The third edition of the UEFA Nations League is underway, with two matchdays played and four more to go before the final tournament in June 2023. UEFA.com takes a look at the big matchday three fixtures already played and still to come play.
All Nations League matches
Thursday June 9
Group A2 Portugal 2-0 Czech Republic
Group A2 Switzerland 0-1 Spain
Grupo B4 Norway – Slovenia 0-0
Group B4 Sweden – Serbia 0- 1
Group C2 Greece 3-0 Cyprus
Group C2 Kosovo 3-2 Northern Ireland
Grupo C4 Gibraltar – Bulgaria 1-1
Group C4 Macedonia del Norte – Georgia 0-3
Group D2 Malta 1-2 Estonia
Friday June 10
Group A1 Austria 1-1 France
Group A1 Denmark 0-1 Croatia
Grupo B2 Albania – Israel 1-2
Group B2 Russia (suspended until further notice) – Iceland
Group C3 Azerbaijan – Slovakia 0-1
Group C3 Belarus 1-1 Kazakhstan
Group D1 Moldova – Latvia 2-4
Grupo D1 Andorra – Liechtenstein 2-1
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Saturday June 11
Group A3 England – Italy
Group A3 Hungary – Germany
Group A4 Netherlands – Poland
Group A4 Wales – Belgium
Group B1 Republic of Ireland – Scotland (18:00)
Group B1 Ukraine – Armenia (15:00)
Group B3 Montenegro – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group B3 Romania – Finland
Group C1 Faroe Islands – Lithuania (18:00)
Group C1 Luxembourg – Turkey
All starts are at 20:45CET unless otherwise stated
Thursday – Spain wins and Portugal stands out
Demanded to get the three points, Spain came out from the start in search of the goal and in the 13th minute they were already winning thanks to a goal by Pablo Sarabia from Marcos Llorente’s pass. The 0-1 did not leave Switzerland very touched, which before the break looked for the tie without much luck. Already in the second act, the Spanish team dedicated themselves to maintaining possession of the ball against some Swiss who did not create chances, although at the last moment they had a chance to prevent Spain’s first win.
From the beginning, Portugal carried the weight of the match but the Czechs had a chance against it. However, after half an hour of play, the Portuguese team left the match very much on track with goals (both with shots from inside the box) from João Cancelo and Gonçalo Guedes. This score left the visitors very discouraged at the beginning of the second half with a Portugal that dedicated itself to taking a nap and where Cristiano Ronaldo did not score.
Haaland, another scorer, failed to score for Norway against Slovenia.
Friday – Goal by Mbappé and victory for Croatia
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France went out at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna looking for their first victory and had a great opportunity to score after a shot from Benzema, but Pentz spoiled the occasion. However, before the break the surprise broke out when Weimann gladly took advantage of a cross from the right by Laimer to beat Lloris. Already in the second, Mbappé made an appearance in the game by coming off the bench with the aim of looking for the tie, which came in the 83rd minute through a goal from the Paris star. Without a doubt, it was a fair 1-1 after a second half totally controlled by a France that, however, still hasn’t won.
The first half ended goalless in Copenhagen, where Denmark was the team that sought the 1-0 the hardest. Cornelius had a great opportunity but Livaković with a great intervention prevented the local goal. Meanwhile, in the second half Croatia put one more gear into the game with Modrić already on the pitch. And the bet on the Croatian team paid off in minute 69, when a goal from Pašalić sealed the Croatian victory.
Meanwhile, Andorra defender Chus Rubio scored Friday’s goal from his own half to help his team beat Liechtenstein.
