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England
Squad |
Type |
Slovakia Squad |
Referee
(yellow)
Halil Umut Meler 37 (1
August 1986), İzmir, FIFA-listed 2017 |
15 |
Goal Attempts |
13 |
2 |
Attempts on Target |
3 |
Assistant Referees |
1 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
Mustafa Emre Eyisoy 43 (22
November 1980) |
Kerem Ersoy 38 (20 September
1985) |
9 |
Corner Kicks Won |
1 |
Fourth official Rade Obrenović
33 (28 August 1990), Slovenia |
1 |
Offside Calls Against |
2 |
Video
Assistant Officials from
Germany |
12 |
Fouls Conceded |
19 |
Marco Fritz 46 (3 October
1977), Korb Christian Dingert
43
& Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Poland |
63% |
Possession |
37% |
|
|
England
Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (20th
June 2024) 5th
EFO ranking
Group Two ELO rating
7th |
Colours |
The Nike 2024 home
uniform -
White shadow pinstriped jerseys
with navy blue v-necked polo-collars/underarm side panel and white/navy blue/maroon
trimmed cuffs, white shorts with navy blue side
stripe/hem,
white socks with navy blue trim. |
Captain |
Harry Kane |
Manager |
Gareth Southgate, 53 (3 September 1970), appointed caretaker manager on 27 September 2016, appointed as permanent manager on 30 November
2016. |
⁵⁶
most goals as captain |
68th of 72, W 41 - D 15 - L 12 - F 152 - A 54. |
|
Kyle Walker ET ht |
P 99th of 102, W 60 - D 23 - L 16 - F 209 - A
68. |
England
Lineup |
|
one change on the previous match
(Mainoo for Gallagher) |
league position (FINAL POSITIONS) |
|
1 |
Pickford, Jordan L. |
30 115 days |
7 March 1994 |
G |
Everton FC
(PL 15th) |
65 |
47ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Walker, Kyle
A. |
34 33 days |
28 May 1990 |
RB /RD |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
87 |
1 |
5 |
Stones, John |
30 33 days |
28 May 1994 |
RCD /CD |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
76 |
3 |
6
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Guéhi,
A.K. Marc-Israel |
23 353 days |
13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
LCD /LD |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
15 |
0 |
![](../../images/Misc/caution.png) |
3rd min. for a challenge on Kucka, after
Trippier's pass fell short SUSPENDED |
|
|
12 |
Trippier, Kieran J.,
injured off 66th min |
33 285 days |
19 September 1990 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 7th) |
52 |
1 |
26 |
Mainoo, Kobbie B.,
off 84th min. |
19 72 days |
19 April 2005 |
RDM |
Manchester United FC
(PL 8th) |
6 |
0 |
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7th min. for standing on the foot of Duda after he had kicked the ball away. |
4 |
Rice, Declan |
25
168 days |
14 January 1999 |
LDM /DM |
Arsenal FC
(PL RU) |
55 |
3 |
7 |
Saka, Bukayo A.T. |
22
299 days |
5 September 2001 |
RAM /LB/ RWB |
Arsenal FC
(PL RU) |
37 |
11 |
10
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Bellingham, Jude V.W.,
off Extra Time half-time. |
21 1 day |
29 June 2003 |
CAM /LM |
Real Madrid CF, Spain
(LL CHAMPIONS) |
33 |
5 |
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17th min. for intentionally tripping Haraslin as he sprinted towards
goal |
11 |
Foden, Philip W.,
off 90+4th min. |
24 33 days |
28 May 2000 |
LAM/ LF |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
38 |
4 |
9
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Kane, Harry E., off Extra
Time half-time. |
30 338 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF /RF |
FC Bayern München, Germany
(BL RU) |
95 |
65 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 0 Slovakia 1 |
24 |
Palmer, Cole J., on 66th min.
(65:09) for Trippier |
22 55 days |
6 May 2002 |
RAM /RM /AM |
Chelsea FC
(PL 6th) |
6 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
Eze, Eberechi O., on 84th min.
(83:17) for Mainoo |
26 1 day |
29 June 1998 |
LAM /LWB |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
17
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Toney, Ivan B.E., on 90+4th min.
