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Minute-by-minute report: Join Scott Murray for all the action as these World Cup qualifiers meet in Brussels.

[Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/football/wales) out on the left. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) could easily have had a few more. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) ping a few triangles. [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/football/wales) are defending desperately when Meunier bumbles onto the scene and witlessly clatters Apmadu on the edge of the box. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) on 10. [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/football/wales) again and lays off for Vanaken, who slips a pass down the left for Mertens. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) out on the left. He’s got time to trap and shape a shot towards the top right. 48 min: Tielemans shovels a diagonal pass towards Carrasco, just inside the Welsh box on the left. 67 min: The presence of Meunier down the right forces Williams into conceding a corner. James one-twos with Morrell and dinks to the far post, where Vertonghen is forced to head behind for a corner. They’d been given the runaround in the first half, but stood firm in the second, and could easily have snatched a draw.

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It's brilliant from the left-back. Croatia come out on top after an excellent second 45 minutes. What a second half!

Oranje coach Louis van Gaal has said he is looking for a solid three-man defence as his team resumes its Nations League campaign against Poland.

The DutchNews.nl team would like to thank all the generous readers who have made a donation in recent weeks. Otherwise it will come down to the final match against Belgium in Amsterdam on Sunday. Van Gaal said veteran Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski would provide the kind of test his team needed.

England, Wales, France and Poland remain faced with the possibility of relegation to UEFA Nations League B with just two matches left in the group stage.

And who was included in the collectible Panini sticker book for the 2022 World Cup? McKenzie, Palmer-Brown, and Cardoso have only been called due to injuries, so this is a huge chance for them. As for Saudi Arabia, it went 13W-4D-1L in qualifying and play in a lot of 1-0 contests including recent Spain-based friendly losses to Colombia and Venezuela. Austria and Saudi Arabia combined to take only three points off the Japanese in World Cup qualifying (The Saudis won 1-0 in Jeddah). Put plainly, these are tough tests for the USMNT.Berhalter’s team is the No. Jordan Morris is a proven commodity but Arriola’s seeming favorite status means Berhalter would be keeping very much like-for-like guys over the field. Horvath’s been good for the Hatters in the Football League Championship, but what if Steffen is healthy and there’s only one spot left after Turner and Johnson? Losses to Brazil and Tunisia show they can be bested, but Japan’s got wins over plenty of World Cup contributors in their rear view mirror. soil, providing limited chances to perform outside of the U.S. Johnson is five years older than Turner and six years older than Horvath and Steffen, and Berhalter’s had plenty of praise for the veteran. Pulisic has yet to record a goal or assist for Chelsea this season, but he has no such slum,ps in his USMNT career. Are his 177 Chelsea minutes played out of 900 this season down to bad management, or has it been merited by form in training?

Croatia substitute Lovro Majer scored a late goal as they beat Denmark 2-1 on Thursday to top UEFA Nations League A Group 1 with the winner coming two ...

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Croatia has beaten Denmark 2-1 in front of 22715 fans at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Thursday night to go top of UEFA Nations League League A Group 1.

If they can collect three points they will book a place in the final four. Modrić would first have a shot saved before Kovačić went on a mazy run but could only shoot wide. Croatia started to apply the pressure as they looked for a second.

Cody Gakpo scored early and Steven Bergwijn added a second to earn the Netherlands a 2-0 away win over Poland on Thursday and put them within one point of ...

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Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake both starred as Belgium and the Netherlands came out on top in the UEFA Nations League.

[De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), in typically impressive fashion, eased any potential nerves inside ten minutes at the King Baudouin Stadium with his 25th international goal. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne)’s Belgium in the driver’s seat, knowing they simply have to avoid defeat to reach the semi-finals of this year’s Nations League. [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) and co. [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) and co.’s impressive unbeaten run stretches to 13 matches, with their last defeat coming at the hands of the Czech Republic at Euro 2020. [DOWNLOAD THE MAN CITY APP](https://www.mancity.com/app) [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) was on target for the Red Devils in a 2-1 win over Wales, while [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) put in an assured display at the heart of the Dutch defence as they came away from Warsaw with a 2-0 triumph against Poland.

