For two sides that were thought to be World Cup contenders, it was a difficult night.
England was eliminated from the top division of the Nations League after losing 1-0 away to Italy, and Germany suffered a 1-0 defeat to Hungary at home.
Giacomo Raspadori controlled a ball over the top from Leonardo Bonucci and scored from the edge of the box in between three England defenders to give Italy, which didn’t make it to the World Cup in Qatar, a lead at the San Siro.
The night’s most spectacular goal was scored by Hungary captain dám Szalai, who did it 17 minutes into the game after a corner. The ball flew over goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen’s head and inside the far post because Germany captain Thomas Müller, who was manning Szalai, didn’t appear to anticipate that Szalai would attempt a shot on goal with his back to the net from a steep angle.
🏴 • England men's team have won just 28.6% of their seven matches in 2022 so far (W2 D2 L3) - that win ratio is their lowest in a calendar year since 2000 (27.3% - W3 D4 L4). • England have now gone 495 minutes without scoring a goal from open play. • According to Opta, England have gone five matches without a win for the first time since 2014, and have gone five competitive matches without winning for the first time since 1992. Very bad form ahead of the World Cup for England...
With 10 points, Hungary is in first place in Group 3, followed by Italy (8 points), Germany (6 points), and England (2).
🇭🇺 Hungary beat Germany in a competitive match for the first time since the 1972 Olympics in Munich - half a century ago! Excluding the Olympics, it is the first competitive Hungarian win over Germany since the Golden Team of the 1950s won 8-3 in the 1954 World Cup group stages! Just a crazy story by Hungary 😁
Italy will go to Hungary on Monday, and England will host Germany for the last round of group games. The group champion secures a place in the finals in June.
PROMOTIONS
Following a 1-0 victory over Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina was promoted to League A. Edin Džeko assisted Ermedin Demirovi to score in the first half of added time.
Bojan Miovski’s own goal and winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s goal, who has five goals and five assists in eight Nations League games, gave unbeaten Georgia a 2-0 victory against visiting North Macedonia to seal promotion from League C.
🇬🇪 Georgia continue their best-ever run of form - now a 10-game unbeaten streak comprising eight wins & two draws - by beating North Macedonia at home! The victory over their closest challengers secures their promotion to Nations League B as group winners with a game to spare. Kvicha Kvaratskhelia has contributed to 10 goals in 8 matches in Nations League (5 goals, 5 assists). What a special talent🔥
After defeating Malta 2-1, Estonia was promoted from League D.
FRIENDLIES
Richarlison scored twice and Marquinhos scored once as Brazil defeated Ghana 3-0 in France.
Additionally, the World Cup-qualified South Korea drew 2-2 with Costa Rica, and the Qatar-bound Cameroon was defeated 2-0 by Uzbekistan.
Iran, in a World Cup group comprising England, the United States, and Wales, defeated Uruguay 1-0. In Vienna, Canada defeated World Cup host Qatar 2-0.
