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Nations League | England relegated after loss to Italy, Germany stunned by Hungary
The Hindu
FIFA World Cup title contenders England and Germany were handed 0-1 defeats by Italy and Hungary in the Nations League
It was a rough night for two teams expected to be World Cup contenders. England lost at Italy 1-0 and was relegated from the top tier of the Nations League, and Germany lost at home to Hungary by the same score.
Italy, which didn’t qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, went ahead at the San Siro when Giacomo Raspadori controlled a ball over the top from Leonardo Bonucci and scored from the edge of the area in between several England defenders.
Italy full back Federico Dimarco also hit the post in the rematch of last year’s European Championship final which was won by the Azzurri.
The goal of the night belonged to Hungary captain Ádám Szalai, who scored against Germany with an audacious backheel flick 17 minutes in following a corner.
Germany captain Thomas Müller, who was marking Szalai, didn’t appear to take into account that Szalai was going to attempt a shot on goal with his back to the net from a sharp angle but the ball sailed over the head of goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and inside the far post.
Hungary leads Group 3 with 10 points, followed by Italy (8), Germany (6) and England (2).
On Monday, Italy visits Hungary and England hosts Germany in the final round of group matches. The group winner books a spot at the finals in June.
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