England-Norway win 5-0 side-by-side...Nations League promoted to League A
England-Norway win 5-0 side-by-side...Nations League promoted to League A
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The England and Norway national teams, led by “express strikers” Harry Kane (Bayern Munich-Germany) and Elling Holland (Manchester City-England), respectively, have been promoted to the European Football Association (UEFA) Nations League League A.
England defeated Ireland 5-0 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Monday (June 18) in the sixth match of the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League Group B matchday 2 at home.
England, who will be coached by Thomas Tuchel, who coached Kim Min-Jae at Bayern Munich, starting next year, recorded their second straight win in November A matches under Lee Carsley after a 3-0 victory over Greece on Nov. 15.
With two wins in two games and a goal difference of +8, England (+13) leapfrogged Greece (W5 D1 L7) for first place in Group 2 and promotion. The top team from each group in League B will be promoted to League A.
After a scoreless first half, England opened the scoring when captain Kane converted a penalty kick eight minutes into the second half.
Back-to-back goals from Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) three minutes later and Connor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) five minutes later gave England the lead.
Jared Boyne (West Ham) and Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) also found the back of the net in the 30th and 34th minutes off passes from Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) to complete the 5-0 win.
After a goalless first half, 토토사이트 Ireland were unfortunate to be outnumbered six minutes into the second half when Liam Scales (Celtic) was sent off for a second bookable offense after trying to stop Bellingham in the penalty area.
Manchester City striker Holland exploded for a hat-trick to help Norway clinch promotion to League A with a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan at home.
With three more points, Norway (4 W, 1 D, 1 L) clinched top spot in League B Group 3, ahead of Austria (3 W, 2 D, 1 L).
Needing a win to secure promotion on their own, Norway opened the scoring with back-to-back goals in the 23rd and 37th minutes.
Aleksander Sørløt (Atletico Madrid) added another to make it 3-0 at the break, but Norway's hopes of a comeback were dashed when Holland rattled the net with a right-footed strike from the penalty spot in the 26th minute of the second half.
Five minutes later, Antonio Nusa (Leipzig) scored a wedge goal to celebrate their promotion to League A.
France, who had already qualified for the quarterfinals from Group 2 of Ligue A, topped the group with a 3-1 victory over Italy in the final six matches at the Stadio San Siro in Milan, Italy.
The two teams were evenly matched with four wins, one draw, and one loss, but France's narrow goal difference advantage (+6) pushed Italy (+5) into second place.
The first- and second-place finishers in each Ligue A group advance to the quarterfinals.
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot (Marseille) opened the scoring in the second minute of the first half and the 20th minute of the second half for a multi-goal performance that earned France three points.
Israel held Belgium 1-0, but it was not enough to lift them out of the bottom of the group, which is relegated directly to League B.
The two teams are also level on points with one win, one draw, and four losses, but Belgium (-3) edges Israel (-8) on goal differential.