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]Italy beats Belgium 2-1 to finish 3rd in Nations League
Nicolò Barella opened the scoring at the start of the second half and Domenico Berardi doubled Italy’s lead from the spot in the 65th minute.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 08:54 PM IST
AP | , Turin, Italy
Mbappe scores as France fight back to beat Belgium in Nations League thriller
- In a crazy end to the game, Belgium thought they had won the pulsating contest minutes earlier but Romelu Lukaku's late effort was ruled out for offside by VAR.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 11:24 AM IST
Reuters | , Turin, Italy
Kevin De Bruyne back with Belgium for Nations League games
The Manchester City midfielder missed recent World Cup qualifiers due to injury, but Belgium coach Roberto Martinez included him on his roster.
Published on Oct 01, 2021 07:59 PM IST
PTI | , Tubize
Nations League: Italy extend unbeaten run, wins for England and Netherlands
A collective wrap from the latest round of matches of the 2020 EUFA Nations League.
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 10:12 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters
Nations League: Spain hammer Germany 6-0 to reach final four, Portugal beat Croatia
Sparkling Spain crushed hapless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the Nations League in style as forward Ferran Torres scored a first career hat-trick.
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 12:39 PM IST
Associated Press | Reuters
Italy back in contention; England out of Nations League
An Italy squad badly hit by the coronavirus still managed to beat Poland 2-0 on Sunday, putting the Azzurri in control of their group, while England was beaten 2-0 by top-ranked Belgium.
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 08:49 AM IST
ROME | Associated Press
France beats Portugal, clinch Nations League finals spot
Midfielder N’Golo Kanté, whose prowess is tackling, not scoring, notched the only goal of a 1-0 win that ended Portugal’s bid to defend its Nations League title and sent the French into the final-of-four.
Updated on Nov 15, 2020 12:41 PM IST
Lisbon, Portugal | Associated Press
UEFA cancels Norway game as virus-hit team unable to travel
Norway risks a 3-0 loss by forfeit for not fulfilling the match scheduled on Sunday in Bucharest. There are no clearly available dates in the international calendar to make up the game.
Updated on Nov 15, 2020 12:44 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
Nations League: Germany beat Ukraine 3-1 with Werner double to top group
Werner scored twice after Leroy Sane had cancelled out a surprise 12th minute lead for the visitors, who had four players.
Updated on Nov 15, 2020 09:08 AM IST
Leipzig | Reuters
Nations League: Eriksen penalty earns Denmark win over 10-man England
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eriksen powered his spot-kick past Jordan Pickford in the 35th minute, a couple of minutes after England centre back Harry Maguire had received a red card for a second booking.
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 11:22 AM IST
London | Reuters
Mbappe scores as France beats Croatia 2-1 in Nations League
Croatia has never beaten France, losing the last Nations League encounter and the 2018 World Cup final by the same score of 4-2. It was also beaten 2-1 in the 1998 World Cup semifinals.
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 10:13 AM IST
Zagreb, Croatia | Associated Press
Belgium squad tested for virus after Mechele’s positive
“All Belgian Red Devils and the staff will be tested again,” the federation said in a statement on Tuesday. It was unclear when the results would be available.
Updated on Sep 08, 2020 03:49 PM IST
BRUSSELS | Associated Press
Dominant Italy beats Netherlands 1-0 to move top of group
The win sent Italy to the top of League A Group 1 as Poland beat Bosnia 2-1 in the group’s other match.
Updated on Sep 08, 2020 03:19 PM IST
Amsterdam | Associated Press
France’s Kylian Mbappe tests positive for Covid-19, to miss Croatia clash
Mbappe was isolated once he found out about his positive test and left France’s training camp to return home on Monday evening.
Updated on Sep 08, 2020 10:33 AM IST
Paris | Associated Press
Nations League: Barella sinks Dutch as Italy get back on winning trail
Italy showed the greater urgency and quality throughout and were full value for the win that follows Friday’s disappointing 1-1 home draw with Bosnia.
Updated on Sep 08, 2020 09:04 AM IST
Amsterdam | Reuters
Switzerland extend Germany’s wait for win in Nations League
Since 2018, Germany has played six games in the first two editions of the Nations League and won none of them.
