UEFA Nations League

Czechia vs England, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Czechia
  • Red Card 25': Pavel Sulc
FT
0 - 2
England
  • 47': Anthony Gordon
  • 69': Harry Kane

Gordon, Kane score in England win at 10-man Czechia

Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane secured England a straightforward 2-0 win away to 10-man Czechia at the end of one of the most dramatic days in the nation's footballing history.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Trafford (England).
  • 5': Foul by Matej Radosta (Czechia).
  • 5': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Czechia).
  • 7': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Lukás Cerv (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Cerv.
  • 14': Foul by Jirí Sláma (Czechia).
  • 14': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Morgan Rogers (England) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
  • 17': Trevoh Chalobah (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
  • 23': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
  • 23': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
  • 25': Pavel Sulc (Czechia) is shown the red card.
  • 29': Offside, England. Lewis Hall is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia).
  • 35': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
  • 35': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Cerv (Czechia).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Lewis Hall (England).
  • 40': Adam Karabec (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
  • 42': Foul by Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia).
  • 42': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 43': Adam Hlozek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
  • 45': Substitution, Czechia. Ondrej Lingr replaces Adam Karabec because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 45'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 45'+1': Handball by Bukayo Saka (England).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Matej Radosta (Czechia).
  • 45'+2': Lewis Hall (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Czechia 0, England 0.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 45': Second Half begins Czechia 0, England 0.
  • 47': Goal! Czechia 0, England 1. Anthony Gordon (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 48': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
  • 48': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Ondrej Lingr (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matej Radosta.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Lewis Hall (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  • 56': Substitution, Czechia. Alex Král replaces Michal Sadílek.
  • 57': Substitution, Czechia. Lukás Ambros replaces Matej Radosta.
  • 57': Corner, England. Conceded by Stepán Chaloupek.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lewis Hall (England) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a corner.
  • 59': Corner, England. Conceded by Robin Hranác.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  • 69': Goal! Czechia 0, England 2. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Substitution, England. Alex Scott replaces Elliot Anderson.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Harry Kane.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Rio Ngumoha replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 72': Ondrej Lingr (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
  • 74': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Rio Ngumoha.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Lukás Ambros (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
  • 75': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
  • 75': Rio Ngumoha (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Offside, England. Lewis Hall is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by James Trafford (England). Assisted by Ondrej Lingr.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Scott.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  • 80': Substitution, Czechia. Daniel Vasulín replaces Adam Hlozek.
  • 80': Substitution, Czechia. Roman Macek replaces Lukás Cerv.
  • 81': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Anthony Gordon.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia).
  • 82': Corner, England. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 83': Roman Macek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (England).
  • 83': Offside, Czechia. Daniel Vasulín is caught offside.
  • 84': Offside, England. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
  • 86': Jirí Sláma (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (England).
  • 87': Offside, Czechia. Daniel Vasulín is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Alex Scott (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 88': Corner, England. Conceded by Jirí Sláma.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Roman Macek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alex Scott (England).
  • 90'+2': Ondrej Lingr (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (England).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 90'+2': Corner, England. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Czechia 0, England 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Czechia 0, England 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 4
66.3 Possession 33.7
22 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
618 Accurate Passes 281
670 Passes 343
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
19 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.0
27 Long Balls 50
17 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 6
8 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 6
16 Effective Clearances 22
16 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 18,930

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 4 +7 12
2 England 4 +11 9
3 Croatia 4 -10 3
4 Czechia 4 -8 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CZE Czechia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Matej Kovár (GK)
7 Ladislav Krejcí
4 Robin Hranác
5 Jiri Sláma
6 Stepán Chaloupek
15 Pavel Sulc Red Card
12 Lukás Cerv
8 Michal Sadílek
10 Adam Hlozek
9 Adam Karabec
18 Matěj Radosta
Czechia Substitutes:
Ondrej Kricfalusi, Alex Král, Lukás Ambros, Pavel Bucha, Ondrej Lingr, Martin Vitík, Daniel Vasulín, Lukás Hornícek, Ondrej Zmrzly, Antonín Kinsky, Michal Sacek, Roman Macek.

ENG England (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 James Trafford (GK)
6 Marc Guéhi
12 Trevoh Chalobah
3 Lewis Hall
2 Trent Alexander-Arnold
17 Morgan Rogers
16 Myles Lewis-Skelly Yellow Card
8 Elliot Anderson
9 Harry Kane
11 Anthony Gordon
7 Bukayo Saka
England Substitutes:
Jude Bellingham, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Pickford, Jarell Quansah, Jarrad Branthwaite, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Garner, Eberechi Eze, Jason Steele, Alex Scott, Ezri Konsa, Rio Ngumoha.

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