In the early morning of June 26, Beijing time, the group stage of the European Championship continued, and the last two rounds of Group C began at the same time, with England, ranked 5th in the world, facing Slovenia, ranked 57th in the world.
Slovenia are considered to be the weakest team in the group, but in the first two rounds of the group stage, Slovenia drew with Denmark and Serbia, which was impressive.
England's star-studded performances were disappointing, with a 1-0 win over Serbia in their opening game, England played unsatisfactorily, drawing 1-1 with Denmark in the second round, and were on the verge of being beaten by Denmark in the closing stages.
The final round will be crucial for England, who will face Germany in the quarter-finals if they finish second in their group, and even if they progress, they could meet Spain and Portugal on their way to the final.
If they finish first in the group, the team will enter the so-called paradise semi-zone, and the number and quality of the strong teams will be significantly reduced.
Just four minutes into the game, England's lone midfielder's weakness was exposed, and Sesko's header was confiscated by Pickford, who signaled to his team-mates to be focused.
The next 15 minutes were rather dull and England didn't play well.
In the 20th minute, England finally played a smooth game, Foden assisted Saka to score, but unfortunately Foden was offside when he received the ball, and the goal was invalidated.
As the match progressed, fans in England erupted in boos. 30 minutes have passed and the Three Lions still have 0 shots on goal.
In the 31st minute, England fought in front, and Kane's long-range shot from outside the box was confiscated by Oblak, which was also England's first shot on goal of the game.
After 15 minutes of the first half, England had five shots on goal and the score was still 0-0. In the second half, England still played unhurried and seemed quite satisfied with the 0-0 scoreline.
Southgate made a substitution, with Bukayo Saka, who had not shown much on the pitch, replaced by Palmer. In addition to Bukayo Saka, Kane and Phil Foden, two of the club's most eye-catching stars, did not shine under Gareth Southgate throughout the game.
And the muddy Bellingham was also replaced by Alexander-Arnold. In the end, England, who is worth a total of 1.5 billion euros and ranked 5th in the world, drew 0-0 with Slovenia and caused a big upset.
But luckily, in the other game, Denmark drew 0-0 with Serbia after a win would have sealed the top spot in the group. England won 1 and drew 2, and were lucky to top the group.
England finish top of Group C in the bottom half of the table, facing third place in the quarter-finals and the Three Lions will be the winner between Italy and Switzerland if they progress to the quarter-finals.
There are no strong teams in the entire second half of the region, while the top half is home to Germany, Spain, Portugal, and France, and it has to be said that England is quite lucky.