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3.93 for Greece to qualify, 1.83 for Portugal and the top picks in the other Nations League derbies...
Tonight is Nations League night and the interest is at its highest. The big replay for the Greek national team against Scotland on the road is also taking place, with promotion to League A in the offing, where Greece will be for the first time in their history, if they make it. Their task is not easy after the 0-1 defeat in the first game at the packed "G.Karaiskakis".
The biggest interest is also in the quarter-finals of the Nations League and tonight we will find out the teams that will seal qualification for the semi-finals of the competition.
In the first games we had big wins for Croatia against France (2-0) and for Denmark against Portugal (1-0). Super upset for Germany (1-2 in Italy), Spain escaped (2-2 in the Netherlands).
We'll look at all of this in more detail below...
Below you will see all the match action in detail:
A free loss for Greece in the first barrage match against Scotland for promotion to League A of the Nations League. In a packed "G.Karaiskakis" by almost 32,000 Greek fans, the Blue and White failed to get the desired result, with the final 0-1 score line clearly doing them justice. After all, the game ended with 21-7 finishes for the Greek team, including a cross in the excellent second half where... The Scottish team was pressed, but never found the equaliser. This result made the task even more difficult for Ivan Jovanovic's players who are called upon to show character tonight and make the big turnaround.
Croatia celebrated a great result and took a step towards qualifying for the semi-finals of the Nations League playoffs for the A Division. The Hrvatska won 2-0 against the unknown French and go into the rematch with a great lead. Despite his substitutions, Desan was unable to change the score of the match and France suffered an unexpected defeat.
A huge upset for Germany, who conquered the San Siro by beating Italy 2-1. The hosts were fortunate to take an early lead, just in the 9th minute through Tonali, and the 1-0 lead remained until half-time. However, Nagelsmann brought on Clydinst at the break and he vindicated him four minutes later to level the scores. Goretzka in the 72nd minute, however, turned everything around and gave the panthers the lead.
Denmark beat an aggressive Portugal 1-0 to gain an advantage ahead of tonight's rematch, which will decide their progression to the last four of the Nations League. Denmark put a lot of pressure on Portugal, who were unable to threaten Schmeichel's goal offensively and were more limited to their suspension duties, and in the end they did justice, winning 1-0 thanks to Rasmus Hoyleod's 78th minute goal. It should be recalled that this pair is of particular interest for the Greek national team, as the loser of the series will be their opponent in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The Netherlands pulled off a great upset against Spain but the finale saw the European champions draw level at 2-2 through Merino, to leave the two countries with an open scorecard ahead of the Nations League Final-4. So it will all be decided tonight in the big replay at home to Spain