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Old Trafford is the home stadium of Manchester United F.C. and the venue of the annual Super League Grand Final. The stadium has also hosted various international matches in association football, rugby league, and rugby union.

Association football

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Old Trafford hosting Brazil and Belarus during the 2012 Summer Olympics

Old Trafford has hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, 2012 Summer Olympics Football Tournament, and UEFA Women's Euro 2022. It has also infrequently hosted home matches of the England national football team however it became a regular home stadium during the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium between 2000 and 2007.

Men's

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.
17 April 1926  England 0–1  Scotland 1925–26 British Home Championship Unknown [1]
18 November 1938  England 7–0  Ireland 1938–39 British Home Championship ~40,000 [2]
13 July 1966  Portugal 3–1  Hungary 1966 FIFA World Cup group stage 29,886 [3]
16 July 1966  Portugal 3–0  Bulgaria 25,438 [4]
20 July 1966  Hungary 3–1  Bulgaria 24,129 [5]
9 June 1996  Germany 2–0  Czech Republic UEFA Euro 1996 group stage 37,300 [6]
16 June 1996  Russia 0–3  Germany 50,760 [7]
19 June 1996  Italy 0–0  Germany 53,740 [8]
23 June 1996  Germany 2–1  Croatia UEFA Euro 1996 quarter-final 43,412 [9]
26 June 1996  France 0–0
(a.e.t.)
5–6p 		 Czech Republic UEFA Euro 1996 semi-final 43,877 [10]
24 May 1997  England 2–1  South Africa Friendly 52,676 [11]
6 October 2001  England 2–2  Greece 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification ~66,000 [12]
10 September 2003  England 2–0  Liechtenstein UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 64,931
16 November 2003  England 2–3  Denmark Friendly 64,159 [13]
9 October 2004  England 2–0  Wales 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 65,224 [13]
26 March 2005  England 4–0  Northern Ireland 62,239 [14]
8 October 2005  England 1–0  Austria 64,822 [15]
12 October 2005  England 2–1  Poland 65,467 [16]
20 May 2006  England 3–1  Hungary Friendly 56,323 [17]
3 June 2006  England 6–0  Jamaica Friendly 70,373 [18]
16 August 2006  England 4–0  Greece Friendly 45,864 [19]
2 September 2006  England 5–0  Andorra UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying 56,290 [20]
7 October 2007  England 0–0  Macedonia 72,062 [21]
7 February 2007  England 0–1  Spain Friendly 58,247 [22]
26 July 2012  United Arab Emirates 1–2  Uruguay 2012 Summer Olympics group stage 51,745 [23]
26 July 2012  Great Britain 1–1  Senegal 72,176 [24]
29 July 2012  Egypt 1–1  New Zealand 50,050 [25]
29 July 2012  Brazil 3–1  Belarus 66,212 [26]
1 August 2012  Spain 0–0  Morocco 35,973 [27]
4 August 2012  Japan 3–0  Egypt 2012 Summer Olympics quarter-final 70,772 [28]
7 August 2012  South Korea 0–3  Brazil 2012 Summer Olympics semi-final 69,389 [29]
18 November 2014  Argentina 0–1  Portugal Friendly 41,233 [30]
19 June 2023  England 7–0  North Macedonia UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 70,708 [31]

Women's

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.
2 September 1990  England 0–0  Norway UEFA Euro 1991 qualifying 435 [32]
31 July 2012  United States 1–0  North Korea 2012 Summer Olympics group stage 29,522 [33]
6 August 2012  Canada 3–4
(a.e.t.) 		 United States 2012 Summer Olympics semi-final 26,630 [34]
6 July 2022  England 1–0  Austria UEFA Euro 2022 Opening Match 68,871 [35]

Rugby league

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Australia celebrating winning the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup final at Old Trafford

Old Trafford has hosted four Rugby League World Cup finals (three men's and one women's) and one semi-final, it has also hosted Ashes games on four occasions.

Men's

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.
25 October 1986  Great Britain 16–38  Australia 1986 Kangaroo tour 50,583 [36]
21 October 1989  Great Britain 16–24  New Zealand 1989 Kiwi tour 18,273 [37]
10 November 1990  Great Britain 10–14  Australia 1990 Kangaroo tour 46,615 [38]
5 November 1994  Great Britain 8–38  Australia 1994 Kangaroo tour 43,930 [39]
22 November 1995  England 25–10  Wales 1995 Rugby League World Cup semi-final 30,042 [40]
8 November 1997  Great Britain 20–12  Australia Super League Test series 40,324 [41]
25 November 2000  Australia 40–12  New Zealand 2000 Rugby League World Cup final 44,329 [42]
30 November 2013  New Zealand 2–34  Australia 2013 Rugby League World Cup final 74,468 [43]
19 November 2022  Australia 30–10  Samoa 2021 Rugby League World Cup final 67,502 [44]

Women's

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.
19 November 2022  Australia 54–4  New Zealand 2021 Rugby League World Cup final 67,502 [45]

Rugby union

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Old Trafford does not regularly host rugby union but has seen two England test matches been played at the stadium, in addition to one Lancashire match.

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Event Attendance Ref.
20 October 1924 Lancashire Lancashire 0–23  New Zealand Tour match Unknown [46]
22 November 1997  England 8–25  New Zealand Test match 55,243 [47]
6 June 2009  England 37–15  Argentina Test match 40,521 [48]

Club matches

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AC Milan won their sixth European title at Old Trafford
See also: Manchester United F.C. in European football

Outside of Manchester United's Champions League, Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup matches, Old Trafford has hosted the 1989 World Club Challenge and 2003 UEFA Champions League final.

1989 World Club Challenge
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Ref.
4 October 1989 Widnes Vikings 30–18 Canberra Raiders 30,786 [49]
2003 UEFA Champions League final
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Ref.
28 May 2003 Juventus 0–0
(a.e.t.)
2–3p 		Milan 62,315 [50]

Individual sports

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In July 1927, Old Trafford hosted a tennis exhibition match between French Olympic champion and Grand Slam winner Suzanne Lenglen and British Ceylonese player Evelyn Dewhurst. Lenglan defeated Dewhurst 6–0, 6–2 infront of over 15,000 spectators.[51]

In October 1993, a WBC–WBO Super-Middleweight unification fight was held at the ground, with around 42,000 people paying to watch WBO champion Chris Eubank fight WBC champion Nigel Benn.[52]

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