club England Managing Director Adrian Bevington said: “We're delighted Brazil will kick-off The FA's 150th anniversary celebrations at Wembley.
"2013 is a landmark year for The FA and an exciting England fixture programme, in addition to Wembley hosting the UEFA Champions League Final, will form a key part of the celebrations.
"As the most successful footballing nation, with great players and supporters, it will be fantastic to launch this important year in English football's history against such outstanding opponents as Brazil.
"We also look forward to hosting Republic of Ireland and Scotland at Wembley next year. These matches are sure to evoke great passion among supporters.
"We have been planning the fixtures in Brazil for over a year, as a key part of our preparation for 2014 - subject to qualification.
"Our players do not have any experience of playing in South America and it will undoubtedly be beneficial for the team to travel and play in Brazil, a year ahead of the World Cup. We negotiated our qualifying schedule with a specific view to allowing this.
"While in Brazil, The FA and England squad will play an active role in developing and supporting a charity programme both in advance of and during the summer of 2013 and 2014."
Pitch International, whom the CBF have recently appointed as their global commercial agency, will be helping The FA in organising the Brazilian fixtures.
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You're only going to hear the away fans on both occasions.
Brazil zzzzzzzz
at wembley? not a lot, sure something happened in Ireland tho cant remember
Yet for some reason people continue to swallow exactly what they spout.
I was at the match at Wembley where England won 2 nil and Keegan scored both goals. It was fine at first many old boys wearing the green until up in the Gods you herd "IRA-IRa" and the place went mad. Ten mins after the scum singing that you wouldnt want to be in a green scarf. Worst home trouble i have seen at Wembley.
No excusing the actions of some English that night in 95 but it was not all one way.
It will be interesting as these days at Wembley you get away fans in the home end in big numbers every game lording it.
With them and the jocks in quick succession it will be interesting to see how they deal with it.
nowt to do with reading/believing the British gutter press, i was there that night, granted it was not one-way by any means
ROI away in penciled in for Nov 2014.
But I think Poland at home next October will cause the biggest headache at Wembley.
And thats just from people living in the Wembley post code
Modern day England crowd at Wembley you should be fine if you behave yourself.
The last one I went to in 99 there I don't remember seeing a single 'obvious jock' in the home end and I don't blame them.