Manager Lee Carsley experimented extensively in the home game against Greece. He did not start a pure striker, leaving Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke on the bench. Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were the three most advanced players.
The Three Lions controlled the ball well, but were not sharp enough to score. England almost conceded in the first half, if Levi Colwill had not saved his team on the goal line from a long-range shot from Greece.
After a lackluster first half, England conceded a goal in the 49th minute. Konstantinos Koulierakis dribbled freely in the middle, then passed the ball to Vangelis Pavlidis. The player in shirt number 14 unleashed a tricky shot into the far corner, defeating goalkeeper Pickford.
Like the matches at EURO 2024, England played very well after conceding. They found the equalizer 1-1 through Jude Bellingham in the 87th minute. The Real Madrid midfielder curled a shot into the box. Goalkeeper Vlachodimos touched the ball but could not stop it.
In the 90+4 minute, the English defense played clumsily, causing harm to Jordan Pickford. Rico Lewis and Levi Colwill collided and fell to the ground. The ball found Vangelis Pavlidis's position so that the Greek player could shoot diagonally, sealing a 2-1 victory for the visitors. This was the first time Greece had defeated England. These 3 points helped Greece take the top spot in Group B2 of the Nations League from the Three Lions.
England lost to Greece for the first time in history.
In the same match, Italy drew 2-2 with Belgium at the Olympico Stadium. The Azzurri lost a man at the end of the second half, after Manuel Pellegrini was sent off. Despite leading by 2 goals, playing with 10 men made Italy completely inferior to Belgium. Just 2 minutes after the Roma captain was sent off, Belgium found a goal to reduce the score through Maxim De Cuyper.
In the second half, Belgium had 8 shots, 4 times more than Italy. Belgium equalized 2-2 after Leandro Trossard scored in the 61st minute. This was also the final score of the match between Italy and Belgium. Coach Luciano Spalletti's team is still at the top of Group A2 Nations League with 7 points.
Also in this group, France had an easy victory despite missing Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann. France scored early thanks to Camavinga in the 7th minute, but were equalized in the 24th minute by Gandelman's shot. After Nkunku helped the team regain the lead in the 28th minute, France dominated the game and scored 2 more late goals in the 87th and 89th minutes. The 2 players who scored were Matteo Guenduzi and Bradley Barcola. Winning 4-1, France is currently ranked 2nd in Group A2 with 6 points, still 1 point behind Italy.
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