Thomas Tuchel's England was struck by Senegal, an African ambush.
England lost 1-3 to Senegal at 3:45 a.m. on the 11th (Korea time) at Nottingham City Ground in England. He was humiliated by a come-from-behind defeat on his home turf.
England got off to a good start with Harry Kane scoring the first goal in the seventh minute of the first half. Shortly after Gordon's shot was blocked by opposing goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Kane finished with a rush. A-match 73rd goal. However, just before the end of the first half, he gave up an equalizer to Ismaila Sarr, who took advantage of Kyle Walker's carelessness, and finished the first half 1-1. In the second half, England played hardball, but Mendy made a series of saves and it was Senegal who eventually scored a come-from-behind goal. In the 17th minute of the second half, Habib Diara, who took over Koulibaly's pass, shook the one-shot one-kill net to turn the game around. Senegal won 3-1 in extra time in the second half, with a net goal from Cheek Sabali shortly after England's replacement Curtis Jones lost the ball.
England, which won 1-0 after a rough match with Andorra in the previous game, fell into a slump with its first defeat since Tuchel took office. Tuchel took the helm after Gareth Southgate resigned shortly after finishing runner-up at Euro 2024 last year. Until recently, it won 2-0 against Albania in the qualifying round of the North-China World Cup and 3-0 against Latvia, and won 1-0 against Aldora on the 8th. Along with the first loss, the Tuchel system's clean sheet collapsed with three runs.
Senegal, on the other hand, made history as the first African team to beat England. England have never lost in 21 matches against African teams before, with 15 wins and six draws. England led the ball possession at 61%, but they had four effective shots, far short of Senegal's nine. The anger and disappointment of the home fans shot through the sky. Immediately after the end whistle, storm boos poured into Nottingham Stadium for Tuchel and his players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
