England fall behind Slovenia but secure top spot in Group D and qualify for the round of 16. The “3 Lions” have drawn without goals with the Balkan team in the match held at the Cologne stadium.
In the 20th minute, a very nice action with many passes made the “3 Lions” manage to find the way to the net, but the referee canceled the celebration of Gareth Southgate’s team for Phil Foden’s offside position.
This is a historic draw for the Slovenians, who mathematically ensure qualification to the next round. Only 3 shots on goal for the English and very few dangerous scoring chances. In the end, it seems that both national teams have celebrated the qualification, but undoubtedly the biggest enthusiasm is in the ranks of Slovenia.
And the next match of this group; the one between Denmark and Serbia, played at the “Allianz Arena” in Munich, was closed with intact nets, but the Danes took Serbia out of the European competition.
In the 23rd minute, the Danes sent the ball into the net after a corner kick, but the side referee disallowed it as the ball went out of bounds.
With these draws in the two challenges played, England secures the first place with 5 points, followed by Slovenia with 3 points, Denmark with 3 points and Serbia closes the classification with 2 accumulated points.
In the round of 16, England will face the Netherlands, while Denmark will face Germany.
Daniamrka will also host the matches that will be played tomorrow to see if it will be the Scandinavian team that will qualify as the third best place.