Uefa Nations League: Belgium 2-0 England - Three Lions fail to qualify for finals - See all games and results
England have been kicked out of the Uefa Nations League after falling to Belgium by two goals to nothing at the King Power Stadium At Den Dreef in Leuven, Belgium on Sunday 15.
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| Uefa Nations League: Belgium 2-0 England. Photo: @BelRedDevils |
The Three Lions dominated all through against the Red Devils, however, were not efficient in attack and eventually got booted out of the continental tournament by two early goals.
Youri Tielemans was on fire for Belgium against England ⬇
🏅 Youri Tielemans is the Devil of the Match against England 👍 #BELENG #NationsLeague #COMEONBELGIUM 🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/jkv7TPEfjH
— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) November 15, 2020
Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans opened scoring for the Red Devils early in the 10th minute when his 20-yard shot took a deflection off defender Tyronne Mings.
Full-Time in Leuven: Belgium 2-0 England ⬇
Two first-half goals from the hosts decide this one.
— England (@England) November 15, 2020
The #ThreeLions were on top in the second half, but couldn't turn things around. pic.twitter.com/HTIyiwgSAX
Napoli striker Dries Mertens made it two for Belgium in the 24th minute with an amazing freekick after Declan Rice fouled on midfielder Kevin de Bruyne.
This outcome means that England are third in League A Group 2 with seven points from five games and have failed to qualify for the finals of the tournament while Belgium are toppers of the Group with twelve points, winning four out of five games.
According to BBCSport:
England were without the injured Raheem Sterling, giving Aston Villa's Jack Grealish the opportunity to build on the fine early impression he has made at international level.
He emerged as England's outstanding performer and driving force, drawing a succession of fouls from Belgium.
Irrespective of the result, Grealish can feel highly satisfied with his own individual display, which followed his impressive performances in the friendlies against Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
England Head Coach Gareth Southgate hails Jack Grealish for his "excellent performance" in Leuven ⬇
"His performance was excellent. Really top level."
— England (@England) November 15, 2020
The boss on @JackGrealish's display and tonight's game: pic.twitter.com/WrsEM6b4TR
See the results of all games played on Sunday 15 ⬇
| UEfA Nations League |
| League A Group 1 |
| Netherland 3-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Italy 2-0 Poland |
| League A Group 2 |
| Belgium 2-0 England |
| Denmark 2-1 Iceland |
| League B Group 1 |
| Austria 2-1 Northern Ireland |
| Romania CANC. Norway |
| League B Group 2 |
| Slovakia 1-0 Scotland |
| Czech Republic 1-0 Israel |
| League B Group 3 |
| Turkey 3-2 Russia |
| Hungary 1-1 Serbia |
| League B Group 4 |
| Bulgaria 1-2 Finland |
| Wales 1-0 Ireland |
| League C Group 2 |
| North Macedonia 2-1 Estonia |
| Georgia 1-2 Armenia |
| League C Group 3 |
| Moldova 0-2 Greece |
| Slovenia 2-1 Kosovo |
| League C Group 4 |
| Albania 3-1 Kazakhstan |
| Belarus 2-0 Lithuania |
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