Rafael van der Vaart struck home four minutes from time to help Holland salvage a 1-1 home draw with England in an international friendly game on Wednesday. Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney put the visitors ahead in the 37th minute when he connected with Joe Cole's pinpoint cross to slot home from close range. England, who suffered disappointing results in the Euro 2008 qualifiers after a home draw with Macedonia and an away defeat to Croatia, looked to have eased some of the pressure on coach Steve McClaren. But Hamburg playmaker Van der Vaart equalized four minutes before the final whistle after he capitalized on a loose ball to send a right-footed shot home from ten yards.
Drogba sinked Sweden Elsewhere, Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Turkey at the Azzurri d'Italia Stadium. Antonio Di Natale grabbed the lead for Italy six minutes before the break but an own goal by Marco Materazzi three minutes later leveled the score for the visitors. In the African matches, Didier Drogba scored in the first-half to lead Ivory Coast to a 1-0 friendly victory over Sweden in France. The in-form Chelsea striker connected with Bakary Kone's cross in the 37th minute to head the ball past Sweden keeper Rami Shaaban. Tunisia secured a 2-0 home victory over Libya, thanks to goals from Chakib Lachkhem and Chaker Zouaghi.
