HEARTBREAK FOR ENGLAND: Phil Foden thought he had equalized, but his goal was overturned after VAR ruled he was offside on the pass

England felt they had equalised against Slovakia in their knockout match, but the goal was rightfully disallowed for offside by Phil Foden.

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Another dreadfully poor first half from England saw Gareth Southgate’s team fall behind 1-0 to a goal by Ivan Schranz, with Slovakia earning their lead.

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After that, England had to fight to get past a resolute Slovakian defence, and their joy was short-lived as Foden scored five minutes into the second half.

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The England team’s victory over Slovakia was cut short by an offside call by Phil Foden.

In England’s last group stage match against Slovenia, the Manchester City midfielder was flagged for being in an offside position after latching onto Declan Rice’s pass and throwing the ball across the goal for Bukayo Saka to tap in.

And this time, he was punished once more for playing the finishing role. He unnecessarily strayed offside to receive Kieran Trippier’s square pass across the six-yard line, which Foden then tapped in.

The goal was promptly disqualified, forcing England to relaunch their attempt to save their Euro 2024 campaign.