Current:Home > NewsJude Bellingham’s goal secures England a 1-0 win against Serbia at Euro 2024 after fans clash -FutureFinance
Jude Bellingham’s goal secures England a 1-0 win against Serbia at Euro 2024 after fans clash
View
Date:2025-04-27 16:15:14
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Jude Bellingham scored to give England a winning start at the European Championship by beating Serbia 1-0 on Sunday.
The Real Madrid star put Gareth Southgate’s team in front with a stooping header in the 13th minute at the Veltins Arena from Bukayo Saka’s cross.
The buildup to the game had been overshadowed by concerns about violence between rival supporters. And some of those fears were realized when police rushed to separate brawling fans in Gelsenkirchen earlier in the day.
Social media footage showed men throwing chairs at each other outside a restaurant festooned with Serbian flags in the city.
England fans were soon celebrating once the game got underway after Bellingham’s early goal.
“It’s a great start for me personally to get my confidence up and to help the lads get the win is the most important thing,” Bellingham said.
Harry Kane so nearly extended the lead in the second half when Serbia goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic pushed his far post header onto the underside of the bar.
Kane set a record for his country by making his 23rd appearance at a major tournament.
“It’s a tough game. They are a tough team and have good players,” the England captain said. “We stood up to it well and it is good to get the three points and (for us) to progress. It’s good that we got the win today.”
Victory sent England to the top of Group C after Denmark drew 1-1 with Slovenia in an earlier game, with Christian Eriksen scoring three years after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field at the last Euros. England plays Denmark in Frankfurt on Thursday.
England was a beaten finalist at the last Euros, losing on penalties to Italy in the final three years ago. It is one of the favorites this time around. Serbia is playing in the Euros for the first time since 2000.
___
James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson
___
AP Euro 2024: https://apnews.com/hub/euro-2024
veryGood! (3822)
Related
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Sauce Gardner says former teammate Mecole Hardman 'ungrateful' in criticizing Jets
- Rats are high on marijuana evidence at an infested police building, New Orleans chief says
- South Dakota gov. promotes work on her teeth by Texas dentist in infomercial-style social media post
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- 'Heartbreaking': 3 eggs of beloved bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow unlikely to hatch
- No, Aaron Rodgers and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shrooms and Hail Marys do not a VP pick make
- Ten years after serving together in Iraq these battle buddies reunited
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Fantasy baseball 2024: Dodgers grab headlines, but many more factors in play
Ranking
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Tennessee headlines 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament schedule, brackets, storylines
- Trader Joe’s $3 mini totes went viral on TikTok. Now, they’re reselling for hundreds
- Delete a background? Easy. Smooth out a face? Seamless. Digital photo manipulation is now mainstream
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Police search for a University of Missouri student in Nashville
- Tennessee headlines 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament schedule, brackets, storylines
- New Study Shows Planting Trees May Not Be as Good for the Climate as Previously Believed
Recommendation
Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
Neve Campbell is returning for 'Scream 7' after pay dispute, Melissa Barrera firing
Teen Mom's Cheyenne Floyd Says This Is the Secret to a Healthy Sex Life
Danielle Hunter, Houston Texans agree to two-year, $49 million contract, per reports
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
Staff at a Virginia wildlife center pretend to be red foxes as they care for an orphaned kit
3 women and dog found dead, man fatally shot by police in North Las Vegas: Police
New York Times is sending copyright takedown notices to Wordle clones