Hungary claimed the most significant victory in living memory as they toppled England 1-0 in their UEFA Nations League clash in Budapest.Reece James had a desperately bad day at work on Saturday evening. Chelsea defender came off the bench for his country to help the team get an edge over the hosts, but instead, he fouled Hungarian winger Zsolt Nagy in the area mere seconds after stepping onto the pitch.
The ref pointed to the spot and Dominik Szoboszlai made no mistake, beating Jordan Pickford with a powerful kick low into the corner.Three Lions tried to get back into the game through attempts from captain Harry Kane and debutant Jarrod Bowen, but the Hungarians fought bravely to claim their country’s first win over England since 1962. It was a 60-year-wait, but it was worth it for the country that had one of the world’s best national teams midway through the twentieth century.Kane nearly salvaged a point in stoppage time but was inches away from his 50th international goal as his powerful effort flew into the side-netting.Southgate’s men now have to raise themselves for a trip to Germany on Tuesday before hosting Italy and Hungary later this month.It was a strange game indeed – and not just because of the unexpected outcome, but because of the fact that the vast majority of spectators were young children!Hungary forced to play game behind closed doors due to fan racism, let in 30,000+ under 14s, who boo England players taking the knee pic.twitter.com/jt652RE310— Sam Cunningham (@samcunningham) June 4, 2022 The match was supposed to be played behind closed doors because of a UEFA ban aimed at the home supporters, but a late decision saw children allowed in the stands instead. Out of 35,000 people cheering on the home nation, around 30,000 were primary school pupils. Those youngsters certainly gave it a good go in supporting their team against a world-class opponent. And you can be sure that those kids will grow up loving football and remember this match for a long time.UEFA NATIONS LEAGUELEAGUE A, ROUND 1WednesdayPoland – Wales 2-1 (0-0)/Kaminski 72, Swiderski 85 – Williams 52/ThursdayCzech R. – Switzerland 2-1 (1-1)/Kuchta 11, Sow 58 og – Okafor 44/Spain – Portugal 1-1 (1-0)/Morata 25 – Horta 82/FridayBelgium – Netherlands 1-4 (0-1)/Batshuayi 90+3 – Bergwijn 40, Depay 51, 66, Dumfries 62/Croatia – Austria 0-3 (0-1)/Arnautovic 41, Gregoritsch 54, Sabitzer 57/France – Denmark 1-2 (0-0)/Benzema 51 – Cornelius 68, 88/SaturdayHungary – England 1-0 (0-0)/Szoboszlai 66 pen/21.45: (2.60) Italy (3.30) Germany (2.90)Sunday21.45: (4.90) Czech R. (3.60) Spain (1.79)21.45: (1.79) Portugal (3.60) Switzerland (5.60)Monday21.45: (3.80) Croatia (3.50) France (2.14)21.45: (2.95) Austria (3.20) Denmark (2.55)Tuesday21.45: (2.50) Germany (3.20) England (3.15)21.45: (1.32) Italy (5.40) Hungary (12.0)Wednesday21.45: (5.20) Wales (3.60) Netherlands (1.80)21.45: (1.65) Belgium (3.80) Poland (6.25)***odds are subject to change