Who would have thought? Only a draw against Italy on Monday (8.45 p.m.) separates Hungary’s football team from winning the group, which guarantees entry into the Final 4 tournament for the title in the UEFA Nations League. The outsider won yesterday in Leipzig 1-0 (1-0) against the German selection, which suffered its first defeat in the 14th country match under national coach Hansi Flick.
Whistles in the Red Bull Arena were the (logical) consequence, even though the “golden goal” was worth the entrance fee. In the 17th minute, 34-year-old FC Basel striker Adam Szalai heeled a corner kick from ex-Salzburg star Dominik Szoboszlai past the puzzled goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen into the net. Respect.
“Especially in the first half we missed everything. That’s a disappointment for us,” said Joshua Kimmich about the zero diet, which is making the worry lines deeper with a view to the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. Germany had shown very little before the break, running up after a change of sides was ineffective. The flashes of genius were missing.
England must be relegated
The final 4 is now out of reach, the final group game on Monday (8.45 p.m., RTL) at Wembley Stadium against England degenerates into a pure friendly game. With emotions, of course. The Brits have definitely been relegated to League B after yesterday’s 1-0 (0-0) defeat by Italy in Milan’s Meazza Stadium.
Match winner for the Squadra Azzurra was Giacomo Raspadori from SSC Napoli (68th). For England’s team boss Gareth Southgate, the air is slowly getting thin, the “Three Lions” have not won a single one of their last five matches – and notorious jamming. That is surprising, especially since there is a lot of offensive quality in this team. If Italy wins the final in Hungary, they win the group. (Alex)
Source: Nachrichten