England, Wales, France and Poland remain faced with the possibility of relegation to UEFA Nations League B with just two matches left in the group stage.

And who was included in the collectible Panini sticker book for the 2022 World Cup? McKenzie, Palmer-Brown, and Cardoso have only been called due to injuries, so this is a huge chance for them. As for Saudi Arabia, it went 13W-4D-1L in qualifying and play in a lot of 1-0 contests including recent Spain-based friendly losses to Colombia and Venezuela. Austria and Saudi Arabia combined to take only three points off the Japanese in World Cup qualifying (The Saudis won 1-0 in Jeddah). Put plainly, these are tough tests for the USMNT.Berhalter’s team is the No. Jordan Morris is a proven commodity but Arriola’s seeming favorite status means Berhalter would be keeping very much like-for-like guys over the field. Horvath’s been good for the Hatters in the Football League Championship, but what if Steffen is healthy and there’s only one spot left after Turner and Johnson? Losses to Brazil and Tunisia show they can be bested, but Japan’s got wins over plenty of World Cup contributors in their rear view mirror. soil, providing limited chances to perform outside of the U.S. Johnson is five years older than Turner and six years older than Horvath and Steffen, and Berhalter’s had plenty of praise for the veteran. Pulisic has yet to record a goal or assist for Chelsea this season, but he has no such slum,ps in his USMNT career. Are his 177 Chelsea minutes played out of 900 this season down to bad management, or has it been merited by form in training?

Kylian Mbappe starred as world champions France shrugged off injuries and off-field problems to beat Austria on Thursday, while the Netherlands won in ...

The Netherlands are three points clear of Belgium before the sides meet in Amsterdam on Sunday. Cody Gakpo turned in a Denzel Dumfries centre at the end of a superb move to put the Dutch in front early on, while Steven Bergwijn made it 2-0 on the hour mark after a one-two with Vincent Janssen. Meanwhile, the Netherlands are well placed to advance to the finals from Group A4 after a 2-0 win away to Robert Lewandowski's Poland in Warsaw. Croatia are a point clear of the Danes before going to Vienna to play bottom side Austria on Sunday. Coming exactly two months before they begin their World Cup defence against Australia in Qatar, the result also allowed France to stave off the threat of relegation from the top tier of the Nations League, a competition they won just last year. Kylian Mbappe starred as world champions France shrugged off injuries and off-field problems to beat Austria on Thursday, while the Netherlands won in Poland to close in on a place in next year's UEFA Nations League finals.

England manager Gareth Southgate believes Italy are just as strong as when they won the European Championship last year despite Roberto Mancini's side ...

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With just two points from the four games, England is dead last in its group and is in real danger of being relegated to League B.

England plays Germany in London on Monday, when Hungary will play Italy in Budapest. Hungary can qualify if it beats Germany, which is preoccupied with coronavirus infections. Italy hosts England in Milan for a repeat of the UEFA Euro 2020 finals and Germany welcomes Hungary to Leipzig with all teams except England still in contention to reach the Nations League finals next year.

What happens in the event two teams or more teams in a Nations League group are locked on equal points?

- The team with more wins in all group games; - The team that scored more goals in all group games; From the 55 teams divided into four leagues, Leagues A, B and C have 16 teams with four groups of four each while League D has the remaining seven teams two groups - one containing three teams.

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Italy and England are looking at opposite ends of their Nations League group when they meet in Milan. Here's how to watch the game.

Fri, September 23 Fox Sports, fuboTV, Univision app - 14:45 ET The match kicks off at 7.45 p.m. Italy host England in the UEFA Nations League at San Siro, Milan.

How to watch Italy vs England for free: The Nations League resumes tonight as England face their Euro 2020 conquerers Italy. Here's how to watch and ...

Fortunately, this game is being aired free in the UK on live TV. You can read our guide to the Here’s how to watch and stream on free TV in the UK. They are winless after the first four games of the Nations League and a loss in Milan tonight will see England drop out of the A-tier of nations and into Group B. England vs Hungary kicks off at 7:45pm UK time on Friday September 23. England have struggled in the Nations League since suffering the disappointment against tonight’s opponents in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley.