England defeat Finland in Nations League...Holland's Norway crushed
England defeat Finland in Nations League...Holland's Norway crushed
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The England national soccer team has defeated Finland in a European Football Association (UEFA) Nations League match.
England defeated Finland 3-1 away at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday (June 14) in the fourth leg of the 2024-2025 Nations League League B Group 2 match.
With three wins and one loss in four Nations League matches, England is second in the group with 12 points, behind Greece (9 points), who have won all four matches.
The Three Lions, coached by Lee Carsley after Gareth Southgate was relieved of his duties following the European Football Championship (Euro) 2024 runner-up finish in July, suffered a 1-2 loss in their third match against Greece on Nov. 11.
It was the first time the Three Lions had ever lost to Greece, and the fact that it happened at Wembley Stadium in London, the “shrine of English soccer,” made it even more traumatic for the Three Lions, who bounced back with a win three days later.
Jack Grealish scored in the 18th minute, followed by Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 29th minute and Declan Rice in the 39th minute.
Arttu Hoskkonen pulled one back in the 42nd minute, 안전놀이터 but Finland's four-game winless streak left them in last place in Pool 2 with zero points.
England's key striker and captain Harry Kane, who missed the game against Greece due to injury, started and played the final 24 minutes of the game but failed to register an offensive point.
Greece, who had beaten England in their previous match, extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-0 home victory over Ireland on Sunday to boost their chances of promotion to League A.
In Nations League League B, the top of each of the four groups earns automatic promotion to League A, while the second-place finisher can challenge for promotion through the playoffs.
Earlier in the day, Austria defeated Norway 5-1 in Linz, Austria, in a League B Group 3 matchup.
Austrian striker Marko Arnautovic, who plays for Inter Milan in Italy, exploded for a multi-goal performance, including one from the penalty spot.
Norwegian striker Elling Holland (Manchester City), who leads the English Premier League (EPL) in scoring this season with 10 goals in seven games, played the full time but did not find the back of the net.
The promotion race is tight in this group, with Norway, Austria and Slovenia, who beat Kazakhstan 1-0 earlier in the day, all on the same seven points.