Summary and goal of the match between Serbia and England in the European Nations Cup “Euro 2024”

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The England national team achieved a difficult victory against its Serbian counterpart with a score of 1-0 in the match that was held between them on Sunday evening, at the Veltins Arena in the German city of Gelsenkirchen, in the first round of the third group in Euro 2024 It is currently being held in Germany and continues until next July 14.

Serbia vs England

The only goal of the match came from Real Madrid player Bellingham in the 13th minute of the match, with a fiery header that gave the England team points in the match.

With this result, the England national team was at the top of the European Nations Cup standings in Group C with 3 points collected from a single victory, scoring a goal, and keeping its record scoreless.

While the Serbia national team was at the bottom of the third group with zero points, following its defeat, and behind both Denmark and Slovenia, who tied positively and reserved second and third places in the order.

Harry Kane, the England national team striker, has become the most representative of the “Three Lions” in major tournaments, after he was chosen to start the match against Serbia, which is currently being held in 23 matches, one match ahead of Ashley Cole, the team’s former star..

According to Opta, the global network specializing in football statistics and numbers, Harry Kane, England’s all-time top scorer and German Bayern Munich player, in the World and European Cups has reached 23, surpassing Cole, who played 22 matches in the two tournaments and retired from playing football in 2019, about five years after… His last international matches, which numbered 107.

The former Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur top scorer leads the Three Lions team, and has been its main striker since 2015..

Kane, 30 years old, played in the 2016 and 2020 editions of the European Cup and the 2018 and 2022 editions of the World Cup, and is still searching for the first championship in his career full of individual titles and awards and devoid of any group title..

Harry Kane played 31 international matches and scored 63 goals, making him England’s all-time top scorer.

While the global network confirmed that Jude Bellingham is the first player to score for the England men’s team in both the World Cup and the European Championship while playing football with his club outside England..

Jude Bellingham also became the first European player to appear in three major international tournaments before the age of 21 (he is 20 years and 353 days old today), having played in Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and now Euro 2024..

Serbia vs England

The England national team qualified for Euro 2024 after topping the group in the qualifiers without losing, as it played 8 matches, winning 6 and drawing twice. The team scored 22 goals and conceded 4 goals, and Harry Kane, the German star of Bayern Munich, tops the team’s top scorers in the qualifiers with 8 goals..

The England national team is led by the national coach Gareth Southgate He is very popular at the present time after reaching the final of the last European Nations Cup, in addition to the quarter-finals and semi-finals in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups..

The England national team went into Euro 2024 armed with a record, losing only once in the last 65 matches in the Euro and World Cup qualifiers, and the last loss was due to the Euro 2020 qualifiers after a 2-1 defeat against the Czechs..

The best achievement in the history of the England national team in the Euro Championship is reaching the final of the last edition of Euro 2020, before losing to Italy and being satisfied with the silver medal after the end of regular and extra time in a 1-1 draw and losing 3-2 on penalties..

Serbia national team

On the other hand, Serbia qualified after occupying second place in Group G behind Hungary with 14 points in 8 matches, collecting 4 wins, 2 draws and a similar loss..

The Serbian national team was armed with its fierce striker Mitrovic The Saudi Al Hilal player and the team’s top scorer in the qualifiers with 5 goals, and he is technically led by Dragan Stojkovic, who previously defended the colors of the Yugoslavia team in the UEFA Euro 84 and in the Euro 2000 edition with Serbia and Montenegro, and succeeded in leading his country to the European Championship for the first time in 24 years..

Euro 2024

24 teams participate in the European Championship, including Germany, the host of the tournament. These teams are divided into 6 groups, and each group includes 4 teams..

And host Germany The tournament runs from June 14 to July 14, 2024, and this is the third time that European Nations Championship matches will be held on German soil..

The first and second placed teams qualify directly to the round of 16, then the best 4 third placed teams advance according to the number of points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then fair play. After that, the final round will be held in a knockout system, as well as the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The final match will be held on July 14, 2024.

The composition of the Serbian national team was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Rajkovic.

Defense line: Veljkovic, Miljkovic, Pavlovic.

Midfield: Refkovic, Milinkovic-Savic, Godelj, Lukic, Kostic.

Offensive line: Vlahovic, Mitrovic.

While the formation of the England national team was as follows:

Goalkeeper: Pickford.

Defense line: Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier.

Midfield: Alexander-Arnold, Bellingham, Declan Rice.

Attacking line: Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Phil Foden.

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