(93:54)
for Foden |
28
106 days |
16 March 1996 |
LF /CF |
Brentford FC
(PL 15th) |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
scoreline:
England 2 Slovakia 1 |
14 |
Konsa, Ezri N., on extra-time half-time for
Bellingham |
26 251 days |
23 October 1997 |
LWB |
Aston Villa FC
(PL 4th) |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
Gallagher, Conor J., on extra-time half-time for Kane |
24 145 days |
6 February 2000 |
RDM |
Chelsea FC
(PL 6th) |
17 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
result:
England 2 Slovakia 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
3-Luke Shaw,
8-Trent
Alexander-Arnold, 13-Aaron Ramsdale, 15-Lewis Dunk, 18-Anthony
Gordon, 19-Ollie
Watkins, 20-Jarrod
Bowen, 22-Joe Gomez, 23-Dean Henderson, 25-Adam Wharton. |
team notes: |
Kieran Trippier injured his right knee in an unpunished robust tackle with
(62:03) Peter Pekarík, and was only allowed treatment once the
ball was out of play (62:19). Play
resumed (64:01) after Trippier had
hobbled off three seconds earlier, and returned whilst his
replacement, Cole Palmer, was readied and Saka was sent into the
left-back position. The substitution was eventually made
(65:09). The 22nd European Championship
match unbeaten (W 16 D
6), having not lost since
October 2019 against Czech Republic, although still three behind
the record. England have now won their last four ECF matches where
they have conceded first.
|
youth notes: |
England and Slovakia have met several times in
youth level matches
featuring the participating players. Harry Kane was a substitute and
scored against Slovakia in an under-17 match in April 2010. Kobbie
Mainoo also featured for the under-17s against the Slovaks in October
2021. Jordan Pickford started against Slovakia in an under-18 match
in November 2011. Cole Palmer was a substitute in the October 2019
fixture. Kieran Trippier played for the under-19s against Slovakia
in May 2009. |
goalscoring
records: |
55 European Championship Finals goals scored. Jude Bellingham's 95th minute equaliser was England's first shot on
target against Slovakia. It was also their latest ever goal scored in
normal time at a major tournament by England. He is now the youngest
England player to score at the European Championship Finals knockout
match. Harry Kane's goal is only the eighth scored by England in Extra-Time.
It is his second goal scored, equalling a record first set by Geoff
Hurst in the 1966 World Cup Final. It is Kane's record-extending 29th
EC goal and sixth ECF goal (equal with Rooney, one behind Shearer),
and he becomes the first England player to score in the second phase
of two Euro Finals. His 65th goal for his country is the first he has
scored in extra-time. It is the nineteenth match, in a little over
seventy years, that
England have had to play an extra thirty minutes. |
manager notes: |
Southgate's record eleventh ECF match, three more than Hodgson - still
unbeaten.
Already a record
23rd Finals match - eight more than Bobby Robson.
It is an extending-record 76th competitive match managed...(33 more than Robson). Southgate is the first manager to oppose Slovakia
for a third match. |
Manager Gareth Southgate started in both European qualifiers against
Slovakia in the 2002-04 campaign. Both ended in 2-1 victories. |
|
4-2-3-1 extra time first
half:3-1-4-2 extra time first half:3-4-3 |
Pickford - Walker, Stones, Guéhi, Trippier
(Palmer) -
Mainoo (Eze), Rice
- Saka, Bellingham (Konsa), Foden
(Toney) - Kane (Gallagher)
notes: Saka went left-back following
Trippier's 65th minute injury. IIn the first half extra-time, Saka
went right wing back and Eze on the left, with Rice the solitary
defensive midfielder, and Bellingham and Palmer controlling midfield
in front of him. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26
years 325 days |
Appearances/Goals |
50.8 |
8.3 |
|
|
Slovakia Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (20th
June 2024) 45th
EFO ranking
n/a ELO rating
44th to 45th |
Colours |
made by nike - blue crew-necked jerseys with red
collar/underarm panel, blue shorts and blue socks. |
Captain |
Milan Škriniar |
Head Coach |
Francesco Calzona, 55 (24 October 1968 in Vibo Valentia,
Italy), appointed 30 August 2022 |
22nd match, W 10 - D 6 - L 6 - F 34 - A 21. |
Slovakia Lineup |
1 |
Dúbravka, Martin |
35
177 days |
5 January 1989 |
G |
Newcastle United FC, England |
47 |
0 |
2 |
Pekarík, Peter,
off 109th min. |
37
244 days |
30 October 1986 |
RB |
Hertha, Berliner SC von 1892,
Germany |
131 |
2 |
