Italy needs to win its final two qualifying matches to secure its spot in the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
soon equalized from the penalty spot. England, which also beat Italy in Naples in March, needed only a tie to secure a trip to next year's continental championship in Germany. They pushed to win anyway, withbreaking the deadlock on a gorgeous second half strike before Kane added a third to qualify the Three Lions in style:The 20-year-old midfielder started the sequence with a ball-winning slide tackle at the top of his own 18 yard box.
England captain and all-time top scorer Kane stepped up to take it, sending Donnarumma diving the wrong way with his 60th career strike at the international level:Another home game, another win. England has now gone 19 matches at Wembley without losing. Their last defeat there came three years ago this month, whenon Nov. 17 and at North Macedonia three days later.
The ultimate goal is to be ready to contend for a title in Germany. England came oh-so-close to breaking its half century-plus run of futility in major tournament play last time around, squandering an early lead at Wembley in 2021 and eventually losing, on penalties, to theWith Bellingham driving the bus this time and Kane as lethal in front of goal as ever, this England squad looks like an even more serious title threat.wins its game in hand at home to North Macedonia on Nov.
Even if Italy doesn't finish second, they'd still have a lifeline, though: because the Italians won their UEFA Nations League group, they're ensured at least a place in March's playoffs for the final three Euro 2024 participants.Doug McIntyre is a soccer writer for FOX Sports.
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