Today's football results, March 24, some notable friendly matches took place. At Wembley Stadium, England faced Brazil. With home field advantage and a superior force, England tried to dominate the field from the first minutes.
However, it was the Brazilians who had the clearer chances. After Rodrygo's shot went wide, Paqueta was denied by the England goal. In the 42nd minute, Raphinha's shot went just wide of the England goal.
In the second half, the game slowed down a bit but the opportunities did not disappear. Both sides had scoring opportunities but luck turned away.
It seemed like the match would end in a draw until the turning point came in the 80th minute. England's Lewis Dunk headed a sloppy header in the middle of the pitch, allowing Andreas Pereira to create a chance. Vinicius couldn't beat Pickford, but 17-year-old Endrick was there in time to score. The final result was 1-0 for Brazil.
In another match, France lost 0-2 to Germany at home in Lyon. In the 7th second, Germany opened the scoring when Kroos passed the ball accurately for Florian Wirtz to shoot from a distance into the home team's net. In the 49th minute, Musiala beat goalkeeper Samba before assisting Kai Havertz to double the gap for Germany.
There was plenty of time left but France played very poorly and could not score even one goal. Meanwhile, the brilliance of goalkeeper Samba helped Les Bleus avoid a heavier defeat. The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of Germany.
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