What seemed to be a big boost turned out to be a sour draw. The Red Devils took the 2-2 against England in minute 95 – ultimately a justified draw. Several foreign newspapers saw how the Belgians Three Lions could get into trouble a few times, “although that was mainly due to the poor defensive work of the English”. An overview.
LOOK. The summary of England-Belgium, with Bellingham’s late equalizer
The Sun: “Belgium caused England problems several times”
“Belgium, which no longer has a golden team, repeatedly caused problems for a mediocre England. The goals were scored after blunder in the English defense. Dunk made a horrible mistake with the Belgians’ second goal. This allowed Tielemans to score his second goal of the evening after a great assist from Lukaku. If England wants to win the European Championship, everyone will have to be fit.”
The Sun even devoted an entire article to Romelu Lukaku’s wonderful assist. “He punished Lewis Dunk’s mediocre work mercilessly. The former Manchester United target man stole the ball from the Brighton defender and then kicked a sublime cross with the outside of his left hand. Would Chelsea fans like to see him get another chance in London?”
The Guardian: “Lukebakio’s painful miss still mattered”
The Guardian also points to the good chance that Dodi Lukebakio missed in minute 92. Belgium was able to counter with express trains Doku, Openda and Lukebakio. The Man City winger also put the Sevilla striker in front of Pickford alone, but Lukebakio kicked wildly over (see from 3’10” in the video above). “He just had to put the ball next to the keeper to decide the match, but he banged it. high over. It seemed like that painful miss wouldn’t matter. But Bellingham changed that.”
Sky Sports: “England is left with a lot of question marks”
“England was once again shaky defensively and once again seemed on its way to defeat against a top 10 country in the FIFA rankings,” Sky Sports reports. “But in the end, Jude Bellingham, who had previously missed two huge chances, prevented his team from having to leave Wembley with shame. England is one of the favorites to win the European Championship, but the team remains with a lot of question marks after this international break.”
Daily Mail: “England didn’t quite deserve the equalizer”
“England did not quite deserve the equalizer, because a few minutes earlier Dodi Lukebakio missed the chance to make it 1-3. But the Sevilla striker rashly kicked over Jordan Pickford’s goal. Youri Tielemans was the best man on the field and Ben Chilwell saw stars against the lightning-fast Jérémy Doku. Luckily for the home side, Jude Bellingham was there. Him again. What a phenomenon.”
Algemeen Dagblad: “The curse continues”
“The English seemed to fade away after a strong second half, but super-talented Jude Bellingham stood up again. Deep into injury time he made it 2-2. A draw was enough for Belgium to take third place in the FIFA rankings, because they themselves drew against Ireland (0-0) and because England lost to Brazil (0-1). An evening on the iconic field in London ended inconclusively, but the supporters still went home with a satisfied feeling. Although the Belgians will be particularly disappointed that they were unable to win on English soil for the first time in history. The curse continues.”
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