All immediately’s Nations League outcomes
A1
Austria 1-1 France
Denmark 0-1 Croatia
B2
Albania 1-2 Israel
Russia P-P Iceland
C3
Azerbaijan 0-1 Slovakia
Belarus 1-1 Kazakhstan
D1
Moldova 2-4 Latvia
Andorra 2-1 Liechtenstein
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Regardless of tonight’s defeat, Denmark stay prime of A1 with six factors. Austria keep in second, equal on 4 factors with Croatia however forward of them due to the head-to-head rule. (They received their first sport of this group 3-0 in Osijek final week.) France at the moment are backside with simply two factors, although at one stage this night an eight-point deficit on the leaders Denmark was a real chance; now it’s simply 4, and the world champions will nonetheless fancy themselves to show this spherical.
FULL TIME: Denmark 0-1 Croatia
Croatia haul themselves off the underside of Group A1 with a shock victory in Copenhagen!
We’re into harm time in Copenhagen. Croatia have completed extraordinarily nicely to carry agency, particularly when you think about their centre backs had one cap between them earlier than tonight. Martin Erlić had that; Josip Šutalo is on debut tonight.
FULL TIME: Austria 1-1 France
France battered Austria for your entire second half, however solely received their equaliser late, and regardless of practically occurring to win the sport themselves, had been very near shedding it on the very finish. What a fantastic sport of soccer!
… then in Vienna, Austria practically snatch it on the demise! Karim Onisiwo is sprung free down the suitable, and he’s received Michael Gregoritsch clear within the penalty field! However he overcooks the go infield. Gregoritsch can’t attain what ought to have been a easy tap-in!
Drama too in Copenhagen, the place Andreas Skov Olsen latches onto a flick-on and forces the ball underneath Dominik Livaković and in. However the aim is chalked off by VAR for offside, accurately so.
Because the clock ticks into harm time in Vienna, Mattéo Guendouzi flicks a header goalwards from a left-wing nook. Patrick Pentz hacks clear off his line. He’s made a sequence of sensational saves this night, and is definitely Austria’s man of the match.
Kevin Danso comes sliding in on Christopher Nkunku from behind. That was very practically an unsightly scissor sort out on Nkunku’s standing leg. He’s slightly fortunate that he’s simply booked. Nkunku is lucky that Danso didn’t join, and that his leg continues to be in working order.
Karim Benzema, Christopher Nkunku and Kylian Mbappé abruptly spark into life simply to the left of the Austria D. Some high-speed triangles, a few backflicks, and abruptly Mbappé powers into the field, away from everybody! He goes for the top-left once more -exactly as he did for the aim – however someway Patrick Pentz will get just a little one thing on the shot, deflecting it onto the bar, the ball twanging away at warp velocity. What a aim that will have been!
It’s honest to say France deserve their equaliser on the stability of play. They most likely need to discover a winner, too, given the extent of their second-half dominance. There’s sufficient time!
GOAL! Austria 1-1 France (Mbappé 83)
France had misplaced just a little momentum, however now look! Ibrahima Konaté performs calmly out from the again. Kylian Mbappé performs a fast one-two with Christopher Nkunku, and he’s clear! He strides into the Austria field and lashes an unstoppable riser into the roof of the web. What a end … and what a return go by Nkunku, who rolled it down the inside-left channel at excellent velocity for Mbappé to run onto with out breaking stride.
A free kick for Denmark out on the left. Christian Eriksen swings it in. Martin Braithwaite heads harmlessly over. In the meantime in Vienna, France debutant Ibrahima Konaté – who has scored a few massive objectives for Liverpool this season – heads harmlessly over the bar from a nook.
Schmeichel effs and jeffs. However that had been coming. The nook happened after Luka Modrić’s free kick, swung in from the left, precipitated all method of hassle. As issues stand, Austria will probably be tied with Denmark on factors on the prime of A1 this night!
GOAL! Denmark 0-1 Croatia (Pašalić 69)
A nook for Croatia on the suitable. Luka Modrić pulls it again for Marcelo Brozović, who curls into the field. Andrej Kramarić flicks a header on. The ball drops to Mario Pašalić, six yards out. Pašalić stands proud a leg and rams the ball underneath Kasper Schmeichel and in!
France proceed to return at Austria from all angles. Kylian Mbappé bothers the hosts down the suitable along with his tempo; Kingsley Coman comes over and doubles up. The Austrian defence are incomes their cash tonight.
France are pinging it round in a frenetic method. Austria are holding their form, although, nearly … however abruptly captain David Alaba goes down and performs the internationally recognised mime for Sub Me Now. A most unwelcome growth for the hosts.
France win a sequence of corners. A way that an equaliser is within the submit.
Inevitable substitutions dept. France have despatched on Kylian Mbappé, whereas Marko Arnautović has lastly succumbed to his again harm.
… so having stated that, Modric lastly exhibits up, grooving down the suitable and standing one up for Andrej Kramarić, free, six yards out. His cross is a few millimetres too excessive. Very near opening the scoring.
