The match was arranged to try and bring back the feel of the British home nations championship, with Wales playing England and Northern Ireland in their qualification group for the finals of the 2006 World Cup.

City right-back Rhys Weston has been dropped from the squad, with his place filled with new addition Ben Thatcher. The Leicester City player, who captained the England under-21's in his youth, has been made eligible to play for Wales in recent weeks and Hughes has jumped at the opportunity of having him in the Welsh team.

The game takes place at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on February 18th.

Wales squad: Coyne (Leicester), Jones (Wolves), Ward (Nottm For), Crossley (Fulham); Melville (Fulham), Pembridge (Fulham), Delaney, (Aston Villa), Edwards (Aston Villa), Gabbidon (Cardiff City), Page (Sheff Utd), Thatcher (Leicester), Williams (Reading), Barnard (Grimsby); Davies (Tottenham), Giggs (Man Utd), Johnson (West Brom), Koumas (West Brom), Oster (Sunderland), Robinson (Portsmouth), Savage (Birmingham), Speed (Newcastle); Bellamy (Newcastle), Blake (Wolves), Hartson (Celtic), Taylor (Nottm For), Earnshaw (Cardiff City).

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