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British championship almost revived by World Cup draw
Frankfurt, Germany, Dec 06: The abandoned British Championship was almost revived when England, northern Ireland and Wales were drawn together in the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup finals.
Frankfurt, Germany, Dec 06: The abandoned British
Championship was almost revived when England, northern Ireland and
Wales were drawn together in the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup
finals.
The historic and much-lamented British series, which also
included Scotland, was played annually from 1884 until 1984 and
threw up many famous British soccer classics. It has been badly
missed by the Irish and Welsh.
''I've been waiting a long time to get the British championship
resurrected, a very long time,'' said the president of the northern
Ireland Football Association (FA) Jim Boyce, after the draw threw
the teams together in group six.
Scotland were drawn in group five with Italy and Norway.
Bureau Report