UEFA Nations League Matchday 4 highlights: England, Greece and Austria win
Sunday, October 13, 2024
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England won in Finland, but Greece remain above them in UEFA Nations League Group B2, while Austria secured a second successive victory by a four-goal margin.
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England made some amends for their shock defeat by Greece at Wembley on Thursday, but the Greeks continue to set the pace in their UEFA Nations League section, and Austria are back on the up.
UEFA.com rounds up Sunday's action.
Finland 1-3 England
England remain within three points of section leaders Greece after victory in Helsinki. They took an 18th-minute lead when Jack Grealish slotted in from Angel Gomes' inspired pass. Finland could have equalised when Fredrik Jensen fired over shortly after half-time, but Trent Alexander-Arnold curled in a sublime 74th-minute free-kick before Declan Rice stabbed in ten minutes later. Arttu Hoskonen headed a consolation for the hosts.
Best of the rest
- Having beaten England at Wembley on Thursday night, Greece maintained their three-point lead at the top of Group B2 with a 2-0 win against the Republic of Ireland, Tasos Bakasetas scoring just after the interval and Petros Mantalos striking late. Ivan Jovanović's side have a maximum 12 points after four games.
- Austria were the big winners on Sunday night as they followed up a 4-0 victory against Kazakhstan with a 5-1 defeat of Norway. Marko Arnautović hit their first two in Linz (the second a penalty), with Philipp Lienhart, Stefan Posch and Michael Gregoritsch on target after the break.
- North Macedonia won 2-0 in Armenia to take a six-point lead at the top of Group C4, Bojan Miovski and Isnik Alimi on target in the closing 20 minutes in Yerevan. Blagoja Milevski's side have won their last three games without conceding.
All Sunday's results
B2 Finland 1-3 England, Greece 2-0 Republic of Ireland
B3 Kazakhstan 0-1 Slovenia, Austria 5-1 Norway
C4 Armenia 0-2 North Macedonia, Faroe Islands 1-1 Latvia
D1 Liechtenstein 0-0 Gibraltar
D2 Malta 1-0 Moldova
Monday's fixtures
A2 Belgium vs France, Italy vs Israel
A3 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Hungary, Germany vs Netherlands
B1 Georgia vs Albania (18:00), Ukraine vs Czechia
B4 Iceland vs Türkiye, Wales vs Montenegro
C1 Azerbaijan vs Slovakia (18:00), Estonia vs Sweden
Tuesday's fixtures
A1 Poland vs Croatia, Scotland vs Portugal
A4 Spain vs Serbia, Switzerland vs Denmark
C2 Kosovo vs Cyprus, Lithuania vs Romania
C3 Belarus vs Luxembourg, Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria