England left no chance to Wales
Everything in the match was decided in two minutes of the second half, when the British gave a shock segment. Wales could not recover from him.
With this couple in group "B" everything was clear almost certainly before the starting whistle. The English with four points left the group in any case, and the Welsh, who managed to lose to Iran, shone the coveted relegation games only if Iran won over the USA, and they themselves would defeat England. But the intrigue was even without complicated calculations - can Wales effectively slam the door if they still leave the World Cup?
Already at the beginning of the match, the first bells sounded for the Welsh at the same time as they realized who they should be afraid of in this England. Rashford tried to move into the penalty area, but was stopped, and a few minutes later he tried to close the diagonal.
Rashford also had a 100% moment. The British intercepted the ball in the center of the field and brought Marcus to a duel with the goalkeeper, but Walker managed to stop the attacker at the edge of the penalty area.
The England team took the ball and owned it most of the time in the first half, now and then getting close to the gates of the Welsh. By the middle of the half, the starting pressure calmed down, but even then the opponent had nothing to oppose to the “lions”.
The dangerous moment - and again at the gates of Wales - was at the end of the half, when Bellingham, Kane and Foden played a great combination, but the latter sent the ball just above the gate.
England picked up the pace in the second half - and were immediately rewarded for it. Rashford, who actively attacked the Welsh goal in the first 45 minutes, sent the ball from a free kick into the upper right corner with an accurate kick.
No sooner had the ball been in play again than Rashford was in possession again. Next, Kane shot through the goalie to the far post, where Foden easily brought the ball into the goal from a couple of meters.
Two goals conceded seemed to wake up Wales: the players remembered that the opponent also has a goal. First, James struck from an acute angle, not entering the penalty area, and then Moore embodied the same idea. And he could play a cruel joke with Pickford rebound, but the goalkeeper managed to orient himself to send the ball to the corner.
But the British did not want to give up theirs. Once again, Rashford took over. From his own half of the field, Alexander-Arnold made a pass to him, Markus entered the penalty area and shot from under two defenders into the near corner. Ward and put the ball between his legs.
Rashford could score a hat-trick, but hit lightly and could not break through the Welsh goalkeeper.
The Wales national team, already definitely finishing their performance in Qatar, seemed to be waiting for this match to finally end. No dangerous moments, not even a very simple, but accurate combination. Alas, at this World Cup they showed their worst game.
3:0 - defeat from neighbors in the United Kingdom. Wales go home with one point in the piggy bank, while England exit the group in first place.
Match protocol
Wales - England - 0:3 (0:0)
29th of November. Er Rayyan. Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.
Referee - Vincic (Slovenia).
Wales: Ward, Ampadu, Davis (Morrell 59), Rawdon, Mepham, Williams (Roberts 36), Allen (Colville 81), Ramsey, Moore, Bale (Johnson 46), James (Wilson 77).
England: Pickford, Maguire, Stones, Walker (Alexander-Arnold 57), Shaw (Trippier 65), Bellingham, Henderson, Rice (Phillips 58), Foden, Rushford (Grealish 76), Kane (Wilson 58) .
Goals: 0-1 Rashford (50), 0-2 Foden (51), 0-3 Rashford (68)
Booked: James (29), Ramsey (61).