Updated on Sep 07, 2020 10:13 AM IST
Basel | Associated Press
Nations League: Mbappe’s goal gives France 1-0 win at Sweden
Mbappe cut in from the left and, after initially being tackled, he got the ball back off Kristoffer Olsson, feinted, and then curled the ball inside the post.
Updated on Sep 06, 2020 09:17 AM IST
Stockholm | Associated Press
England withdraw Harry Maguire from Nations League squad after trial in Greece
Manchester United captain Maguire was initially named in Southgate’s latest squad on Tuesday, while his trial was ongoing.
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 07:23 AM IST
LONDON | Reuters
Gareth Southgate hopeful on Kane, Rashford fitness as England draw Belgium in Nations League
Tuesday’s draw for the next Nations League saw England -- who finished third last year in the inaugural version of the competition -- come out in a group with Belgium, Denmark and Iceland in League A.
Updated on Mar 04, 2020 12:47 PM IST
Amsterdam | Agence France-Presse
Portugal defeat Netherlands to win first Nations League
The Dutch defensive pairing of Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt largely kept Cristiano Ronaldo quiet, but Valencia winger Guedes proved the match winner as his shot had too much power for Jasper Cillessen in the Netherlands goal.
Updated on Jun 10, 2019 09:29 AM IST
Porto | AFP
‘Genius’ Ronaldo hat-trick sends Portugal into Nations League final
The hosts had to withstand a huge moment of VAR controversy as after Ronaldo’s free-kick opened the scoring, Portugal thought they had the chance to double their lead from the penalty spot.
Updated on Jun 06, 2019 01:51 PM IST
Porto | AFP
Kazakhstan collapse sees McLeish sacked as Scotland boss
McLeish was hired in February last year and led Scotland to the top of their Nations League group, securing the safety net of a play-off should they fail to qualify automatically for the Euros next year from a group containing Belgium and Russia.
Updated on Apr 18, 2019 05:56 PM IST
London | AFP
New-look Germany make promising start with Serbia draw
Germany’s new-look team made a promising return to the international stage with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in a friendly on Wednesday, showing signs of improvement following a disastrous 2018
Published on Mar 22, 2019 12:29 PM IST
Wolfsburg, Germany | Reuters
Euro 2020 qualifiers: Alex McLeish sidesteps Scotland sack talk after Kazakhstan loss
Scotland manager Alex McLeish shrugged off questions about his future after his team’s abject 3-0 defeat by Kazakhstan in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday, saying he is ‘pretty good at bouncing back’
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 11:11 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters
Euro 2020 qualifying draw: Netherlands to face Germany, England meet Czech Republic
Netherlands will meet Germany in Euro 2020 qualifying, while England face Czech Republic and France face Iceland.
Updated on Dec 02, 2018 11:47 PM IST
London | Omnisport
Portugal held by Poland in Nations League
Hosts Portugal had already qualified for June’s inaugural Nations League finals alongside England, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while Poland could not avoid relegation.
Updated on Nov 21, 2018 09:55 AM IST
Guimaraes | AFP
Van Dijk late strike fires Dutch into Nations League semis
The Dutch advance from the tough three-team Group A1 at the expense of world champions France after scoring twice in the final six minutes in Gelsenkirchen as Germany were punished for not being clinical enough in the second half.
Updated on Nov 20, 2018 08:48 AM IST
Gelsenkirchen | AFP
Belgium at a loss to explain collapse against Swiss
Some players felt the World Cup semi-finalists might have got carried away after they went two goals ahead after only 17 minutes.
Updated on Nov 19, 2018 09:22 AM IST
Lucerne | Reuters
Germany relegated from UEFA Nations League top tier to cap miserable 2018
Netherlands’ impressive 2-0 home victory over world champions France in Rotterdam on Friday ensured Germany will finish bottom of Group 1 in League A, which is the UEFA competition’s top tier.
Updated on Nov 17, 2018 10:19 AM IST
Omnisport | HT Correspondent
Nations League gets to the business end
The strongest sides will qualify for the finals next June, but all 16 group winners will get a place in the Euro 2020 qualification play-offs.
Updated on Nov 14, 2018 03:21 PM IST
Paris | AFP
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