UEFA Nations League: Bosnia Relegated To League B

 17 games were contested in UEFA Nations League group-stage play on Sunday.

LEAGUE A:

Group One:

At Amsterdam, Netherlands:

Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice (6', 14') as the Netherlands defeated visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, condemning the guests to relegation to League B.

At Reggio Emilia, Italy:

Jorghino (PK-27') and Domenico Berardi (84') each scored once as Italy blanked visiting Poland 2-0.

Group One Standings:

1.    Italy (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 9)

2.    Netherlands (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)

3.    Poland (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)

4. r-Bosnia and Herzegovina (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 2)

r-Relegated to League B

Group Two:

At Leuven, Belgium:

Youri Tielemans (10') and Dries Mertens (24') each scored once as Belgium ended England's hopes of reaching the semifinal round by blanking the visiting Three Lions 2-0.

At Copenhagen, Denmark:

Christian Eriksen converted two penalty kicks (12', 90'+2) as Denmark defeated visiting Denmark 2-1.

Group Two Standings:

1.   Belgium (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 12)

2.   Denmark (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 10)

3.   England (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)

4. r-Iceland (GP: 5; GD: -10; PTS: 0)

r-Relegated to League B

LEAGUE B:

Group One:

At Vienna, Austria:

Louis Schaub (81') and Adrian Grbic (87') each scored once as Austria came from behind to upend visiting Northern Ireland 2-1.

The game in Bucharest between Romania and Norway was cancelled after the Norwegian national team was prohibited by the Norwegian government from traveling to Romania due to a positive COVID-19 test by a member of the squad.

League B Standings:

1. Austria (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 12)

2. Norway (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 9)

3. Romania (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

4. Northern Ireland (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 1)

Group Two:

At Trnava, Slovakia:

Jan Gregus scored the game's lone goal in the 32nd minute as Slovakia defeated visiting Scotland 1-0.

At Plzen, Czech Republic:

Vladimir Darida's goal in the seventh minute was good enough for the Czech Republic as the hosts defeated Israel 1-0.

Group Two Standings:

1. Scotland (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 10)

2. Czech Republic (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)

3. Israel (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 5)

4. Slovakia (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)

Group Three:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Cenk Tosun scored the winning goal with successful penalty kick in the 52nd minute as Turkey defeated visiting Russia 3-2.

At Budapest, Hungary:

Zsolt Kalmar's equalizer in the 39th minute lifted Hungary to a 1-1 home draw with Serbia.

Nemanja Radonjic scored for the Eagles in the 17th minute.

Group Three Standings:

1. Russia (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)

2. Hungary (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)

3. Turkey (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)

4. Serbia (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

Group Four:

At Sofia, Bulgaria:

Robin Lod's game winner (45'+1) lifted Finland to a 2-1 road win over Bulgaria.

At Cardiff, Wales:

David Brooks goal in the 67th minute kept Wales in first place in the Group Four with one game remaining following their 1-0 victory over the visiting Republic of Ireland.

Group Four Standings:

1. Wales (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 13)

2. Finland (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 12)

3. Republic of Ireland (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

4. Bulgaria (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

LEAGUE C:

Group Two:

At Skopje, North Macedonia:

Vlatko Stojanovski scored the game winner in the 68th minute as North Macedonia stayed atop Group Two after defeating visiting Estonia 2-1.

At Tbilisi, Georgia:

Sargis Adamyan scored the winning goal in the 86th minute as Armenia defeated Georgia 2-1 on the road.

Group Two Standings:

1.    North Macedonia (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)

2.    Armenia (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)

3.    Georgia (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)

4. q-Estonia (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

q-Qualified for promotion/relegation playoffs

Group Three:

At Chisinau, Moldova:

Kostas Fortounis (32') and Tasos Bakasetas (41') each scored once as Greece defeated Moldova 2-0 on the road.

At Ljubljana, Moldova:

Josip Ilicic converted a penalty kick for the game-winning goal at the death (90'+4) as Slovenia defeated visiting Kosovo 2-1.

Group Three Standings:

1. Slovenia (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 13)

2. Greece (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 11)

3. Kosovo (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

4. Moldova (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 1)

Group Four:

At Tirane, Albania:

Ardian Ismajli scored the winning goal in the 23rd minute as Albania defeated visiting Kazakhstan 3-1.

At Misnk, Belarus:

Yevgeniy Yablonskiy (5') and Max Ebong (20') each scored once as Belarus blanked visiting Lithuania 2-0.

Group Four Standings:

1. Belarus (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 10)

2. Albania (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 8)

3. Lithuania (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)

4. Kazakhstan (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)