England's fate in the Nations League is sealed before the last matchday. The Three Lions have to be relegated to the second division, European champions Italy will see to that. A Bundesliga striker ensures Bosnia-Herzegovina's return to the first division.
Two months before the World Cup in Qatar, vice-champion England is still looking for form and has to be relegated from the A-League to the Nations League. In the new edition of the European Championship final, the Three Lions lost 0-1 (0-0) in Italy and are in Group A3 before the last game on Monday (8.45 p.m. / RTL and in the live ticker on ntv.de) against the German national team four points behind in last place. Giacomo Raspadori scored the decisive goal (68') after a long pass from Leonardo Bonucci. The 22-year-old striker scored after a strong reception of the ball.
438 days after the Wembley final, it was not a question of a title in Milan, but against relegation. Coach Roberto Mancini made eight changes to the weakened European champions Italy, who missed out on the World Cup finals, after beating Germany 5-2. Gareth Southgate made six substitutions after the embarrassing 4-0 draw with Hungary. Italy are now on eight points and need a win over Hungary to advance to the last four. The Three Lions, on the other hand, remained without a win on their fifth attempt.
At the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, the hosts dominated the game with plenty of ball possession, mostly without creating clear chances - except in the fifth minute through Gianluca Scamacca. The English, with Dortmund's Jew Bellingham, found it even more difficult to attack. Only after the 0:1 did they intensify their attacking efforts. England captain Harry Kane failed twice at goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (77th). It was Federico Dimarco, however, who almost scored Italy's second with five minutes from time, hitting the post.
Bosnia-Herzegovina made it into the A-League on the penultimate matchday. After the 1:0 (1:0) against Montenegro, the team of coach Ivaylo Petev can no longer be ranked first in group B3. Augsburg's Ermedin Demirovic (45.1) scored the winning goal. Georgia is promoted to the B-League after beating North Macedonia 2-0 (1-0). Gibraltar has to go to the D-League after the 1: 5 (1: 2) in Bulgaria.
