Fraser Forster's international debut was barely one to remember as Roy Hodgson's side were given a big wake-up call at Wembley as Chile totally outclassed England, who were booed off the pitch.
Forster's first meaningful act was to pick the ball out of the net as Chile took a seventh-minute lead as Alexis Sanchez maintained the visitors' excellent record against England, and the Barcelona striker sealing a 2-0 win just before the final whistle.
Indeed, had they taken their chances, this could have been a real goal glut for the Chileans, who passed the ball with finesse and never looked troubled in possession.
England made their task easy. The simple things seemed to evade the home side throughout the night.
Frank Lampard, the captain, looked emotional as he collected his golden cap before kick off, and for five minutes after the whistle, all went to plan.
Meanwhile, Martin O'Neill enjoyed a dream start to his reign as Republic of Ireland manager as Robbie Keane sparked a 3-0 demolition of Latvia.
Keane extended his senior international goal tally to 62 just 22 minutes into O'Neill's first game at the helm, prompting namesake and assistant manager Roy Keane to punch the air in delight before returning to his seat on the bench.
Aiden McGeady extended the lead with a well-taken second 22 minutes from time and substitute Shane Long capped a convincing performance with a late third.
A solitary moment of madness cost Northern Ireland a draw in Adana as Roy Carroll and Chris Baird gifted Turkey a 1-0 win.
Michael O'Neill's side were outclassed but had it not been for a lack of concentration at the back their hard work and resilience would have spared yet another friendly defeat.
Just seconds before the break goalkeeper Carroll and defender Baird suffered a dreadful lack of communication, both standing off as Mevlut Erdinc nipped in to touch Bilal Kisa's chip over the line for the only goal of the game.
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