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77th min. for a challenge on Phil Foden on the Slovak touchline |
3 |
Vavro, Denis |
28
81 days |
10 April 1996 |
RCD |
FC København, Denmark |
24 |
2 |
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108th min. for deilberately blocking Eze on the halfway line |
14 |
Škriniar, Milan |
29
140 days |
11 February 1995 |
LCD |
Paris Saint-Germain FC, France |
72 |
3 |
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45th+1 min. for a late challenge on Bellingham on the halfway line |
16 |
Hancko, Dávid |
26
200 days |
13 December 1997 |
LB |
Feyenoord Rotterdam, Netherlands |
42 |
4 |
19
|
Kucka, Juraj,
off 81st min. |
37
125 days |
26 February 1987 |
RM |
Šk Slovan Bratislava |
111 |
4 |
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13th min. for a tackle on Trippier from behind as attempted to start a
counter |
|
|
22 |
Lobotka, Stanislav |
29
218 days |
25 November 1994 |
DM |
SSC Napoli, Italy |
59 |
4 |
8 |
Duda, Ondreja,
off 81st min. |
29
208 days |
5 December 1994 |
LM |
Hellas Verona FC, Italy |
76 |
14 |
26
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Schranz, Ivan,
off 90+3rd min. |
30
291 days |
13 September 1993 |
RF |
Sk Slavia Praha, Czech Republic |
26 |
6 |
18
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Strelec, David, off 62nd min. |
23
87 days |
4 April 2001 |
CF |
Šk Slovan Bratislava |
22 |
3 |
17 |
Haraslín, Lukáš,
off 61st min. |
28
32 days |
29 May 1996 |
LF |
AC Sparta Praha, Czech Republic |
40 |
6 |
Slovakia
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 0 Slovakia 1 |
7 |
Suslov, Tomáš, on 61st min.
(60:36) for Haraslín |
22
23 days |
7 June 2002 |
LM |
Hellas Verona FC, Italy |
32 |
3 |
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cautioned after the final whistle |
9 |
Boženík, Róbert, on 62nd min.
(61:17) for Strelec |
24
225 days |
18 November 1999 |
LF |
Boavista FC, Portugal |
44 |
7 |
21 |
Bero, Matúš, on 81st min.
(80:55) min. for Kucka |
28
298 days |
6 September 1995 |
RCM |
VfL Bochum 1848, Germany |
32 |
1 |
11 |
Bénes, László, on 81st min.
(80:58) min. for Duda |
26
295 days |
9 September 1997 |
LCM |
Hamburger SV, Germany |
24 |
2 |
6 |
Gyömbér, Norbert, on 90+3rd min.
(92:49) min. for Schranz |
31
363 days |
3 July 1992 |
LCD |
US Salernitana 1919, Italy |
41 |
1 |
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114th min. for pushing over Ivan Toney in the centre circle |
scoreline:
England 2 Slovakia 1
AET sub |
10 |
Tupta, Ľubomír, on 109th min.
(108:03) min. for Pekarík |
26
95 days |
27 March 1998 |
F |
FC
Slovan Liberec, Czech Republic |
7 |
0 |
result:
England 2 Slovakia 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
4-Adam Obert, 5-Tomáš Rigo, 12-Marek Rodák, 13-Patrick Hrošovský, 15-Vernon De Marco, 20-Dávid Ďuriš, 23-Henrich Ravas, 24-Leo Sauer, 25-Sebastian Kóša. |
team
notes: |
The Slovaks maintained their record of scoring first, and in all the
first half, in each of their four matches in Euro 2024. |
|
4-3-3 4-4-2 after 62
minutes |
Dubravka - Pekarík (Tupta), Vavro, Skriniar, Hancko - Kucka
(Bero), Lobotka,
Duda (Bénes)
- Schranz (Gyömbér), Strelec (Boženík), Haraslin
(Suslov) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
30
years 199 days |
Appearances/Goals |
59.1 |
4.3 |
|
|
Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Where on earth do I
start this report?
In this vital match England were suppose to up
their game, with fresh and plenty of flair-minded players coming in to the
side to change the mindset.
What did manager Gareth Southgate do?
He ignored
everyone's advice and apart from Kobbie Mainoo he kept to his tried and
trusted favourites.
A recipe for disaster, well almost, as it turned
out.
The game started with a farcical moment as
Slovakia kicked off, went to blast the ball downfield, and it hit Harry
Kane on the head and looped 40 yards to the goalkeeper's arms.
Now that would have been a goal and a
half!
I wondered if it was recorded as a shot
on target?
Almost immediately, the Turkish referee
made his presence felt with one of several bookings.
Kieran Trippier's bad pass put Marc
Guehi under pressure and his late tackle was punished with a harsh yellow
card, and that puts one of our better players out of the next match.
Five minutes into the play Slovakia almost opened the
scoring when David Hancko broke through in the inside-left position but
guided his shot just the wrong side of the far post.
Two minutes later and Bukayo Saka and Mainoo
combined to create something only for Mainoo to also receive a yellow card
for the most innocuous of challenges.
