Here is a latest and brief overview of England National Football Team Vs Slovakia National Football Team Timeline
Football is the most followed and watched sport in the world and for a large chunk of the world population, it is a religion. This is why it has had a long and historied past, with many ups and downs and many rivalries forming on the way and in this spirit today we look at the England national football team vs Slovakia national football team timeline.
One can call it a friendly rivalry or not even a rivalry at all but the history between the two national football teams is certainly an interesting one. On one side you have a team that has more than a century of experience over its rival and on the other side, you have a team that really wants to prove itself.
So let us examine the individual and collective histories of both teams and look at their timeline against each other and see how one team has triumphed over the other time, time and again, and how the other can possibly change this in the future.
The England national football team vs Slovakia national football team timeline may be very short, but the history of the England national football team is long, as they played their first match in 1872. In fact, one can even argue that the history of England's national football team is synonymous with the history of football itself.
Sadly, however, England’s one and only FIFA World Cup title came in 1966, so quite a long time ago and while over time England has produced many great football players like Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, and David Beckham, they have not been able to replicate their 1996 World Cup win.
The history of Slovakia's national football team compared to England’s is a tiny one as the country gained its independence in 1993. In the early years, their national football team struggled quite a bit and was unable to establish itself at the international level.
But this changed in 2010 when they qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time. Then again in the UEFA Euro Cup 2016, they were able to reach the 16th round. All this was made possible thanks to great players like Marek Hamšík and Martin Škrtel.
England national football team vs Slovakia national football team timeline officially began on the 12th of October 2002, when both football teams played each other for the first time ever. The stakes were high for both teams as it was the 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match.
Slovakia had the home-court advantage as the match was played in Bratislava, Slovakia, but England had experience on their side. It was however Szilárd Németh who scored first for Slovakia in the first half, but England came back strong in the second half as David Beckham and Michael Owen scored one goal each and secured the victory for England.
The second qualifier match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup was held on the 11th of June, 2003 in the return leg and this time it was England’s turn to host as the match was played in Middlesbrough. But one thing remained the same Slovakia was the first to score and Vladimir Janočko scored the first goal in the first half.
But as usual, the English team rallied in the second half and secured two back-to-back goals and the scorer for both of these goals was none other than Michael Owen and England was once again victorious.
This third entry in the England national football team vs Slovakia national football team timeline went really poorly for Slovakia as its team lost 4-0 to England. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 28th of March 2009 and England fully utilized the home base advantage.
England’s attack was just too strong for Slovakia to handle as Emile Heskey scored the first goal, then Wayne Rooney scored two goals in a row and finally Frank Lampard scored the last goal for England.
Slovakia and England faced off each other again on the 20th of June, 2016 during the UEFA Euro group stage. This time around the Slovakian team was looking much stronger as they kept the English national football team from scoring, however, they themselves were not able to score either and the match ended in a draw 0-0.
This next match in the England national football team vs Slovakia national football team timeline was again a FIFA World Cup qualifier match for the 2018 tournament. Slovakia was again the host as the match was played in Trnava on 20th June 2016.
For the most part, both teams played equally well as neither team were able to score a goal during the first 90 minutes, but finally, in the 95th minute, Adam Lallana managed to score a goal and ended the match with a 1-0 victory for England.
The last encounter between the two teams to date came on the 4th of September 2017 when they again faced off each other in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier stage. This time England was hosting the game as the match was played at the Wembley Stadium.
Slovakia put pressure on England early on as Stanislav Lobotka scored a goal in the 3rd minute. But England responded in the 37th minute when Eric Dier scored a goal and finally, Marcus Rashford secured the deal for England when he scored a goal in the 59th minute and England won the match 2-1.
The England national football team vs Slovakia national football team timeline is a fascinating one. On one side you have a team with a long and historied past, with plenty of wins and lots of experience. But on the other side, you have the new kid on the block who is full of vigor and energy.
For the time being the experience has triumphed over sheer will but the way Slovakia has played so far, it is only a matter of time before they secure their first victory against England.
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