In a key match in the final round of Group C of the European Championship that ended in the early morning of June 26, Beijing time, England drew 0-0 with Slovenia, with a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points, and won the first place in the group.
Before this game, England had already confirmed their early qualification. But considering that the 2nd place in the group will go into the "death half". England also need to send their main team to win and secure first place in the group. In terms of starts, England boss Gareth Southgate made just one change, with Liverpool vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold being removed and Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher coming in in place. Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden and Kane continued to feature superstars who had struggled in the first two games.
In the first two rounds of the group stage, England, which is worth a total of 1.52 billion euros, performed lacklustrely and was criticized by the outside world. And when it comes to this game, the Three Lions still have no obvious improvement. England scored a goal through Bukayo Saka, but the goal was disallowed because Foden was offside. Other than that, England didn't get too good chances to score. The performance of several "100 million yuan" gentlemen is still sluggish.
In the second half, although Southgate responded to the outside world's suggestion and successively replaced the highly anticipated new stars such as Maynoo, Palmer and Gordon, he still failed to score. Due to the boredom on the sidelines, many fans booed in disappointment in the stands, and one England fan even fell asleep in the stands. In the end, England drew 0-0 with Slovenia and drew 2 consecutive rounds.
Thankfully, Denmark also drew 0-0 with Serbia in the other game, and the Three Lions, who failed to win, were able to retain their first place in the group and not get involved in the "death half" of Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. It's just that with the sluggish form of the group stage, England may not go far even if they qualify from the group.