Steven Gerrard was part of the England side that beat Argentina 3-2. Peter Crouch came on as a sub to a good reception and played his part in England turning the game from 2-1 down to a 3-2 win.
Djibril Cisse was a 70th minute sub for France in their friendly with World Cup hosts Germany but was unable to get himself on the scoresheet as the game finished 0-0.
Harry Kewell played the full 90 minutes for Australia in their World Cup play-off in Uruguay but was unable to prevent his side falling to a 1-0 defeat.
There was bad news for John Arne Riise as well as he saw his Norway side lose the home leg of their World Cup play-off with the Czech Republic 1-0. Former Red and European Cup winner Vladimir Smicer scored the goal.
