The UEFA Nations League game which saw England lose by a lone goal to and Denmark at Wembly on Wednesday is surely one the Three Lions would want to forget in a hurry.
Harry Maguire’s poor start to the season continued as he got sent off for England in the first half at Wembley for two clumsy yellow cards, and Christian Eriksen then converted a 35th-minute penalty on the occasion of his 100th cap to put the Danes ahead.
#NationsLeague – Goal Alert: England 0-1* Denmark *(Pen: Eriksen 35‘) #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) October 14, 2020
Maguire Sees Red As England Lose https://t.co/mZadnSDMSZ
— City BusinessNews (@TheCityBizNews) October 15, 2020
Harry Maguire’s miserable start to the season continued with a red card as England had two men sent off for the first time in their Nations League d #england #europaleague #football #redcard #soccernews #worldsports pic.twitter.com/4dpfbGqVUU
The Three Lions tried but they couldn’t get back into the game and young Chrly full-back Reece James also getting a sent off after the final whistle all but worsened an already bad situation as Gareth Southgate’s men suffered their first home defeat in two years.
Reece James was shown a red card after the full-time whistle as England lost to Denmark in the #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/D9RTpZlMNZ
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) October 14, 2020
England got to the four-team finals of the inaugural Nations League last year but their chances of getting there again this time are very much in the balance with Belgium two points ahead of Southgate’s team and the Danes atop League A, Group 2.
Other Results of the Night
Belgium 2-1 Iceland
Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Iceland
Romelu Lukaku bagged a brace to guide Belgium to a 2-1 victory over Iceland to move to the top of Group 2 in League A #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) October 14, 2020
Belgium will host England in Brussels on November 15.
Croatia 1 – 2 France
In the latest replay of the 2018 world cup final, Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe missed an open goal early on but redeemed himself when got the winner in the 79th minute as France beat Croatia 2-1 in Zagreb.
Antoine Griezmann & Kylian Mbappe scored in either half to guide 2nd placed France to a 2-1 win over Croatia in their League A, Group 3 encounter #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) October 14, 2020
Antoine Griezmann put France ahead six minutes into the game, a lead the world cup champions enjoyed till Nikola Vlasic equalised in the second half for Croatia before around 7,000 fans.
#NationsLeague – Goal Alert: Croatia 0-1* France *(Griezmann 9‘) #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) October 14, 2020
#NationsLeague – Goal Alert: Croatia *1-1 France *(Vlasic 64‘) #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) October 14, 2020
With both teams fighting really hard, it was Mbappe’s 79th-minute cheeky tap in the separated the world cup finalists.
Les Bleus have still never lost to Croatia and are level with Portugal on 10 points at the top of League A, Group 3.