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Monday 6th October 1924

Venue: Highbury, Arsenal FC

Professionals  3
(Walker 2, Buchan)
Amateurs  1
(Kail)

Half-time 0-0
Attendance: 10,000

Professionals: E Taylor (Huddersfield Town), A Baker (Arsenal), S Wadsworth (Huddersfield Town), F Moss (Aston Villa), H Healless (Blackburn Rovers), G Green (Sheffield United), J Spencer (West Bromwich Albion), C Buchan (Sunderland), H Bedford (Blackpool), W Walker (Aston Villa), F Tunstall (Sheffield United).  

Amateurs:  J Mitchell (Manchester City), E Spencer (Bishop Auckland), A Bower (Corinthians), A Barrett (Leytonstone), C Ashton (Corinthians), F Ewer (Casuals), R Jenkins (Polytechic), E Kail (Dulwich Hamlet), V Gibbins (Clapton), F Hartley (Oxford City), Lt K Hegan (The Army).  

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Question:

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup wasn't played until 2022 due to Covid while the opening ceremony in 2022 was spoiled by a failure of the public address system which also delayed the kick off of the opening match that followed the ceremony. Mind you England beat Samoa 60-6 in that opening match!

Which English football ground hosted that opening ceremony and the first match in the competition that followed it?

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