Our man spent most of the match on the field in Helsinki, and in the 84th minute, he made a terrific run from his own box to tap in Ollie Watkins’ centre to seal the victory for Lee Carlsey’s team. Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold had already scored goals.
On his 60th cap, Dec scored his second goal in his last four international matches and his fourth goal overall for his nation. Bukayo Saka did not play for England, who now trail group leaders Greece by three points heading into next month’s decisive matches. Saka had been rested against Greece the previous Thursday.
Thanks to a goal by Martin Zubimendi in the 79th minute, Spain defeated Denmark in Murcia to take first place in their League A group. Following his third clean sheet in his past four international matches, David Raya continued to lead his country. In the 62nd minute, Mikel Merino came off the bench.
The defending champions of the European and Nations League will now play Serbia on Tuesday in an attempt to maintain their position atop the standings. David is expected to start in goal once more and earn 10 caps for his nation.
With his team losing 2-0 to Portugal at the half, Jakub Kiwior entered the game off the bench. However, he was unable to lead his team to victory in Warsaw, as a late own goal by Jan Bednarek gave the visitors a 3-1 triumph.
He said, “We looked good with the ball in parts,” when he spoke later. We put ourselves in those circumstances. Portugal boasts elite athletes. Today, it was evident that they have the ability to start a situation from scratch with a single pass and finish it with a goal. I simply had to leave. I had to play my game because I knew what we had prepped for and I was ready.
Poland is now third in their group, six points behind leaders Portugal and three behind Croatia, who will play each other on Tuesday in a match that might be very important.
Thomas Partey was compelled to leave Ghana’s World Cup qualifying team against Sudan after the Black Stars drew 0-0 in Accra on Saturday.
