BS / June 11, 2022

After a lapse of 53 years, the Three Lions won the European Cup 1-0

At 9 pm on June 13th, Beijing time, a focus game of the first round of the 2020 European Cup group stage group D kicked off at Wembley Stadium in London. England played against Croatia. Both sides score nothing in the first half. However, things changed in the second. With Sterling's first goal in the European Championship of his career, he defeated his opponent by a score of 1-0. The team won historically for the first time. It is worth mentioning that this victory is the first time that the English team has made a good start in Euro 2020, breaking their curse of being unable to win the first game in the history of the European Championship finals.

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In terms of FIFA world rankings, England ranks fourth in the world, while World Cup runner-up Croatia ranks 14th in the world. This is the 11th time the two sides have faced each other. In the previous 10 encounters, the England team had 5 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, which gave it a slight upper hand.

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This is also the second time the two teams have met in the competition since the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. In the World Cup in Russia three years ago, England was eliminated by Croatia 1-2 in overtime and missed the final.

This is also the 10th time the Three Lions team has participated in the European Football Championship. In the previous 9s, England failed to get a good start, with 5 draws and 4 losses in the first match. The opposite is true for Croatia. The Checkered Ones participated in the European Championship 5 times before, and the first game was 4 wins and 1 tie. In addition, the England national football team missed the European Championship last time were due to Croatia. The historical grievances between the two sides are not shallow.

In the first half, the two sides had offensive and defensive, but in a slow tempo, England had a slight advantage, but the two teams failed to create good opportunities to shot, only Foden shot and hit the post to create a threat.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides to fight again. In the 56th minute of the game, the England team finally broke the deadlock on the field.

Calvin Phillips, who had a 100% pass success rate in the first half, got rid of the defense and sent an exquisite pass. Sterling faced the goalkeeper calmly and shot in the penalty area. Although the ball hit the lower side of the goalkeeper's left hand, it still flew in goal.

In the end, with this only goal in the game, England defeated Croatia 1-0 to get a good start to the European Championship.

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This is England's first victory in the first game since it participated in the European Championship for the first time in 1968, setting a 53-year record. This makes us full of expectations for England's next game.

With the England team made a good start, they also set 3 records in this game.

First, England broke the curse of failing to win the first game of the European Championship. In the previous 9 European Championship openers, England only scored 5 draws and 4 losses. After winning Croatia this time, England broke the curse.

Second, in major competitions, the England team has never lost 12 games at Wembley Stadium. They have achieved 8 wins and 4 draws.

Third, Bellingham, who came off the bench in 82 minutes, became the youngest player in the history of the European Championship at the age of 17 years and 349 days.


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