England continues to disappoint, drawing 0-0 against Slovenia without worrying goalkeeper Oblak too much. The English, waiting to face one of the best third teams, finished in first place. The first chance of the match goes to Sesko and his teammates, with a left-footed shot from Janza from a free kick that grazes the post. England saw Saka’s goal disallowed in the 20th minute due to an earlier offside by Foden and struggled to create other chances. Kane and his teammates were ineffective, and in the second half, despite increased pressure from Foden and substitute Palmer, they were unable to break the deadlock. Slovenia, despite having a couple of opportunities on the counterattack and making Josip Ilicic’s debut, did not capitalize. The match ends 0-0, a result that guarantees qualification to the round of 16 for both teams: England as first and Slovenia as third. Slovenia celebrates qualification thanks to the better goal difference compared to Hungary (Group A) and the higher number of points compared to Croatia (Group B).
THE SCORESHEET
ENGLAND-SLOVENIA 0-0
ENGLAND (4-2-3-1): Pickford 6; Walker 6, Stones 6, Guehi 5.5, Trippier 6 (39′ st Alexander-Arnold sv); Gallagher 5.5 (1′ st Mainoo 6), Rice 6; Saka 6 (26′ st Palmer 6.5), Bellingham 5, Foden 6 (45′ st Gordon sv); Kane 5.5. Available: Ramsdale, Henderson, Shaw, Konsa, Dunk, Toney, Watkins, Bowen, Eze, Gomez, Wharton. Ct: Southgate
SLOVENIA (4-4-2): Oblak 6; Karnicnik 6.5, Drkusic 6, Bijol 6.5, Janza 6 (45′ st Balkovec sv); Stojanovic 6, Cerin 6.5, Elsnik 6, Mlakar 6 (39′ st Stankovic sv); Sporar 6 (39′ st Celar sv), Sesko 5.5 (31′ st Ilicic 6). Available: Belec, Vekic, Blazic, Verbic, Lovric, Kurtic, Horvat, Vipotnik, Brekalo, Zugelj, Zeljkovic. Ct: Kek
Referee: Turpin (Fra)
NOTES: Booked: Trippier (I), Janza (S), Guehi (I), Bijol (S), Foden (I)
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