England was forced to draw by Slovenia in the final matchday duel of Group C Euro 2024, Tuesday 25 June 2024. The match ended goalless (0-0), Gareth Southgate was still having difficulties.
Played at the RheinEnergieStadion, this match should be England’s opportunity to find their best game. England had an overall lead over Slovenia, but unfortunately that advantage did not materialize on the field.
Harry Kane et al. indeed very dominant, controlling 74% of ball possession. Even so, England’s chances are not dangerous enough. Their finishing is also bad.
Fortunately, this draw was enough to send England through to the last 16 of the 2024 European Cup. England won Group C with 5 points. Slovenia, on the other hand, finished in third place.
England started the match with confidence. Having the upper hand over Slovenia, England’s game was unclear in the first 15 minutes. The match is still open.
In the 21st minute, England scored a goal. Foden’s pass was passed by Saka into an empty goal. Saka celebrated, but the linesman disallowed the goal for offside.
British attacks were still dull. They carried the ball more, but until 30 minutes went by, England didn’t open up many opportunities.
Slovenia also cannot be underestimated. Sporar and Sesko’s movements made it quite difficult for the English defense. The score is still 0-0, the players go into the dressing room.
The match resumed and it was clear that England were still having difficulty finding their best rhythm. 58th minute, the best chance for England. Stones’ header was thrown away by Sesko. Saka tried to shoot the ball, but the referee judged there was a violation.
England’s attacks were still not difficult enough for the opposing team. Until the 65th minute, Slovenia defended relatively comfortably even though they only had 25% possession of the ball.
In the 76th minute, England’s next opportunity was wasted. Rice and Foden’s one-two combination ended with Rice’s deflected shot. England still couldn’t complete their opportunities well.
Entering the final 10 minutes, the match was still locked without a goal. Slovenia played passively to face England’s attacks. Southgate looks difficult. Score 0-0.