Denmark are nonetheless having fun with the larger share of possession in Copenhagen, regardless of the arrival of the magician Modric. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg goes up for a header towards Dominik Livaković, and beats the keeper to win it, however the whistle goes as he appears to faucet the dropping ball into the unguarded web. Then Højbjerg has a lash from distance. It flies inches huge of the left-hand submit.
It’s French assault versus Austrian defence in Vienna in the intervening time. The hosts are struggling to get out of their remaining third. Coman actually ought to have scored again there.
Yep. Stefan Lainer, on a reserving and having already had a talking-to by the ref, is changed by Valentino Lazaro. However there’s no rapid change within the route of play. First up, Benjamin Pavard warms Patrick Pentz’s arms with a long-distance rake. Then Pavard crosses from the suitable. Antoine Griezmann takes the ball off Karim Benzema’s head, and it skims to Kingsley Coman, who has the ball at his ft, ten yards out. He’s received time, and the entire of the aim to goal at … however blazes over. A number of French heads being held in arms proper now.
Kingsley Coman turns Stefan Lainer this fashion and that down the left, however can’t discover Antoine Griezmann alone within the center. France have picked up the tempo. It appears as if Ralf Rangnick is contemplating a change to nix their momentum.
Nothing’s occurring for Karim Benzema but. He meets a dropping ball on the left-hand nook of the Austrian six-yard field, and lotions a volley, however Gernot Trauner bravely will get within the highway, and nothing comes of the ensuing nook.
Denmark and Croatia are up and operating once more in Copenhagen. Hazard for the Danes: Luka Modrić and Mateo Kovačić are on!
Stefan Lainer, who has already been booked, clatters clumsily into Kingsley Coman. The French midfielder is fast to remind the referee of Lainer’s disciplinary standing. The ref wags his finger at Lainer in performative vogue, however nothing extra.
We’re underway once more in Vienna. Marko Arnautović hasn’t succumbed to his harm but. Didier Deschamps hasn’t resorted to Kylian Mbappé but.
Half-time to-do record.
1. Join Fiver
2. That’s it
The half-time scores in tonight’s different Nations League video games …
B2: Albania 0-0 Israel
C3: Belarus 0-1 Kazakhstan
D1: Andorra 0-0 Liechtenstein
… and the full-times from earlier …
c3: Azerbaijan 0-1 Slovakia
D1: Moldova 2-4 Latvia
HALF TIME: Denmark 0-0 Croatia
Denmark have completed a lot of the attacking, Croatia the lion’s share of the defending. And right here we’re. As issues stand, Denmark will finish the night on the prime of A1, one level away from Austria, 5 away from Croatia, and 6 away from the world champions France.
HALF TIME: Austria 1-0 France
Andreas Weimann’s first aim for Austria is the distinction proper now in Vienna.
Stefan Lainer powers down the Austrian proper. He loops in low for Marko Arnautović, who makes an attempt to spin and slot into the underside left. Arnautović doesn’t fairly catch it, and Hugo Lloris claims. France counter, and Karim Benzema as soon as once more checks Patrick Pentz, aiming a roller in the direction of the highest proper. As soon as once more, the Austrian keeper sticks up a robust arm to show the ball out for a nook, from which nothing comes.
France are in a spot of trouble now. If they will’t get again into this match, and will the leaders Denmark win in Copenhagen, they’d be eight factors behind the Danes with simply three matches to play. On the bench, Kylian Mbappé appears signally unimpressed, arms folded tightly with face in harrumph mode.
GOAL! Austria 1-0 France (Weimann 36)
Andreas Weimann will get his first aim for Austria at lengthy, lengthy final! Marko Arnautović, battling on bravely, works his manner down the inside-right channel earlier than rolling a go to Konrad Laimer on the overlap. Laimer pings it infield immediately, and the 30-year-old Weimann, successful his seventeenth cap ten years after his debut, can’t miss! He dispatches into the underside left, giving Hugo Lloris no probability in any way.
Marko Arnautović is scuffling with an harm. He’s manner off the tempo, and he has his pocket picked on the sting of his personal field by Boubacar Kamara, who tees up Karim Benzema. The Actual Madrid striker whistles a shot straight down Patrick Pentz’s throat.
Scrappiness breaks out throughout Europe. A continent-wide blight.
A ball’s looped into the French field from the suitable. Andreas Weimann is in area on the penalty spot, however he needs far an excessive amount of time, and is finally barged out of it by Benjamin Pavard. Weimann needs a penalty, however Austria are simply getting a nook, from which Stefan Lainer floats a header into the arms of Hugo Lloris.
Croatia go up the opposite finish and win their first nook. It’s labored again up the left flank for Mislav Oršić, who swings deep for Andrej Kramarić on the far stick. Kramarić cushions the ball, producing one thing that’s neither a cross nor a shot, and the Danes clear. Good probability, that.
