Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake both starred as Belgium and the Netherlands came out on top in the UEFA Nations League.
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Croatia substitute Lovro Majer scored a late goal as they beat Denmark 2-1 on Thursday to top UEFA Nations League A Group 1 with the winner coming two ...
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Croatia has beaten Denmark 2-1 in front of 22715 fans at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Thursday night to go top of UEFA Nations League League A Group 1.
If they can collect three points they will book a place in the final four. Modrić would first have a shot saved before Kovačić went on a mazy run but could only shoot wide. Croatia started to apply the pressure as they looked for a second.
Cody Gakpo scored early and Steven Bergwijn added a second to earn the Netherlands a 2-0 away win over Poland on Thursday and put them within one point of ...
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Win keeps alive Les Bleus' hopes of staying in the top tier going into Sunday's Group A1 finale in Denmark.
It spurred Austria into action but they lacked accuracy in the box and it was France who scored again. "Our intentions were good, everyone defended a lot, there are a lot of positives. Mbappe fired a shot into the top corner in the second minute but the effort was disallowed for offside.