The Greek national football team had a historic night at Wembley on Thursday.
Greece has beaten England in men’s football for the first time in an official international match.
In a meeting between countries playing in the same League of Nations group as the Huhkajis, Greece rose to a surprising 2–1 victory in extra time given by the referee, when Vangelis Pavlidis managed to score for the second time on the night at Wembley.
Jude Bellingham had brought England level a little earlier, with his 1–1 goal in the 87th minute. Pavlidis completed Greece’s 1–0 lead early in the second half.
– We were the second best on the pitch today for most of the time and that was disappointing. There will always be setbacks, but then the most important thing is how you react to them. We tried to change things and get possession of the midfield, but we didn’t succeed. All the goals came from our mistakes, that was disappointing too, the England manager Lee Carsley comment.
England have lost four of their ten home matches in the Nations League. Before Thursday, Greece had never managed to score at Wembley.
In the Nations League, Greece leads the second group of the B-League after winning all three of its matches. England have six points, Ireland three. Finland is in the zero club after three rounds.
The Greek team had prepared for the match in the midst of an upset. On Thursday morning, we received the news that George Baldock has died.
The defender was found dead in the swimming pool of his home in Glafyda, in the metropolitan area of Athens. George Baldock, who died at the age of 31, lived almost his entire life in England, but played for the Greek national team.
Finland will meet England on October 13 at the Olympic Stadium. TV2 will show the match live. The pre-studio part starts at 18:15.