England friendly against Holland at Wembley on Wednesday was canceled after three nights of rioting in London.
The Football Association confirmed the decision on its website Tuesday.
Carling Cup game at Charlton, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Bristol City were postponed all.
But authorities say the third test Edgbaston between England and India to Birmingham on Wednesday will be held as scheduled.
BBC Sport understands the Premier League, has had conversations with the police during the weekend games involving the clubs in London, but considers it too early for a decision to be taken.
FA executive director Adrian Bevington England Club wrote on Twitter: "disappointing for the game being called off, but very good communication with the [Metropolitan Police] Met, Brent [Council] and the government today - the decision sense. "
Bert van Oostveen, chief executive of the KNVB Dutch Federation, said: "The London police was not able to guarantee the safety of players and fans."
England team was still in the normal training program at London Colney on Tuesday morning before returning to their clubs.
England coach Franco Baldini told BBC Sport: "At least we had the opportunity to be together, and educational opportunities.
"We're a little disappointed - but especially for what happened in London, the rest is not important that the next time we'll be together before the match in Bulgaria on August 29 ..."
No decision is made regarding the Notes, with the FA set to make an announcement later.
Defender Rio Ferdinand said on Twitter: "England vs Holland game is off, be called Who wants to watch a football game where our country is in turmoil.?"
Meanwhile, sports journalist Joe Wilson BBC News, Birmingham for the third trial, said Tuesday that the hotels nearby were asked to close their doors.
Wrote on Twitter: "Helicopters turn the Bull Ring, about half a kilometer from the hotel England England Talked security, the certainty that all the players security .."
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed a tweet broadcaster Piers Morgan, the team was blocked before the Test match as trouble flared up again in a second.
Opinion on the Indian Cricket Board, which confirmed that the team had been accounted for and safe, said the team would manage the situation.
The teams remain in the center of Birmingham before the test match at Edgbaston, south of the city, with England scheduled to practice on the ground on Tuesday.
West Ham United vs. Aldershot was the first game was called off, inform Hammerstein news site, while the stadium in Charlton, in a narrow valley up in Lewisham, where the uprising took place on Monday.
Crystal Palace were also set to play at Selhurst Park Crawley Town on Tuesday but the match was postponed because the stadium is close to the scene of disorder in Croydon.
With unrest spread to other cities of England, Bristol City Swindon game was also canceled for security reasons.
Tottenham and equipment against Everton Premier League Saturday can also potentially be questioned, even if a statement on the club website, said Monday that everything was done to ensure the match went on, with fans invited to visit the official website updates.
In London, the violence began Monday for the third consecutive day with riot police and firefighters deployed to fight fires in the capital after the riots in Tottenham on Saturday night and Sunday night Enfield.
Meanwhile tweeted BBC sports news reporter Leon Mann, "The organizers of Ghana against Nigeria, saying game [Tuesday] is still scheduled to proceed on Watford FC, as expected."
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