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Source: Keystone
European champion Portugal and world champion France continue to march in unison in their Nations League group. The Portuguese beat Sweden 3-0, the French won 2-1 in Croatia.
Before the last two rounds of League A, scheduled for mid-November, no decision was made in any of the four groups, neither on the group victory and associated place in the final phase, nor on the fight for the relegation to League B.
In Group 3, the battle for the group’s victory should be decided in the second game between Portugal and France on November 14. France also defeated Croatia in the second mini-mini rematch of the World Cup final in 2018. The early 1-0 in Zagreb was marked by a shot from Antoine Griezmann, who had already scored 4-2 at home in September. . After the temporary equalization, Kylian Mbappé scored the winning goal in the 79th minute.
Denmark bodigt England
England suffered a setback in Group 2 with a 1-0 loss at Wembley to Denmark. Coach Gareth Southgate’s team beat themselves in the first half. First, Harry Maguire left the field after the second serious foul and the second yellow card, and shortly after, Kyle Walker, another defender, committed a safe foul in the penalty area. Former Tottenham legionnaire Christian Eriksen made good use of the penalty. Belgium took advantage of England’s withdrawals with a 2-1 win in Iceland. Romelu Lukaku distinguished himself with two goals. With a total of three goals, he is the most successful scorer in the A-League to date.
In the fourth round, Robert Lewandowski finally made the hit list. He scored two goals in Poland’s 3-0 home to Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Poles made the most of a red card against a Bosnian after a quarter of an hour. Poland now leads Group 1 alone because Italy and the Netherlands drew in the big game (1-1). After a great start with goals from Lorenzo Pellegrini and Donny van de Beek, the match in Bergamo visibly flattened.
The final phase of the first Nations League was disputed in June 2019 by Portugal (1st), Holland (2nd), England (3rd) and Switzerland (4th). Given the current state of the groups, it is conceivable that another four teams will be present at the next ‘Final Four’.
Telegrams and League A rankings
Group 1:
Italy – Netherlands 1: 1 (1: 1). – Bergamo. – SR Taylor (ENG). – Tore: 16. Lorenzo Pellegrini 1: 0. 25. Van de Beek 1: 1.
Poland – Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 (2-0). – Wroclaw. – SR Pawson (ENG). – Goals: 40 Lewandowski 1-0. 45. Linetty 2-0. 52 Lewandowski 3-0. – Observations: 15. Red card against Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia-Herzegovina / emergency brake foul).
Classification: 1. Poland 4/7 (5: 2). 2. Italy 4/6 (3: 2). 3. Netherlands 4/5 (2: 2). 4. Bosnia-Herzegovina 4/2 (2: 6).
Group 2:
England – Denmark 0: 1 (0: 1). – London / Wembley. – SR Manzano (ESP). – Goal: 35. Eriksen (foul penalty) 0: 1. – Notes: 32. Yellow / red card against Maguire (England / foul).
Isla – Belgien 1: 2 (1: 2). – Reykjavik. – SR Meschkow (RUS). – Tear: 9. Lukaku 0: 1. 17 Saevarsson 1: 1. 37. Lukaku (Penalty kick) 1: 2.
Classification: 1. Belgium 4/9 (10: 4). 2. Denmark 4/7 (4: 2). 3. England 4/7 (3: 2). 4. Iceland 4/0 (2:11).
Group number 3:
Croatia – France 1: 2 (0: 1). – Zagreb. – 7000 spectators. – SR Kuipers (NED). – Goals: 8º Griezmann 0-1. 65. Vlasic 1: 1. 79. Mbappé 1: 2.
Portugal – Schweden 3: 0 (2: 0). – Lisbon. – SR Jovanovic (SRB). – Tore: 21. Bernardo Silva 1: 0. 44. Jack 2: 0. 72. Jack 3: 0.
Classification: 1. Portugal 4/10 (9: 1). 2. France 4/10 (7: 3). 3. Croatia 4/3 (6:11). 4. Sweden 4/0 (1: 8).
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