A poster, an intense match, but no winner. Tuesday, June 7, the Allianz Arena in Munich hosted a great classic of world football – Germany-England – as part of the second day of group 3 of the League of Nations. After Jonas Hofmann opened the scoring in the 51st minute, the English equalized at the very end of the match (87th) on a penalty from Harry Kane, the opportunity for the English captain to score his 50th goal for the selection.
On both sides, the score could have increased without the great performances of the goalkeepers Jordan Pickford and Manuel Neuer, both authors of decisive parades.
#ONE Harry Kane snatches a draw for England in Germany!
It is now 50 for the Three Lions pic.twitter.com/gJ0FQNeKmH
— UEFA Nations League (@EURO2024FRA) June 7, 2022
After their defeat against the Hungarians on the first day (0-1), the finalists of the last Euro thus avoid the beginning of a crisis and preserve the essentials by snatching a point on the wire. As for the Germans, after their draw in Italy (1-1), they extend their series of meetings without defeats (eight wins and three draws).
An invincibility that has held since the arrival of their new coach Hansi Flick. Nevertheless, if the Mannschaft has beaten eight second-tier teams, it remains on three consecutive draws against major football nations, the Netherlands, Italy and therefore England.
At home, the Italians took advantage of the opportunity to take the lead in group 3, thanks to a victory (2-1) against the Hungarians. After a convincing first half (goals from Nicolo Barella in the 30th and Lorenzo Pellegrini in the 45th), the Squadra Azzurra proved less effective, allowing the Hungarians to reduce the score (Attila Fiola in the 60th).
Saturday, June 11, the men of Roberto Mancini will have to hold the shock until the 90th against the English who will be revengeful after their defeat in the final of the last Euro. The Hungarians will receive the Germans. After breaking the series of 22 matches of invicibility of the English, they will be determined to repeat the exploit, and put an end to that of the Mannschaft.