| Europe XI | |
| Region: | Europe |
| First Game: | 3–0 Rest of Europe XI (London, England; 26 October 1938) |
| Largest Win: | 2–7 Europe XI (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 23 September 1964) |
| Largest Loss: | 6–1 Rest of Europe (Glasgow, Scotland; 10 May 1947) |
The Europe XI is an association football scratch team mainly consisting of players from the UEFA region but, on occasion, players hailing from other continents playing for European teams are invited to play. The European XI play one-off games against clubs, national teams, collectives of other confederations, or a World XI made up of players from all the other continents.[1] Because of this, no governing body in the sport officially recognises the team and each incarnation of the team is not seen as a continuation of any other.[2] The causes for these games are anniversaries, testimonials or for charity. Proceeds earned from the games are donated to good causes and the players, coaching staff, and stadium owners are not paid for the event. In recent years, these games have been broadcast live on television.[3] [4]
Franz Beckenbauer
Marcello Lippi
László Kubala
Arsène Wenger
José Crahay
Karel Lotsy Vittorio Pozzo
Karl Rappan Nereo Rocco| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Goals for Europe XI | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 1938 | 0–3 | 75th anniversary of the FA[5] [6] [7] | ||||
| 10 May 1947 | 1–6 | Home Nations return to FIFA[8] [9] [10] | ||||
| 21 October 1953 | 4–4 | Laszlo Kubala (2×), Giampiero Boniperti (2×) | 90th anniversary of the FA[11] [12] | |||
| 13 August 1955 | 4–1 | Jean Vincent, Bernard Vukas (3×) | 75th anniversary of the Irish Football Association | |||
| 20 May 1964 | 4–2 | 75th anniversary of the DBU[13] | ||||
| 23 September 1964 | 7–2 | Skopje earthquake appeal fund | ||||
| 28 April 1965 | 6–4 | Stanley Matthews testimonial[14] | ||||
| 27 September 1967 | 3–0 | Ricardo Zamora testimonial | ||||
| 8 December 1970 | 2–3 | Mário Coluna testimonial[15] | ||||
| 23 November 1971 | 4–4 | Geoff Hurst testimonial | ||||
| 1 May 1972 | 7–3 | Uwe Seeler testimonial[16] | ||||
| 23 November 1972 | 0–2 | Pestalozzi charity match[17] | ||||
| 31 October 1973 | 4–4 | FIFA charity match[18] | ||||
| 28 December 1979 | 2–3 | Match for UNICEF[19] | ||||
| 25 February 1981 | 3–0 | Flood disaster appeal[20] | ||||
| 2 June 1981 | 0–3 | 75th anniversary of Fenerbahçe | ||||
| 12 August 1981 | 0–4 | 80th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Football Association | ||||
| 7 August 1982 | 3–2 | FIFA charity match for UNICEF[21] | ||||
| 4 December 1997 | 2–5 | Match played before 1998 FIFA World Cup draw[22] | ||||
| 18 August 1998 | 4–8 | 40th anniversary of the Munich air disaster and Eric Cantona testimonial[23] | ||||
| 16 February 2005 | World XI (Ronaldinho XI) | 3–6 | Football for Hope (Indian Ocean Tsunami funds)[24] [25] | |||
| 14 March 2007 | 3–4 | Florent Malouda, El Hadji Diouf (2×) | UEFA Celebration Match[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] |
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Goals for Europe XI | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February 2007 | U18 Africa XI | 1–6 | 2007 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup | |||
| 1 March 2007 | U18 Africa XI | 0–4 | 2007 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup |