In friendlies, there were draws for Steven Gerrard and Dirk Kuyt who played against each other in England and Holland's 1-1 tie, while John Arne Riise was part of the Norway team held 1-1 by Serbia. Daniel Agger played in a 1-1 draw for Denmark against the Czech Republic.
There was defeat for Spain, who lost 1-0 in Romania. Xabi Alonso was the only Liverpool player to feature in that game.