beat England national team against its Greek counterpart, with a score of 3-0, in the match that brought them together at Karaiskakis Stadium, in the second group competitions in the second classification, for the fifth round of the Championship matches. European Nations League 2024-2025 edition.
Ollie Watkins scored England’s first goal in the seventh minute of the first half, and Odysseus Vlacodemos added the second goal in the 77th minute of the match through an own goal. Curtis Jones increased the score with a third goal in the 83rd minute of the match.
With this result, England took the lead in the group with 12 points on goal difference from runner-up Greece, as each team won 4 matches and lost one.
The composition of the England team was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Jordan Pickford.
Defense: Walker, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis.
Midfield: Gallagher, Jones, Madueke.
Attack: Bellingham, Watkins, Gordon.
The English national team took revenge on its host after it was defeated by Greece by two goals to one, on its home soil and among its fans, in the confrontation that brought them together in the third round of the same tournament, at Wembley Stadium.
European Nations League system
It is noteworthy that the European Nations League system depends on dividing the 54 teams participating in the tournament into four levels, divided from first to third into 4 groups consisting of 4 teams, and each team will play 6 matches in its group, in a home-and-away system, against the other three teams participating in the same group. While the fourth level includes two groups of only 3 teams, each team will play 4 matches in the group stage, in a home-and-away system.
Part of the European Nations League match Greece vs. England
European Nations League Greece vs England
England and Greece match
England’s Ollie Watkins celebrates