The Three Lions were condemned to relegation to League B after a 1-0 defeat to Italy on Friday night. Germany on the other hand saw their hopes of first place crash and burn with a loss to Hungary by the same scoreline. The current England crop has frequently been described as the "golden generation," which is understandable given the wealth of attacking and young skills on display at the domestic level. However, the Three Lions are now on their worst goalscoring run for 22 years. The much-maligned Gareth Southgate once again saw his side fail to score from open play in a 1-0 defeat to Italy at San Siro. Giacomo Raspadori was the man who netted the winner that sealed England's relegation to League B. Download the SokaPro App to catch the latest scores of England vs Germany.
Southgate's team is still winless after five games in League A Group 3, and they have now gone three games without scoring for the first time since 2000. Additionally, their only goal so far in the competition was a Harry Kane penalty, which is simply unacceptable for a footballing nation of this caliber. To say that morale will be at a low point going into the World Cup would be a significant understatement. England's boss did not do himself any favours with the #SouthgateOut brigade by claiming that Friday's performance was a "step in the right direction". For the first time since 2014, England went five games without a victory, and failing to score from open play in 495 minutes is hardly a step in the right direction. However, a return to Wembley is just what the doctor ordered, as the Euro 2020 runners-up are unbeaten in 15 games at their headquarters - winning 13 of them. Follow the most trending sporting news as they come in on the SokaPro App.
England and Germany would have been expected to compete for first place in League A Group 3 in a competitive three-way match, but Hungary is already riding off into the sunset after defeating Hansi Flick's team 1-0 while the Three Lions were defeated in Italy. The Magyars defeated Germany in Leipzig in the 17th minute thanks to a backheel goal from Adam Szalai, and Die Mannschaft, who are currently two points behind Italy in third place, can now only finish second at best in their Nations League group. Flick's team has been woefully lacking in the Nations League, failing to win any of their previous four games or keep a clean sheet, and Die Mannschaft has failed to advance to the competition's semifinals. This is in addition to a 5-2 thrashing of the European champions back in June. SokaPro App gives you streaming live scores of all football leagues around the globe.
Germany's loss against Hungary was their first loss in any competition since Euro 2020, and strangely, they had only won one of their seven away Nations League games since the competition's establishment while giving up at least one goal in each of those games. Before being undone by Szalai, Germany's most recent setback was a 2-0 loss to England in the Euro 2020 round of 16 at Wembley 15 months ago. The two teams also drew 1-1 previously in the Nations League, the only time the Three Lions made the net ripple in the 2022–23 season.