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England's footballers have kicked off the post-Southgate era with a win in the explosive neighborhood duel with Ireland. The "Three Lions" won the Nations League opener in their League B match in Dublin 2:0 (2:0) and gave interim coach Lee Carsley a successful debut.
Declan Rice (12) and Jack Grealish (26), who was left out of the squad for the European Championships, were two players with a strong Irish connection in their biographies.
Rice had even played three games for Ireland's senior national team before switching nations, while Grealish had played up to U21 level. Under coach Carsley, who is scheduled to be in charge of the England team for at least six games, things were much more vertical for long stretches than under Gareth Southgate, who retired after the Germany tournament. Also in League B, Georgia defeated the Czech Republic 4:1 at home in a rematch of the European Championship group game (1:1).
The route to the final four has been reformed and now involves quarter-final matches. The importance of the Nations League remains in connection with qualifying for the next major tournament, in this case the 2026 World Cup. The four best teams that do not make it into the top two in their groups in the 2025 World Cup qualifiers will compete with the twelve World Cup qualifying group runners-up in March 2026 for the four remaining European starting places for the final tournament in North America.
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