Latvia begin finals countdown
Monday, November 24, 2003
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Latvia have begun their preparations for UEFA EURO 2004™ by announcing two friendly dates.
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Friendly tournament
Aleksandrs Starkovs' side will play Kuwait in Cyprus on 20 December, and will travel to the country again in February next year to take part in a friendly tournament, the participants of which are not yet known.
Turkish delight
Latvia unexpectedly reached next summer's UEFA European Championship in Portugal with a 3-2 aggregate win against FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Turkey, securing a 1-0 victory in the first leg in Riga before recovering from two goals down to draw 2-2 in Istanbul.