20 games were contested in UEFA Nations League group-stage action on Wednesday.
LEAGUE A:
Group One:
At Bergamo, Italy:
Donny van der Beek's equalizer in the 25th minute lifted the Netherlands to a 1-1 road draw with Italy.
Lorenzo Pellegrini scored for the Azzurri in the 16th minute.
At Wroclaw, Poland:
Robert Lewandowski scored twice (40', 52') as Poland dominated visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0.
Group One Standings:
1. Poland (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Italy (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
3. Netherlands (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Bosnia and Herzegovina (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)
Group Two:
At London:
Christian Eriksen converted a penalty kick in the 35th minute for the goal that carried Denmark to a 1-0 road victory over England
At Reykjavik, Iceland:
Romelu Lukaku scored twice (9', PK-39') as Belgium defeated Iceland 2-1 on the road to clinch the hosts' relegation to League B for the 2022-23 edition.
Group Two Standings:
1. Belgium (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Denmark (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3. England (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Iceland (GP: 4; GD: -9; PTS: 0)
NOTE: Denmark had a win and a draw in two games against England.
z-Relegated to League B
Group Three:
At Zagreb, Croatia:
Kylain Mbappe scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as France defeated Croatia 2-1 on the road.
At Lisbon:
Diogo Jota scored twice (44', 72') as Portugal dominated visiting Sweden 3-0.
Group Three Standings:
1. Portugal (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 10)
2. France (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
3. Croatia (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. Sweden (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 0)
LEAGUE B:
Group One:
At Oslo, Norway:
Stuart Dallas' own goal in the 68th minute was decisive as Norway defeated visiting Northern Ireland 1-0.
At Ploiesti, Romania:
Alessandro Schopf provided the game's lone goal in the 76th minute as Austria defeated Romania 1-0 on the road.
Group One Standings:
1. Austria (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
2. Norway (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 8)
3. Romania (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 4)
4. Northern Ireland (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 1)
NOTE: Austria defeated Norway 2-1 on the road on September 4.
Group Two:
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Ryan Fraser scored the only goal of Scotland's 1-0 home victory over the Czech Republic in the sixth minute.
At Trnava, Slovakia:
Eran Zahavi produced a hat trick (68', 76', 89') as Israel came back from two goals down to end Slovakia's hopes of gaining promotion to League B (while keeping their own chances alive) 3-2 on the road.
Group Two Standings:
1. Scotland (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 10)
2. Czech Republic (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Israel (GP:4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4. Slovakia (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Group Three:
At Moscow:
Russia and visiting Hungary battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Hakan Calhanoglu (57') and Ozan Tufan (76') each scored once as Turkey came back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 home draw with Serbia.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (22') and Aleksandar Mitrovic (PK-49') each scored once for the visitors.
Group Three Standings:
1. Russia (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
2. Hungary (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. Turkey (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Serbia (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
Group Four:
At Helsinki, Finland:
Hans Fredrik Jensen's goal in the 66th minute lifted Finland to a 1-0 home victory over the Republic of Ireland.
At Sofia, Bulgaria:
Jonathan Williams scored the game winner in the 85th minute as Wales defeated Bulgaria 1-0 on the road.
Group Four Standings:
1. Wales (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 10)
2. Finland (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
3. Republic of Ireland (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 2)
4. Bulgaria (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
LEAGUE C:
Group Two:
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Rauno Sappinen's 14th-minute equalizer lifted Estonia to a 1-1 home draw with Armenia.
Kamo Hovhannisyan scored for the guests at eight minutes.
At Skopje, North Macedonia:
Ezgjan Alioski's successful penalty kick at the death (90'+3) kept North Macedonia at the top of the Group Two standings as the Red Lynxes gained a 1-1 home draw with Georgia.
Khvicha Kvaratskelia scored for the visitors in the 74th minute.
Group Two Standings:
1. North Macedonia (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
2. Georgia (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Armenia (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
4. Estonia (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
NOTE: With North Macedonia and Georgia playing to two 1-1 draws, the Red Lynxes have scored more goals than the Crusaders in all games (7-5) thus far.
Group Three:
At Athens:
Greece and visiting Kosovo battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Chisinau, Moldova:
Haris Vuckic produced a hat trick (PK-37', 42', PK-55') as Slovenia demolished hosts Moldova 4-0.
Group Three Standins:
1. Slovenia (GP: 4; GD; +6; PTS: 10)
2. Greece (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3. Kosovo (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 2)
4. Moldova (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 1)
Group Four:
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Lithuania and visiting Albania battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
At Minsk, Belarus:
Yevgeniy Yablonskiy (36') and Roman Yuzepchuk (90'+3) each scored once as Belarus blanked visiting Kazakhstan 2-0.
Group Four Standings:
1. Belarus (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
2. Lithuania (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
3. Albania (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
4. Kazakhstan (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
NOTE: Lithuania had a win and a draw in two games with Albania.
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