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One thing we do try and fit in with our trips abroad are local football matches. I've been lucky enough to see club football in the following countries:

Scotland - several games, mostly Rangers, Partick Thistle and Clydebank.

England - well, I do live here! Far too many games to list, but most involve Southampton FC or Worthing FC.

Wales - three games so far: Cardiff v Saints, Swansea v Brighton and Saints v Arsenal in the 2003 FA Cup Final.

Austria - FK Austria 1 - Casino Bregenz 1, Bundesliga, April 2005

Czech Republic - 1FC. Brno 0 - Slovan Liberec 1, Gambrinus Liga, August 2005

Croatia - NK Samobor 1 - Mladosti Rejuvenica 0, Div 3 (?), October 2000

Denmark - Brøndby 0 - FC København 1, Superliga, August 2003.

France - Racing Strasbourg 1 - FC Istres 1, top division, August 2005.

Germany (excluding Fortuna games) - Spvgg Unterhaching 1 - Augsburg 0, Regionaliga Sud, May 2003; FC Oberneuland - FC Bremerhavn (FCO won), Oberliga Nord, May 2003; 1860 Munich 2 - FC Köln, Bundesliga 1, Sept 2003; Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - Energie Cottbus 1, Bundesliga 2, Dec 2004; Bayer Leverkusen 4 -VFL Wolfsburg 0, Bundesliga, Feb 2006; Altona 93 0 - SV Wilhemshafen 3, Oberliga Nord, Feb 2006; Sachsen Leipzig 0 -Vfb Auerbach, Oberliga Sud-Ost, Aug 2006; Rot-Weiss Essen 4 - Carl Zeiss Jena 4, Bundesliga 2, Sept 2006; Bayer Leverkusen 1 - Arminia Bielefeld 2, Bundesliga, May 2007.

Hungary - Kispest Honved - Videoton (Honved won), top division, April 2003; MTK Budapest - Debrecen (think it was a draw?), top division, April 2003.

Japan - Yokohama F Marinos 1, Urawa Red Diamonds 2, Nabsico League Cup, May 2006.

Liechtenstein - FC Vaduz 2 - FC Dacia Chisinau 0, UEFA Cup, July 2005.

Moldova - FC Dacia 1 - Nistru Otaci 3, top division, Oct 2004.

Portugal - FC Maia 2 - Rio Ave 1, second division, Nov 2002; Boavista 0 - Gil Vicente 1, top division, Nov 2002.

Romania - Steaua Bucharest 1 - Southampton 0, UEFA Cup, Oct 2003.

Slovakia - Inter Bratislva - Petrzalka (Inter won, I think!), top division, April 2004.

Spain - FC Barcelona 1 - Real Sociedad 0, November 1986; Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano (can't remember!), La Liga, Sept 2001.

Sweden - Hammarby 1 - Cork City 0, Intertoto Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg, July 2007

Turkey - Galatasary - Malatyaspor (left at half-time due to blizzard!), top division, Feb 2003.

Ukraine - Arsenal Kyiv 0 - Metallist Kharkiv 0, Premier League, Oct 2006.

International football (not including Scotland) - Germany 2 - USA 0, Parc des Princes; Italy 3 Cameroon 0, Montpellier; Spain 0 - Paraguay 0, St Etienne; Iran 2 - USA 0, Lyon; Yugoslavia 1 - USA 0, Nantes; Italy 1 - Norway, Marseille; (previous six games all at 1998 World Cup Finals in France, June 1998); Czech Republic 0 - Belgium 1, Prague, Nov 2001; Iceland 3, Lithuania 0, Reykjavik, Oct 2002; Argentina 2 - Tunisia 1, Cologne, June 2005; Japan 1 - Mexico 2, Hannover, June 2005; Germany 3 - Tunisia 0, Cologne, June 2005 (previous three games at 2005 Confederations Cup); Poland 0 - Ecuador 2, Gelsenkirchen, June 2006; Czech Republic 0 - Ghana 2, Cologne, June 2006 (previous two matches were at 2006 World Cup).

 

 
 
 
 
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