Surprise in the Nations League: Vice European champions England lost to outsiders Hungary. In the duel of the German group opponents, a Leipzig player made the decision.
England suffered a defeat in Hungary at the start of the Nations League. Coach Gareth Southgate’s team lost 0-1 (0-0) in Budapest on Saturday. Hungary gave the first sign of respect in Germany’s group three ahead of the DFB team’s game in Italy on Saturday evening. Bundesliga professional Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig converted a not uncontroversial penalty kick in the 66th minute to win the strong hosts. Hungary will host the DFB team next Saturday, before England have to play in Munich on Tuesday.
“ghost game” with spectators
Despite the ban on spectators because of the discriminatory behavior of the Hungarian fans, the Puskás Aréna was well filled. According to the regulations of the European football union Uefa, children up to the age of 14 may enter the stadium for closed-door games if they are invited and accompanied by an adult. According to media reports, more than 30,000 visitors were registered before the game.
When the English team got down on their knees as usual in a sign against racism shortly before kick-off, boos could be heard (read more about this here). Because of the discriminatory behavior of its fans in the European Championship games against Portugal, France and Germany, Hungary’s national team was sentenced to two Uefa home duty games without spectators.