Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka played the entire 120 minutes as England advanced to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 with a thrilling victory over Slovakia.
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Our due began the game at Gelsenkirchen, where the Three Lions trailed for the majority of the 90 minutes after Ivan Schranz scored an unexpected opener on 25 minutes. Declan hit a post in the second half with a long-range shot as England appeared to be out of the tournament early Which was Reported on X.
However, as the game entered the sixth minute of stoppage time, a fantastic overhead kick from Jude Bellingham sent the game to extra-time, and right away Harry Kane headed England into the lead, which they clung to to set up a last-eight matchup with Switzerland.
Our two remained on the field throughout, with Bukayo even deployed as left-back in the second half as Gareth Southgate attempted to find a way out of a bad situation. Declan made his 55th appearance for his country, and Bukayo got his 37th cap. Aaron Ramsdale was once again an unused substitute.
Bukayo completed more dribbles than any other player on the field during the game, while Declan had 109 touches, won every tackle he made, completed 80 passes, and took three shots in an all-action performance.
“You look up at the clock and think ‘we could be going home here’,” he stated after the game. There are athletes saying to one other, “One minute to go,” and there is that inner battle and spirit in us.
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