List of international sports matches held at Old Trafford

Old Trafford is the home stadium of Manchester United F.C. and the venue of the annual Super League Grand Final. The stadium has also hosted various international matches in association football, rugby league, and rugby union.

Association football

Old Trafford has hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, 2012 Summer Olympics Football Tournament, and UEFA Women's Euro 2022. It has also infrequently hosted home matches of the England national football team however it became a regular home stadium during the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium between 2000 and 2007.

Men's Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.17 April 19260–11925–26 British Home ChampionshipUnknown18 November 19387–01938–39 British Home Championship~40,00013 July 19663–11966 FIFA World Cup group stage29,886Matches. England 1966 FIFA 16 July 19663–025,438Matches. England 1966 FIFA 20 July 19663–124,129Matches. England 1966 FIFA 9 June 19962–0UEFA Euro 1996 group stage37,30016 June 19960–350,76019 June 19960–053,74023 June 19962–1UEFA Euro 1996 quarter-final43,41226 June 19960–0(a.e.t.)5–6pUEFA Euro 1996 semi-final43,87724 May 19972–1Friendly52,6766 October 20012–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification~66,00010 September 20032–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying64,93116 November 20032–3Friendly64,1599 October 20042–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification65,22426 March 20054–062,2398 October 20051–064,82212 October 20052–165,46720 May 20063–1Friendly56,3233 June 20066–0Friendly70,37316 August 20064–0Friendly45,8642 September 20065–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying56,2907 October 20070–072,0627 February 20070–1Friendly58,24726 July 20121–22012 Summer Olympics group stage51,74526 July 20121–172,17629 July 20121–150,050Summary london2012.com29 July 20123–166,212Summary london2012.com1 August 20120–035,973Summary london2012.com4 August 20123–02012 Summer Olympics quarter-final70,772Summary london2012.com7 August 20120–32012 Summer Olympics semi-final69,389Summary london2012.com18 November 20140–1Friendly41,23319 June 20237–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying70,708

Women's Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.2 September 19900–0UEFA Euro 1991 qualifying435Kampreferat: England - Norge 2. september, 1990 kl 00.0031 July 20121–02012 Summer Olympics group stage29,522Summary london2012.com6 August 20123–4(a.e.t.)2012 Summer Olympics semi-final26,6306 July 20221–0UEFA Euro 2022 Opening Match68,871

Rugby league

Old Trafford has hosted four Rugby League World Cup finals (three men's and one women's) and one semi-final, it has also hosted Ashes games on four occasions.

Men's Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.25 October 198616–381986 Kangaroo tour50,58321 October 198916–241989 Kiwi tour18,27310 November 199010–141990 Kangaroo tour46,6155 November 19948–381994 Kangaroo tour43,93022 November 199525–101995 Rugby League World Cup semi-final30,0428 November 199720–12Super League Test series40,32425 November 200040–122000 Rugby League World Cup final44,32930 November 20132–342013 Rugby League World Cup final74,46819 November 202230–102021 Rugby League World Cup final67,502

Women's Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.19 November 202254–42021 Rugby League World Cup final67,502

Rugby union Old Trafford does not regularly host rugby union but has seen two England test matches been played at the stadium, in addition to one Lancashire match.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.20 October 1924 Lancashire0–23Tour matchUnknown22 November 19978–25Test match55,2436 June 200937–15Test match40,521

Club matches

Outside of Manchester United's Champions League, Europa League, Cup Winners' Cup, and Women's Champions Leaguehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq50px5eqjpo matches, Old Trafford has hosted the 1989 World Club Challenge and 2003 UEFA Champions League final.

1989 World Club Challenge Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Ref.4 October 1989Widnes Vikings30–18Canberra Raiders30,786

2003 UEFA Champions League final Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Ref.28 May 2003Juventus0–0(a.e.t.)2–3pMilan62,3152002 Season uefa.com

Individual sports

In July 1927, Old Trafford hosted a tennis exhibition match between French Olympic champion and Grand Slam winner Suzanne Lenglen and British Ceylonese player Evelyn Dewhurst. Lenglan defeated Dewhurst 6–0, 6–2 in front of over 15,000 spectators.Manchester United Museum

In October 1993, a WBC–WBO Super-Middleweight unification fight was held at the ground, with around 42,000 people paying to watch WBO champion Chris Eubank fight WBC champion Nigel Benn.

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