Nations League
The Croatian national football team won the summit in ÖFB Group A1 against Denmark in the UEFA Nations League and ousted the Scandinavians from first place before the last matchday. The vice world champion prevailed 2-1 (0-0) in Zagreb on Thursday and thus also won the second duel with the Danes. There will be a final for group victory in Group A4 between the Netherlands and Belgium.
The decision about the group victory in the Austria group will only be made on the last day of the game. As the new leaders, Croatia travel to the final match against Austria on Sunday (8.45 p.m., live on ORF1) at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium. The Danes, who host world champions and defending champions France on the final day of the game, are a point behind.
In Zagreb, Borna Sosa (49th) put the hosts ahead after a corner kick with his first international goal. The Danish joy at Christian Eriksen’s equalization (77′) didn’t last long, “Joker” Lovro Majer scored the winning goal just two minutes later (79′) or 80 seconds after coming on as a substitute.
19-year-old Rasmus Höjlund made his international debut for Denmark in the 60th minute. The striker switched from Sturm Graz to Atalanta Bergamo in August for the club’s record sum of 17 million euros.
Long-distance duel between Netherlands and Belgium
In Group 4, the participant in the final tournament of the four group winners in League A in June 2023 has also not yet been determined. The Netherlands prevailed 2-0 (1-0) in Poland thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo (13th) and Steven Bergwijn (60th) and are three points ahead of the direct duel for group victory on Sunday in Amsterdam against Belgium .
Netherlands successful in Poland
For the time being, the Netherlands retains the lead in group A4. In Poland, the Dutch celebrate a 2-0 away win.
The Belgians beat Wales 2-1 (2-0) at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Kevin de Bruyne (10th) and Michy Batshuayi (38th) gave the second in the world rankings a 2-0 lead, Kieffer Moore (50th) only managed to get back the goal. On Sunday, a narrow defeat against pursuers Belgium is enough for the team of Bonds coach Louis van Gaal to ensure victory in the group.
Belgium prevails against Wales
Belgium secures a showdown against the Netherlands for group victory. The Belgians beat Wales 2-1.
Turkey prevented a home disgrace in group C1. The selection of the former German U21 team boss Stefan Kuntz saved the promotion to League B despite a poor 3: 3 (2: 2) against Luxembourg. The outsider from Luxembourg took the lead three times, in the end Ismail Yüksek gave the Turks shortly before the end the happy point.
