Group-stage play in the UEFA Nations League concluded on Tuesday with seven games.
LEAGUE A:
Group Three:
At Guimaraes, Portugal:
Arek Milik's successful penalty kick in the 66th minute enabled Poland to gain a 1-1 road draw with Portugal.
Andre Silva scored for the Nation League Finals-bound hosts in the 34th minute.
Final Group Three Standings:
1. Portugal (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
2. Italy (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
3. Poland (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 2)
Portugal advanced to next June's Nation League Finals while Poland were relegated to League B.
LEAGUE B:
Group Two:
At Solna, Sweden:
Victor Lindelof (41') and Marcus Berg (72') produced the goals that carried Sweden to a 2-0 home blanking in Russia---and promotion to League A.
Final Group Two Standings:
1. Sweden (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Russia (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. Turkey (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
Sweden, by virtue of gaining a win and a draw in two contests with Russia, won promotion to League A; Turkey were relegated to League C.
LEAGUE C:
Group One:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
James Forrest produced a hat trick (34', 43', 64') as Scotland held off visiting Israel 3-2 and gained promotion to League B.
Final Group One Standings:
1. Scotland (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Israel (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Albania (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 3)
Albania were relegated to League D.
Group Four:
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored what proved to be the game winner in the 58th minute as Serbia dominated visiting Lithuania 4-1 and won promotion to League B.
At Podgorica, Montenegro:
Marius Tucudean scored the only goal of the match in the 44th minute as Romania defeated Montenegro 1-0 on the road but saw their hopes of promotion to League B dashed by Serbia's home beatdown of Lithuania.
Final Group Four Standings:
1. Serbia (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 14)
2. Romania (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 12)
3. Montenegro (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. Lithuania (GP: 6; GD: -13; PTS: 0)
Serbia won promotion to League B; Lithuania were relegated to League D.
NOTE: By having the worst third-place record in their group, Cyprus were relegated to League D.
LEAGUE D:
Group Three:
At Pristina, Kosovo:
Arber Zeneli produced a hat trick (5', 50', 76') as Kosovo demolished visiting Azerbaijan 4-0 to gain promotion to League C.
At Ta' Qali, Malta:
Juan Corbalan's equalizer in the fourth minute lifted Malta to a 1-1 home draw with the Faroe Islands.
Rene Joensen scored in minute #3 for the guests.
Final Group D Standings:
1. Kosovo (GP: 6; GD: +13; PTS: 14)
2. Azerbaijan (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS; 9)
3. Faroe Islands (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 5)
4. Malta (GP: 6; GD: -9; PTS: 3)
NOTE: By finishing atop their League A groups, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Portugal, and England advanced to the Nations League Finals, set to take place next June in Portugal.
One semifinal will take place on June 5 and the other semifinal will be contested on June 6.
The third-place match, then the Final, will be played on June 9.
Porto and Guimaraes are the venues.
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