A Saturday of national sport
You couldn't pack much more top-quality sport into one day if you tried.
This Saturday some of England's finest sportsmen will take to the grass of Lord's, Wembley and Stade Felix-Bollaert in Lens.
Well, not quite all of England's finest sportsmen. David Beckham and Wayne Rooney will be among the numerous absentees as Steve McClaren's men line up opposite Israel (BBC1, 4.30pm).
With a long list of players, including Frank Lampard, Gary Neville, Aaron Lennon and Kieron Dyer, sidelined by injury, England's chances of an easy qualification are looking increasingly slim. Let's hope those much-needed three points do not prove elusive.
Wales have never qualified for a European Championship and must win a tough game against Germany on Saturday to be in with a chance this time around (SS1, 7.15pm).
One man who might sympathise with the pressure on Steve McClaren is England rugby union coach Brian Ashton.
It's been four long - and not terribly successful - years since Martin Johnson lifted the Webb Ellis trophy in Sydney after Jonny Wilkinson's perfect match-winning goal kick.
The world champions, this time headed by Phil Vickery, start the defence of their title in the Pool A match against the USA (ITV1, 5.00pm).
Dragons fans will be hoping this year's Welsh campaign will bear the positive hallmarks of the memorable match against the All Blacks in Australia in the 2003 World Cup. Catch ITV4's coverage of Wales v Canada on Sunday at 1pm.
Cricket all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's fitness is still in doubt. He missed the fifth one-dayer at Headingley against India with recurring ankle trouble.
Whoever does make it to the crease for the seventh and final match at Lord's (Saturday, SS2, 10.00am) won't have much time to recover before jetting off to South Africa for the World Twenty20 event which starts on Tuesday (SS1, 4.30pm).
