UEFA Nations League - Home vs Germany England Fight for Dignity

2022-09-26 15:39

UEFA Nations League - Home vs Germany England Fight for Dignity


The "Three Lions" England will face the "German Chariot" Germany at Wembley Stadium in the A3 group of the UEFA Nations League in the 2022/23 season. Due to the poor performance of both sides in this tournament, for England and Germany, only a win can restore the confidence of the fans in this game, and it can also make a great effort for the upcoming Qatar World Cup.


In the earlier battle, England unfortunately lost 0-1 away to Italy and were relegated one round ahead of schedule, while Germany lost to Hungary 0-1 at home, shattering the goal of advancing to the semi-finals early.


England have now failed to score a goal in three consecutive A-level games, the longest goal drought since November 2000, and the first time in 37 years that five consecutive A-level games have failed to score in the first half.


Kane's performance is under the spotlight


In addition, England's Grealish was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and Pickford, Rashford and Sancho were not included in the squad for this campaign, so whether England can end this embarrassing record is a big question. The responsibility of the ball has fallen to captain Kane and the rest of the core players.


In Germany, after Neuer and Gretzka were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia and withdrew from the national team, central defender Rudiger was also unable to play due to accumulation of yellow cards, leaving Germany's back line with the worry of loopholes.


Looking back at the previous record, the two sides have faced each other 38 times in A-level competitions. England has a slight advantage with 17 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, but England has only scored 1 win and 2 draws against Germany in the past 3 times. In the first round of the Europa League group stage this season, Germany relied on Hoffman's goal to take the lead, and then Kane scored a penalty to equalize the score for England.


In another focus game in the same group, Hungary, which is at home, will face Italy. It only needs to be unbeaten to win the first place in the group, while Italy needs to win to achieve a reversal.