The English national team inflicted a humiliating loss on its Croatian counterpart in its own home with a clean score in the third round of the third group competitions in the first level of the Nations League competition on Saturday.
England settled the result in the first half by scoring a quartet, which was alternated by captain Harry Kane (8), Jude Bellingham (21), Anthony Gordon (39) and Bukayo Saka (45).
The Three Lions team added two goals in the second half, starting with Kane, who scored his second personal goal for him and the fifth for his team after a pass from Elliot Andersen (53). The German Bayern Munich striker returned and passed a decisive ball to Bukayo Saka, who put it into the net (68), before he came out and Morgan Rogers replaced him in the 70th minute. The latter did not disappoint by concluding the scoring festival 3 minutes before the end of normal time (87).
Kane, 33 years old, raised his tally to 89 goals in 124 goals for his country.
The match, which was scheduled to be held behind closed doors for disciplinary reasons, was played in front of more than 6,000 children invited by the Croatian Federation, as permitted by the regulations, and in front of about 100 visiting fans.
England achieved its second victory in a row after the victory away from home over the Czech Republic 2-0, which came after losing at home to world champion Spain 2-3 in the opener.
The English team raised its score to 6 points, in second place behind Spain, which leads with a full score.
German coach Thomas Tuchel's men will host the Czech Republic in the fourth round on the sixth of this month, while Spain will take on Croatia on the same day.
The Spain national team continued its perfect start in the group stage of the European Nations League, achieving its third victory in a row, and defeating the Czechs with a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
Within the third round competitions in the third group of the first classification, the Spanish national team won at home with three goals scored by Lamine Yamal, in the sixth minute, Rodri in the 35th minute, and Mikel Merino in the 89th minute, while Jiri Slama scored the only goal for the Czechs in the 69th minute.
The match witnessed the expulsion of Ladislav Krejci from the Czech national team in the 85th minute, after receiving a second warning.
The Spanish national team raised its score to 9 points at the top of the standings, compared to 6 points for England in second place, and 3 for Croatia in third place, while the Czech national team is at the bottom of the standings with no points.
Former English heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury will invite US President Donald Trump to lead his entry into the ring, before his awaited fight with his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
Fury and Joshua are scheduled to face each other in Cardiff on December 11, and the “Gypsy King,” as he calls himself, is keen for Trump to join his convoy to the ring at the Principality Stadium, which has a capacity of 80,000 spectators.
Fury met Trump at the UFC Freedom 250 tournament at the White House last June, and wore a hat that read, “Donald Trump is Prime Minister,” after the 80-year-old president lifted the travel ban imposed on him from the United States.
Fury said: “I will definitely make this offer to my old friend, and we will see if he is free.”
He added: “This may be unlikely given the situation he is currently going through, as he is the President of the United States.”
Meanwhile, Fury insists that his fight with Joshua is only preparation for his real priority, which is the third fight against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, to whom he has previously lost twice.
He added: “I have no intention of retiring after Joshua. "I'm using this fight as a warm-up for Usyk."
He continued, saying: “This fight is just the beginning, and I guarantee you that the night I knock him out, he will not know what time it is. Then I want to face Usyk in New York.”
He concluded: “This will be the most active year for me since 2018. I went through 12 rounds with (Russian) Arslanbek Mahmudov, who is 1.97 meters tall, and seven rounds with (Polish) Mariusz Wachs, another giant who is 2.2 meters tall. Let's not hesitate to tell the truth, I am at the top of my game right now. “I feel wonderful even though I am 38 years old.”
