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England beat 10-man Czechia in first Nations League win
September 29, 2026 at 09:39 PM · Updated 17d ago
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10 reports · 7 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 4 hours
England beat 10-man Czechia 2-0 in Prague on Tuesday, earning their first Nations League points after an opening loss to Spain.
- England defeated Czechia 2-0 in Tuesday's UEFA Nations League Group A3 match in Prague.
- Pavel Sulc was sent off in the 25th minute after a VAR review upgraded his challenge on Elliot Anderson to a red card.
- Anthony Gordon headed in Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross in the 47th minute, and Harry Kane added a second in the 69th.
- The win gave England their first three points of the group, leaving them second behind Spain, with a trip to Croatia next on 3 October.
- Tuchel benched Jude Bellingham and started Trent Alexander-Arnold, who set up Gordon's opening goal.
- The win marked England's first clean sheet in seven matches after conceding 13 in their previous six.
- Tuchel handed debuts to Alex Scott and Rio Ngumoha from the bench in Prague.
- Jude Bellingham was named among the substitutes, with Thomas Tuchel keeping the midfielder on the bench for the Prague match.
- Alex Scott made his England debut in the Nations League victory over Czechia.
- Anthony Gordon scored in a second consecutive England appearance, the BBC reported.
- Anthony Gordon called Trent Alexander-Arnold an excellent player after the midfielder's cross set up his opening goal.
- Alexander-Arnold said it was an honour to play for England and expressed delight at linking up with Gordon.








