Anyway, you will still get the chance to watch your favourite players, as David O´Leary´s men have duly dispersed across the globe. Admittedly, Darius Vassell has only ventured about 100 miles up the M1, but the striker is unlikely to get a game when England face Wales at Old Trafford tomorrow. Mark Delaney should provide a Villa representative though, when he lines up in Mark Hughes´ final international team.
Captain Olof Mellberg will be in action for the Sweden against Hungary, while Thomas Sørenson will line up for Denmark when they make the jealousy-inducing trip to Tirana to face Albania. Meanwhile, Thomas Hitzlsperger will be preparing a ´what I did on my holidays´ slideshow of his own as his German side face Iran in Tehran.
South American trio Ulises de la Cruz, Nolberto Solano and Juan Pablo Angel are off to slightly more exotic climes though,as they return to play in their home continent. Back in the international fold, Angel could line up for Colombia against Paraguay on Saturday, while Solano´s Peru side face a trip to neighbours Bolivia. Never the quickest, De la Cruz, will be turning out for Ecuador against Chile on Sunday.