England had a dismal time at the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil and on September 3rd, when they played their first match after the finals - an 8pm friendly against Norway at Wembley, the fans showed their displeasure when just 40,181 turned up. That was a new low for an England crowd at the revamped stadium - but things were as bad on television. ITV showed the game live and it was up against the Great British Bake Off on BBC. Nearly twice as many people watched the Bake Off! The newly-appointed England captain Wayne Rooney scored the only goal from the penalty spot.
England Team: Hart in Goal, P Jones, Cahill (off 84 mins), Baines, Oxlade-Chamberline (off 69 mins), Henderson, Wilshere (off 69'), R Sterling. Rooney pen 68' (off 69). D.Sturridge (off 89'), SUBS: Foster (not used) Jagielka on 84', Lambert on 89', Welbeck on 69', Delph on 69', Milner on 69',
2006 September 3rd
After Arsenal had played just one Premier League match at the Emirates, Brazil played their first ‘home’ match at the ground, beating Argentina 3-0. In future years Brazil regularly played in their adopted home in North London.
| Referee | Steve Bennett |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 59,032 |
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