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Greece beat England for the first time in history

Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory to put them in control of Nations League Group B2 at Wembley on Thursday.

While Pavlidis's winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time sparked wild celebrations among the Greek fans, England standin manager Lee Carsley got a sobering reality check.

Two victories since Gareth Southgate stood down had raised Carsley's stock as a likely full-time option, but after a ragged defeat at the hands of Greece, his hopes may have dwindled.

Pavlidis had given his side the lead early in the second half with a clinical finish and Greece had three goals ruled out against an England side that started with an ultra-attacking line-up but misfired badly.

Jude Bellingham looked to have rescued his side when he lashed home an 87th-minute equaliser but there was another twist as the outstanding Pavlidis punished more woeful defending to shoot past Jordan Pickford from close range.

Greece top the table with a maximum nine points while England's first defeat under Carsley left them second with six.

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