England and Germany took to the field this Monday, in friendly preparations for the European Championship. The English beat Bosnia 3-0, while the Germans were 0-0 against Ukraine.
England 3 x 0 Bosnia
At Saint James’ Park, with the help of VAR, the referee awarded a penalty after defender Konsa was pulled inside the opponent’s box. From the kick, Cole Palmer converted and opened the scoring for England, 14 minutes into the second half.
At 40, Jack Grealish crossed for Alexander-Arnold, who took the first shot and scored a beautiful goal, extending the advantage. There was still time for Harry Kane to come off the bench and score the third, in the 44th minute.
England is part of Group C of the European Championship alongside Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia. The debut will be on June 16th, against the Serbs, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Vetins Arena. Before that, the British team takes on Iceland at 3:45 pm (Brasília time) this Friday, at Wembley
3️⃣-0️⃣ to the #ThreeLions at @NUFC!
Our #EURO2024 preparation continues 👊 pic.twitter.com/JfOTO2V2tn
— England (@England) June 3, 2024
Germany 0 x 0 Ukraine
At the Max-Morlock-Stadion, Germany and Ukraine played a clash of few emotions, ending goalless.
Germany, host of the Euro Cup, is part of Group A of the Euro alongside Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland. The Germans’ debut will be on the 14th, at 4 pm, against the Scottish team, at the Allianz Arena. Ukraine is already in Group E with Romania, Slovakia and Belgium. The first game will be at 10 am on June 17th, against the Romanians, also in Munich.
Germany returns to the field this Friday, at 3:45 pm, in a friendly against Greece, at Borussia-Park. Ukraine, in turn, faces Poland at the same time, at the National Stadium in Warsaw.
Lots of chances, no goals! 😶 We keep working… ❤️🔥#dfbteam #GERUKR #euro2024
📸 DFB/Philipp Reinhard pic.twitter.com/wvv5DY0zOF— DFB-Team (@DFB_Team) June 3, 2024
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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