UEFA Nations League

France came from behind to defeat Belgium 4-1 in their Nations League Group A1 clash at the Stade de France on Monday. The victory gave Zinedine Zidane his first home win in charge, following a 1-1 draw against Italy three days earlier. France moved to the top of the group with 10 points. Lukebakio Gives Belgium the Lead Belgium took the lead in the 35th minute through Dodi Lukebakio. The forward broke through a France defence that had stepped up for an offside

Greece stunned hosts Germany with a 1-0 victory in their Nations League Group A2 clash on Sunday, with Dimitris Kourbelis scoring the decisive goal in the 74th minute. The result gave Greece their first-ever win in 11 meetings against Germany and moved them to the top of Group A2 with six points from two matches. Germany remains on one point. Kourbelis Seals Historic Greek Victory Germany dominated possession for much of the opening half, enjoying almost 80% of the ball, but they struggled

•120 international fixtures played in October •Top three unchanged in World Ranking •Malta the biggest climber this month Qualifying games for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the play-offs for UEFA EURO 2021, and UEFA Nations League fixtures were among the 120 internationals played over the last month, resulting in significant movement in October’s edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. While the podium remains the same, the gap has narrowed between top-ranked Belgium and their immediate pursuers, France and Brazil, following the Red

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European to reach 100 goals for his country after Ali Daei, who scored 109 times for Iran. It took him 165 appearances to reach the milestone. Cristiano Ronaldo became the second man to score 100 international goals, hitting the landmark for Portugal in Tuesday’s UEFA Nations League match against Sweden. He is one of the football #GOAT in recent times. The 35 year-old Juventus forward became the first European to reach 100 goals for his country after Ali

Former German international Hans-Peter Briegel has slammed Pep Guardiola, claiming that his tactics have had an adverse effect on Germany national side’s disastrous 2018. According to him, teams must look at the main objective of the game, which is to get three points, instead of applying a certain ball-retention pattern of play. Joachim Low’s troops have endured a dismal calendar year. Following a shock exit in the FIFA World Cup, the four-time World champions saw themselves knocked out of their group in the

While there would have been tears of joy in the Netherlands dressing room after the side beat reigning World Champions France in the UEFA Nations League. However, a former World Champion nation, Germany was in literal tears. Netherlands’ 2-0 win over France meant that Germany were left at the bottom of Group 1 of League A in the UEFA Nations League, meaning they will be relegated to League B of the competition next season. Germany still have a game left against the Dutch