Portugal's big win without Ronaldo

The most productive match of the match day was held at the Dragau stadium.

The incumbent winners of the League of Nations did not leave their opponents a chance and extended the unbeaten streak in the tournament to seven games.

By the 70th minute, the Portuguese defeated the Croats with a score of 3: 0, and in stoppage time the opponents exchanged goals.

João Canselo, Diogo Jota, João Felix, André Silva and Bruno Petkovic were noted for their precise shots.

But if Jota and Felix scored for the first time for the national team, then Cristiano Ronaldo could become the first Portuguese in history to score 100 goals for the national team.

However, he was left out of the application due to an infection of the toe on his right foot.

The Juventus forward watched the successes of his compatriots from the bench, even breaking the rules for some time.

Only after a remark from the steward, the player put on a protective mask and continued to watch the game.

It is worth noting that Zlatko Dalich launched two representatives of the RPL clubs in the starting lineup.

However, Nikola Vlašić and Dejan Lovren were unable to score with effective actions.

At the same time, the CSKA midfielder could not prevent Cansel in the episode with the first goal, and the Zenit defender lost the position to Pepe in the episode with the ball from Silva.

Mbappe goal and Griezmann's unscored penalty

The Swedes on their field gave battle to the reigning world champions.

The French national team played not the most expressive match and delivered only one shot on goal in 90 minutes, but it turned out to be accurate.

The scorer is Kilian Mbappé, who has seven (4 + 3) points for performance in the last seven meetings.

At the same time, the goal turned out to be quite funny.

Mikael Lustig reacted to the striker's feint and tried to ward off the threat, but only sent the ball into the leg of the unsuspecting Christopher Olsson.

The ball ricocheted back to the Paris Saint-Germain forward and a second later found itself in the net.

In the second half, the French leveled the game, and in stoppage time they could double the advantage.

Stephen N'Zonzi's breakthrough into the penalty area was stopped only by breaking the rules, and Antoine Griezmann volunteered to play the 11-meter.

The Barcelona forward shot over the crossbar and failed to convert a penalty kick for the third time in a row for the national team.

Before that, he “forgave” Andorra and Albania.

As for the Swedes, they surpassed the French not only in possession of the ball (51% -49%), but also in the number of strokes (9-7).

At the same time, Marcus Berg was the closest to being able to excel, but could not realize a one-on-one exit with Hugo Lloris.

The Krasnodar footballer responded to a long-distance pass, dealt with two opponent's defenders, but shot into the goalkeeper.

Belgium's first victory over Denmark in 49 years

In turn, the Belgians confidently coped with the Danes and interrupted the unsuccessful series in the face-to-face confrontation.

In the previous three meetings (held in 1984, 1994 and 1995), the Scandinavians scored three goals and won, and until the last day the last victory of the “red devils” over the Danes was dated May 26, 1971.

This time, Roberto Martinez's wards left their goal intact and twice upset Kasper Schmeichel.

Dries Mertens became the protagonist of the match.

In the ninth minute, he assisted Jason Denier, and in the 76th, he scored himself.

Thus, the Napoli striker scored the 19th goal in 91 meetings for the national team and bypassed the legendary Enzo Schifo in this indicator.

In terms of assists, he ranks third in the history of the national team.

He has 27 passes, and only Eden Hazar (33) and Kevin De Bruyne (34) have more.

The first of them remained on the bench for this match, and the second was not in the application.

Sterling's scoring streak and two penalties

The current bronze medalist of the League of Nations has successfully started his performance in the second draw of the tournament.

The England national team defeated the Icelandic team on a visit, which four years ago did not let the founders of football in the European Championship quarterfinals.

True, the revenge was not the most convincing.

Gareth Southgate's wards prevailed with a minimum score, and in the end they narrowly avoided losing points.

The main events took place at the end of the meeting.

With a difference of 19 minutes, the second yellow cards were received by Kyle Walker and Sverrir Ingason.

True, if the Tottenham defender played roughly in the subcategory in the middle of the field, the PAOK defender blocked Rakhim Sterling's shot on goal with his hand.

The chief referee Srdjan Jovanovic pointed to the point, and the Manchester City midfielder marked with a precise shot and chalked up the 17th (11 + 6) point for performance in the last 12 matches for the “three lions”.

True, after two minutes Birkir Byadnason could restore parity.

The Serbian referee saw malice in Joe Gomez's actions and again appointed a penalty, but the Brescia midfielder shot inaccurately.

The ending could have turned out not so tense, if the referee had not canceled the goal of Harry Kane in the sixth minute of the meeting.

The Tottenham forward turned Sterling's serve, but the linesman saw an offside position in the episode.

Among other things, the meeting was remembered for the debut of young Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden, as well as the appearance on the field of Danny Ings.

The Southampton forward made his debut for the founders of football in 2015, but only 1790 days later tried on the national team shirt for the second time.

Kvaratskhelia's transfer and Sheydaev's goal

One of the most interesting matches in League C was the match between Georgia and Estonia.

At least, for the reason that a number of football players known for their performances in the RPL took part in it.

As a result, one of the main characters of the meeting was Khvicha Kvaratskhelii, who chalked up the first assist for the national team.

Rubin's midfielder delivered a perfect serve from the right flank, while Nika Karachava struck his head irresistibly.

The Armenian national team lost to North Macedonia on the road and extended the unsuccessful streak.

Joaquin Caparros' men have suffered their fourth consecutive setback, their worst result since 2017.

By the end of the first half, the guests allowed Egziyan Alioski and Ilie Nestorovski to excel, and they themselves were able to respond with only a goal of prestige.

Tigran Barseghyan scored in the fourth compensated minute.

The football players from Azerbaijan, who lost to Luxembourg, could not please their fans.

Already in the 25th minute, they were in the minority after the removal of Mahir Emreli, but even managed to open an account with ten men.

The fifth goal for the national team was scored by Zenit pupil Ramil Sheydaev.

But for the second half, the forces were not enough.

First, Anton Krivotsyuk chalked up his own goal, and then Gerson Rodrigues realized the 11-meter.