England and Slovenia shared points and advanced to the round of 16 of the Euro

In Cologne, on matchday 3 of the group stage of Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate’s team tied against the Slovenians and was the leader of its zone.

England and Slovenia tied 0-0 on the last date of Group C of the Euro Cup. The team led by Gareth Southgate finished first, while Matjaz Kek’s team qualified for the next stage of the competition for the first time in its history and on Independence Day in his country, in addition to having closed his participation in this first phase undefeated, as a result of the three draws that placed him in the second round due to the equality that Denmark obtained against Serbia.

England drew goalless against Slovenia, but both advanced in the European Championship: the summary of the match

England held to a goalless draw by Slovenia but both teams advanced at Euro 2019: match summary

It was not a good game for England. He did not overwhelm Slovenia at any time, although it is true that he was the owner of the ball. He didn’t know what to do in attack, he didn’t have many chances to score and the result ended up being fair. It was their second draw in the group and finished first due to the difference they made in the debut against Serbia with the 1-0 victory. The best opportunities to open the scoring were in the first half: Harry Kane was left alone in front of the goal defended by Jan Oblak, but he failed to push a good cross from Kieran Trippier. Bukayo Saka had scored before, but due to a previous offside by Phil Foden it was disallowed. Maybe, If the goal had been legal, the development of the match could have been different.

The second half was full of English approaches to Oblak’s goal, but none were concrete enough to break the zero with which Group C finally closed. Distant shots, crosses and good closures from the Slovenian defenders were what was seen most in The complement. At the end and with the need to win to finish first regardless of what happened between Denmark and Serbia, England had a clearer chance of taking the three points. Palmer was left alone on the right side in the best collective play by the English of the entire game: just in the first minute of stoppage time of the second half. He defined weak and the hands of an Oblak that he controlled without complications.

18:22

The game ended! Both qualified for the round of 16

With the tie at zero, both English and Slovenian are part of the 16 best in the Euro.

17:49

48′ 2T: Alexander-Arnold had the last one for England

The Liverpool defender entered in the second half and had one of the very few chances for the English in the second half, but his shot went over the crossbar.

England vs. Slovenia: Alexander-Arnold’s long shot

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England vs. Slovenia: Alexander-Arnold's long shot

17:45

46′ 2T: Palmer’s shot

Palmer was left alone on the right sector of the English attack, but he misdefined Oblak’s hands, which he controlled without problems.

England vs. Slovenia: Palmer’s shot

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England vs. Slovenia: Palmer's shot