Nations League
At the same time as Croatia in Austria’s group A1, the Netherlands qualified for the final tournament of the UEFA Nations League in group A4 on Sunday. The Netherlands saw off pursuers Belgium thanks to a Virgil van Dijk header in the 73rd minute.
Behind the Netherlands and Belgium, Poland maintained third place with a 1-0 win in Wales. Karol Swiderski scored decisively (57th), Wales are relegated from the A-League and might be an opponent of Austria in the next edition.
Wales are relegated following losing to Poland
Wales lost 1-0 at home to Poland and were relegated to League B.
In the Austria group, even a 2-0 win over world champions France brought Denmark nothing. “Danish Dynamite” missed a point to win the group because Croatia won in Vienna. France seemed to take the momentum from their 2-0 win once morest Austria to Copenhagen. The Danes initially had to defuse some tricky situations, but found their way into the game better and better. Kasper Dolberg exploited a mistake made by the indisposed French defensive center in the center (33′). Andreas Skov Olsen completed the double strike with a shot from the back (39′).
Denmark beats France
Denmark celebrated a 2-0 home win once morest world champions France. Due to the Croatian victory in Vienna, this result is not enough for the group victory.
Inefficient performance by France
Kylian Mbappe missed the big chance to make it 2-1, Kasper Schmeichel successfully extended his leg (67th). The scene was emblematic of the world champion’s inefficient performance this time. The Danes around ex-Salzburg player Rasmus Kristensen and ex-Graz player Rasmus Höjlund brought the lead to the finish, the jubilation was restrained in view of the result in Vienna. The remaining two tickets for next year’s Nations League title mini-tournament, which will be held in one of the four participating countries, will be awarded on Monday and Tuesday.
Turkey makes a fool of itself in the Faroe Islands
In League C, Turkey, already promoted, suffered a 2-1 disgrace in the Faroe Islands. Viljormur Davidsen (51′) and Joan Simun Edmundsson (59′) scored for the home side. Serdar Gürler (89th) only managed to score the goal for Turkey. In the parallel game, Luxembourg celebrated a 1-0 home win over Lithuania with a late goal from Gerson Rodrigues (89′). Turkey won the group with 13 points ahead of Luxembourg (11) and the Faroe Islands (8). Lithuania is relegated to League D with just one point at the bottom.
