England face Lithuania in a Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley tomorrow.
We asked sports reporter Mark Staniforth to dig up seven things you may not have known about England’s opponents…
1. The paternal grandfather of Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, emigrated from Lithuania to the United States in the early 1900s.
2. Lithuania is the only country in the world which has an official national perfume. Scent of Lithuania has topnotes of bergamot, wild flower bouquet, ginger, raspberry, red berries and grapefruit.
#Lithuania is the only country in the world with its own official scent,called "Scent of Lithuania". #FunFactFriday pic.twitter.com/xKFvnIdKDB
— Visit Europe (@visiteurope) February 13, 2015
3. Hot air ballooning is one of the most popular pastimes in Lithuania, which is believed to boast more hot air balloons per head of the population than any other country in the world.
4. One of Lithuania’s most popular national dishes is vedarai – potato stuffed into the large intestine of a domestic pig.
Foreigner tries #Lithuanian #dish “Vėdarai†stuffed with blood. Sounds exotic? Taste it while visiting us! http://t.co/sksooRWXsY
— LikeableLithuania (@LikeableLT) February 11, 2015
5. Lithuania was the first former Soviet state to declare independence in March 1990, a move which was formally recognised the following year.
6. Basketball is the national sport of Lithuania and its men’s team has won bronze medals at three Olympic Games.
7. Lithuania made its Eurovision Song Contest debut in 1994. The entry by Ovidijus Vysniauskas, “Lullaby For My Beloved”, finished last with no points.
Source: SNAPPA
