Welcome to the ninth edition of The Athletic’s Friday quiz question.
At the end of every week, we’ll serve up a poser from our vault of football conundrums. It won’t be easy (unless you’re really good), but what better way to head into the weekend than to give your soccer-loving brain a bit of exercise? Chuck it in your group chats and see who knows their stuff.
Oh, and there’s no prize, except the quiet satisfaction of a job well done.
So, without any further delay…
England’s 1-1 draw with Denmark yesterday was their first tournament game since 1996 not to feature a Manchester United player.
1996 – Last night’s game against Denmark was England’s first game at a major tournament to not feature a single Manchester United player since the EURO 96 semi-final against Germany, ending a run of 56 consecutive games with a Man Utd player featuring. Absent. pic.twitter.com/kIWUOG5IBy
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 21, 2024
There were no Tottenham players involved against Denmark either, but can you name the last England tournament games not to feature any players from…
We’ll reveal the four answers below later.
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