This was not how Gareth Southgate had envisaged the start of the countdown to the Qatar World Cup. On a night when over 30,000 Hungarian schoolchildren massed into this boisterous arena, blowing their vuvuzelas with their screeching sound from start to finish, England produced one of their worst performances for some time.
England had entered this Nations League opener – nominally to be played behind closed doors because of the bad behaviour of Hungary fans during Euro 2020 but with kids allowed under a Uefa loophole – boasting an intimidating record. Eighteen wins in 22 matches and only one defeat – on penalties to Italy in last summer’s Euro final.
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