I have watched many of the games in this tournament
and some referees have let almost everything go, whilst Mr Umut Meler
seemed to want to book all the England players before half-time!
It was another stuttering start for England but one cross
from the right presented the incoming Trippier with a golden chance but
his shot was so high it gathered snow on the way down.
Twelve minutes gone and Slovakia almost score again.
This time Lukas Haraslin beat Jordan Pickford but
Trippier was on hand to clear the 'snow covered' ball off the line this
time.
Another booking, for a Slovak player followed and
the ref was the man of the match at this stage.
Not to be outdone, Jude Bellingham is also booked
for another weak challenge.
I wrote down at that moment that there will be a
sending-off soon, the way things were going.
On 23 minutes Mainoo shot over after battling play by Phil
Foden but two minutes later came the moment we all feared.
David Strelec attacked the England defence, slipped
the ball through to Ivan Schranz who cleverly side-footed the ball into
the net.
We prayed for VAR to intervene, it didn't!
England's build-up is so slow yet again, and on two
occasions Saka and Kane both overhit crosses, which has been a feature of
this tournament in every match.
Maybe the footballs are too light perhaps?
Bellingham then won a corner, but the referee ended
that move, giving a foul against John Stones.
Declan Rice went close with a header but England
were not looking comfortable at all.
It was also so easy to defend against their
powderpuff attack.
Final passes were poor and nothing was working, with
Saka and Foden both being out-muscled on a regular basis by the physically
strong Slovakian defenders.
Another booking for a Slovak player, the ref, at
least, was having a sparkling game!
So the half ended with Slovakia comfortably holding their
deserved lead.
It was another hard watch of a very disjointed
England for the fans, and they let their feelings be known as the players
went off.
Basically it had been a shambles and then, my pen
even ran out!!
A
brighter start to the second-half and four minutes in, 'Heavens to
Murgatroyd', England have the ball in the net.
It was a good move too, with Trippier breaking down
the left before crossing for a simple tap-in for Foden.
Funnily enough, I never shared the excitement as I
am always wary of VAR.
Sure enough, a check was done and Foden was too
quick to pounce and was given offside.
It was not going to be England's night.
I was annoyed with Foden because all he had to do
was stay behind the ball, but in his eagerness to score he moved forward
too quickly.
On 55 minutes there was another comical incident, if you
can call it that, as a dreadful England free-kick was played square
straight to a Slovakian on the halfway line.
He spotted Pickford way off his line and went for
the shot.
Pickford's embarrassment was saved by the ball
drifting just wide of the post.
Phew!
The scrappy play continued up to the hour mark and then
there were substitutions, but not from England.
Although, a few minutes later Southgate brought on
Cole Palmer, taking off Trippier, who had actually been one of our better
players thus far.
Palmer immediately in the action with a good cross,
but England have been beaten in the air on almost every occasion, and so
it was again.
On 78 minutes a golden chance for Kane as Foden's
fine free-kick was headed just wide by the England talisman.
You would have put money on Kane scoring with that
one.
Three minutes later and Rice confirmed it was not to
be England's day as his fine low shot cannoned back off the post with the
goalkeeper Martin Dubravka hopelessly beaten.
Confused, you won't be, as Southgate takes off our best
player, Mainoo, and replaces him with Eberechi Ezi, who has hardly played
any football recently.
The clock seemed to be counting down much quicker
than it usually does, and another masterstroke from Southgate was to bring
on Ivan Toney with just three minutes of added time to go.
At this point I breathed a heavy sigh and put down
my pen, the match was lost.
But wait, what light through yonder window breaks, WE
SCORED!!!!
A long throw, a headed flick on, and there is
Bellingham executing the most delicious overhead kick to somehow bring
England level.
What a moment that was,
but
then my first thought, dreaded penalties again?
No worries, this England side know how to string us
along.
Into extra time, in fact one minute into it, and Palmer
delivers a cross into the box, it is headed clear, but Ezi is there to
shoot at goal.
He scuffs his shot but it bounces just right to land
on the head of Toney who nods the ball back across goal and there is Kane
to power home a close range header.
Would you Adam and Eve it!
The rest of the extra-time period was a blur to be honest.
Not much happened as far as I was aware because I was still reeling
from the shock of it all. Football
eh, what a game, and that Southgate masterstroke to bring on Toney so
late, was a masterstroke after all.
So much for my sarcasm. Credit
where it is due, England battled to the very end, but Slovakia must have
been devastated.
Good isn't it!
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
BBC Sport Slovakia FA |
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UEFA.com Mike Payne - football historian and contributor |
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