England concluded their European Championship qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw against North Macedonia on Monday. Despite the scrappy draw, England had already secured qualification for the 2023 finals in Germany with two games to spare. The draw in Skopje meant England finished Group C unbeaten. North Macedonia took the lead after a penalty was awarded when debutant Rico Lewis was penalized for a foul inside the box. Enis Bardhi scored on the follow-up after his penalty was initially saved. England leveled the score in the second half with an own goal from Jani Atanasov.
Key Points:
- England ended their European Championship qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw against North Macedonia.
- The draw came after England had already secured qualification for the 2023 finals in Germany with two games to spare.
- Despite the draw, England finished Group C unbeaten.
- North Macedonia took the lead after a penalty was awarded for a foul by debutant Rico Lewis inside the box.
- Enis Bardhi scored on the follow-up after his penalty was initially saved.
- England leveled the score in the second half with an own goal from Jani Atanasov.
- Captain Harry Kane stated that England can be proud of how the qualifying campaign went.
- Full-back Kyle Walker, wearing the captain’s armband for the first time, expressed that England should have won the match.
- The draw saw England finish six points ahead of Italy in their qualifying group.
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