Matthew Upson led West Ham United's international representatives on a busy Saturday.
The Hammers captain completed a full 90 minutes as Fabio Capello's injury-weakened England went down to a narrow 1-0 defeat by Brazil in Doha, Qatar.
Nilmar's 47th-minute goal was all that separated the sides as Luis Fabiano blazed a penalty over the crossbar nine minutes later.
England's regular No1 Robert Green was rested by Capello, with the 29-year-old watching the game from the substitutes bench as Manchester United's Ben Foster was handed a rare start.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Spector filled a centre-back role as the United States went down 1-0 to fellow 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Slovakia in Bratislava.
Marek Hamsik, who appeared at the Boleyn Ground for SSC Napoli in the Bobby Moore Cup in August, scored the match-winning penalty on 25 minutes.
Valon Behrami made his first appearance for Switzerland in a year in the 1-0 friendly defeat by Norway in Geneva, but Aston Villa's John Carew had already netted the only goal of the game from the penalty spot when the midfielder appeared after 62 minutes.
Closer to home, central defender Danny Gabbidon was sent on as a second-half substitute in Wales' comfortable 3-0 win over Scotland at Cardiff City Stadium.
At Under-21 level, striker Zavon Hines was an unused substitute as England scored a 1-0 UEFA European Championship qualifying win over Portugal at Wembley.
In the Coca-Cola Football League, on-loan midfielder Josh Payne was a 53rd-minute substitute for Colchester United in the 2-2 League One draw with Exeter City.
Payne, who replaced ex-Tottenham Hotspur full-back Phil Ifil with Colchester trailing 2-1, was booked for a late challenge on former Ipswich Town striker Marcus Stewart.
In the same division, central defender Matt Fry began the second month of his loan spell with Gillingham with a 1-0 home victory over Oldham Athletic.