Nations League

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Nations League holders France lost 2-0 to Denmark in their final Group A game but salvaged their place in the top tier at the end of a dismal campaign on ...

Captain Virgil van Dijk netted a second-half winner as the Netherlands beat Belgium 1-0 on Sunday to ensure top spot in their Nations League group and a place in next year’s finals tournament. Austria were relegated to League B after a 3-1 defeat at home to Croatia left them bottom of the group on four points. World champions France, who had several first-choice players out injured including Paul Pogba, Karim Benzema and Hugo Lloris, were a far cry from their best and Deschamps will be crossing fingers that all have recovered for the tournament in Qatar.

Didier Deschamps now must consider his FIFA World Cup squad to go to Qatar later this year based on a 2-0 home win over the Austrians and this 2-0 loss in ...

Another possibility is that this is now the time for Deschamps to step aside to allow somebody else to oversee the next generation of French talent. Does he really have it in him to go through future European Championship and World Cup cycles with these emerging talents? Mbappe is now arguably top dog with the French and not necessarily through his recent actions on the pitch which goes against Deschamps' previous meritocracy. Didier Deschamps now must consider his FIFA World Cup squad to go to Qatar later this year based on a 2-0 home win over the Austrians and this 2-0 loss in Scandinavia. With the likes of captain Hugo Lloris, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante as well as Pogba himself to return, that experience will be more important than ever despite so much emerging talent. This has sometimes required discipline in keeping certain unwanted influences away from the team in a bid to ward off controversy.

Croatia and the Netherlands will line up in next June's UEFA Nations League finals after topping their groups.

[declared an interest](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0274-14e640ea0817-97dd3dd8abcb-1000--four-bidders-declare-interest-in-hosting-2022-23-uefa-nations-l/). [edging their neighbours 1-0](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034551--netherlands-vs-belgium/) thanks to Virgil van Dijk's second-half header. Christoph Baumgartner levelled for the hosts, and it took goals from Marko Livaja and Dejan Lovren to seal a [3-1 victory](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034552--austria-vs-croatia/) – and keep Group A1 rivals Denmark at bay. It hasn't all been plain sailing since: the Oranje came from 2-0 down to draw with Poland while both wins against Wales came courtesy of added-time goals. When is it? UEFA Nations League final four: Who is in it?

Croatia and the Netherlands booked their places in the last four of the Nations League as holders France needed a favour to avoid relegation from the top ...

"I am very happy that we are in the top four." A Belgian revival never looked likely. Croatia and the Netherlands booked their places in the last four of the Nations League as holders France needed a favour to avoid relegation from the top tier on Sunday.

France had to be saved from relegation as the 2018 World Cup winners were humbled by Denmark in their final 2022 Nations League match.

The others? France are one of six teams to have scored zero goals in the first half a 2022 Nations League game. They were saved by Croatia, whose 3-1 win over Austria doomed the Austrians.

Luka Modric, Marko Livaja and Dejan Lovren give Croatia 3-1 win over Austria to reach Nations League finals; Virgil van Dijk winner sees Netherlands join ...

The Croats led after six minutes in Vienna when their veteran captain was left unmarked inside the penalty area and rifled home. The matches marked the final preparations for World Cup-bound teams before the competition starts in Qatar on November 20. Croatia and the Netherlands finished warming up for the World Cup in style by qualifying for the Nations League finals, while holders France's poor form continued.

The Netherlands beat Belgium 1-0 in Amsterdam thanks to a second-half header from Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk, while Croatia sealed its place in next ...

"We had a young team and they don't have the experience of a high level. "We had a lot of chances, but we were not aggressive enough and made several technical mistakes," Deschamps said, per the Guardian. Croatia, meanwhile, narrowly edged Denmark to the top spot in Group A1 as Luka Modric, Marko Livaja and Dejan Lovren sealed victory over Austria for the 2018 World Cup finalist.

Olivier Giroud, Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Dayot Upamecano and William Saliba all received a miserable 3/10 rating for their ...

He was further criticised for a 'poor sense of placement' and being 'too passive'. [Nations League](/sport/nations-league/index.html) campaign with a [ 2-0 defeat to Denmark](/sport/football/article-11248653/Denmark-2-0-France-Dolberg-Skov-Olsen-strike-half-Deschamps-side.html) on Sunday night. [Click here for all the latest World Cup 2022 news and updates](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fifa-world-cup/index.html)

World champions France continued their underwhelming preparation for the World Cup with defeat to Denmark on Sunday night - but narrowly avoided relegation ...

Skov Olsen’s volley from the 18-yard line made it two only minutes later after the visitors failed to clear a corner. Austria were sent down to League B, finishing a point below France. [France](/topic/france) continued their underwhelming preparation for the World Cup with defeat to [Denmark](/topic/denmark) on Sunday night - but narrowly avoided relegation in the [Nations League](/topic/nations-league).

A second Nations League loss to Denmark has set alarm bells ringing for Les Bleus, but Didier Deschamps is unconcerned ahead of Qatar 2022.

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In a World Cup preview, Denmark stuns reeling France again. "Stuns" probably isn't the right word. · Netherlands hold off Belgium · Robert Lewandowski and Poland ...

Ivan Perisic helped Croatia secure their place in next summer's UEFA Nations League finals with a 3-1 victory in Austria on Sunday.

Troy had the ball in the net early on after a slaloming run but was denied by an offside flag, with both Matt and Troy later going close to hitting the target. Matthew started and was withdrawn in the 79th minute. It means Croatia finish top of Group A1, narrowly ahead of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s Denmark, who ran them close by securing a 2-0 home victory over France on Sunday.