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. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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 read more

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’ read more

Netherlands will meet Germany in Euro 2020 qualifying, while England face Czech Republic and France face Iceland. read more

Hosts Portugal had already qualified for June’s inaugural Nations League finals alongside England, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while Poland could not avoid relegation. read more

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. read more

Some players felt the World Cup semi-finalists might have got carried away after they went two goals ahead after only 17 minutes. read more

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. read more

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. read more

Anthony Martial, who has scored five goals in Manchester United’s last four Premier League games, comes in for France’s Nations League match in the Netherlands on November 16 and their home friendly against Uruguay four days later. read more

Belgium and France had been tied at the top last month and while both sides won one game and drew another in October, the Belgians, with 1,733 points, moved ahead by a single point under the formula for calculating the rankings. read more

Under-pressure Germany coach Joachim Loew insists he can handle criticism read more

This is the first time the Dutch have beaten Germany for 16 years and the comprehensive defeat leaves Loew under increasing pressure to resign after 12 years in charge. read more