progress England national team against its Greek counterpart, with a free goal in the first half of the match that brought them together at Karaiskakis Stadium, in the second group competitions in the second classification, for the fifth round of the Championship matches. European Nations League 2024-2025 edition.
European Nations League Greece vs England
England and Greece match
Greece vs England
Ollie Watkins scored England’s first goal in the seventh minute of the first half.
The Greek national team leads the group table with 12 points, collected by achieving a full score by achieving victory in the 4 matches it played, while the England national team is in second place with 9 points, which it achieved by winning 3 matches and losing one.
The composition of the England team was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Jordan Pickford.
Defense: Walker, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis.
Midfield: Gallagher, Jones, Madueke.
Attack: Bellingham, Watkins, Gordon.
Tonight’s match is considered revenge for the England national team, after it was defeated by Greece by two goals to one, on its home soil and among its fans, in the confrontation that brought them together in the third round of the same tournament, at Wembley Stadium.
Historically, England and Greece have met in 10 previous matches. The Three Lions won 7 matches, tied 2 and lost 1, and their players scored 24 goals compared to only 5 for the Pirates.
Part of the European Nations League match Greece vs. England
England’s Ollie Watkins celebrates
European Nations League system
It is noteworthy that the European Nations League system depends on dividing the 54 teams participating in the tournament into four levels, divided from first to third into 4 groups consisting of 4 teams, and each team will play 6 matches in its group, in a home-and-away system, against the other three teams participating in the same group. While the fourth level includes two groups of only 3 teams, each team will play 4 matches in the group stage, in a home-and-away system.