In Copenhagen, Joachim Andersen has the ball at his ft, just a little to the suitable of the penalty spot. He goals for the top-right nook, just for his shot to be deflected out for a nook. From that, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg høicks over from the sting of the field. Each matches are ticking over at an agreeable fee.
France are starting to dominate in Vienna. They’re stroking the ball round in a really fairly type, and with nice velocity. Austria are struggling to get out of their very own half on the minute.
Nicolas Seiwald joins Stefan Lainer within the referee’s pocket book after sliding hysterically via Moussa Diaby. From the ensuing free kick, keeper Patrick Pentz fumbles on his personal line, the ball breaking to Karim Benzema. You’d again Benzema to fit the present from six yards, however Pentz makes up for his error by sticking up a robust hand to make a sensational response cease. His team-mates hack clear.
Croatia lastly present in assault, Mislav Oršić chopping in from the left and hoicking over the bar. “Did Kasper wave, level and in any other case convey consideration to the outlet, just like a defender not doing their job?” wonders Joe Pilcher, who has it down in a single.
Aurélien Tchouameni, quickly to grace Actual Madrid’s midfield, takes a shot from distance. He will get a lot behind it, nevertheless it’s at all times rising over the Austrian bar. In the meantime in Copenhagen, Christian Eriksen slips a pleasant go down the inside-left channel to launch Joakim Mæhle, who slams a poor effort into the facet netting. He ought to a minimum of have labored Dominik Livaković within the Croatian aim.
Andreas Cornelius is within the thick of it in Copenhagen. First he blazes wildly over the bar from the sting of the Croatian field, then he’s booked for an over-zealous aerial problem on goalkeeper Dominik Livaković, who requires some therapy after being whacked upside the pinnacle.
The primary nook of the night in Vienna is pressured by Maximilian Wöber, who worms his manner down the left with nice goal. Austria load the field. William Saliba heads it clear. France go up the opposite finish via Kingsley Coman, who’s unceremoniously introduced down from behind by Stefan Lainer. The Austrian right-back goes into the ebook.
In the meantime they’re up and operating now in Copenhagen. You recognize, that will nicely have been the first-ever sight of a size of cable tie at a soccer match with out an environmental protester hooked up to it.
The primary massive probability in Vienna, as Andreas Weimann dances via the center of the French defence and into the field. However earlier than he can pull the set off, Theo Hernández makes a fantastic last-ditch problem, then the flag goes up for offside.
A brief delay in Copenhagen as Denmark keeper Kasper Schmeichel spots a minor defect within the web of the aim he’s guarding within the first half. On comes a dude to restore it with a little bit of cable tie. What drama right here, huh.
The groups are out! Austria, who play in pink nowadays, take to the sector with les bleus of France on the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna. Denmark, in yet one more tasteful pink and white Hummel quantity, trot out on the Parken in Copenhagen alongside Croatia, in second-choice black. We’ll be off in a minute!
Whereas we watch for kick-off, how about some retro package motion. First up, the Austrian Wunderteam of 1934 …
… and the coqs of the stroll (in Adidas) at Euro 84.
In the meantime there’s solely actually one place we are able to go concerning Denmark …
… whereas one other type icon made its first look on the world stage 12 years later.
Denmark v Croatia groups
Denmark: Schmeichel, Andersen, Mæhle, Christensen, Delaney, Eriksen, Skov Olsen, Damsgaard, Wass, Cornelius, Højbjerg.
Croatia: Livaković, Vrsaljko, Šutalo, Kramarić, Brozović, Pašalić, Jakić, Oršić, Ivanušec, Erlić. Juranović.
Andreas Christensen, now previously of Chelsea, returns for Denmark. Christian Eriksen, within the store window, captains, whereas Martin Braithwaite begins on the bench. Croatia depart a few massive weapons on their bench in Mateo Kovačić and Luka Modrić.
Austria v France groups
Austria: Pentz, Trauner, Seiwald, Arnautović, Alaba, Sabitzer, Weimann, Wöber, Laimer, Lainer, Schlager.
France: Lloris, Pavard, Konaté, Griezmann, Tchouameni, Coman, Kamara, Saliba, Benzema, Diaby, Hernández.
Marko Arnautović and Andreas Weimann return up entrance for Ralf Rangnick’s Austrian. Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool makes his debut for France, whereas new Aston Villa signing begins for the primary time. Kylian Mbappé is on the bench.
Preamble
We’ve received some A1 leisure lined up for you this night. Actually A1, it’s Group A1 of the Nations League, which implies this …
Austria v France
Denmark v Croatia
… although there are three different matches tonight as nicely: Albania v Israel in B2, Belarus v Kazakhstan in C3, and Andorra v Liechtenstein in D1. We plan to focus on world champions France, who’re in a spot of trouble after shedding at residence to Denmark and being held in Croatia, although you by no means know the way these items pan out, so let’s simply see the place the temper takes us. All 5 video games kick off at 7.45pm BST. It’s on!
