This is the final round of this year’s World Cup which brings us the 2024 Nations League schedule. All of Europe’s top clubs will be off for the next 10 days and players will join their national teams to try help them. get some extra points on the board in their National League teams.
As usual, the first round of games will start on Thursday, and the finals will be played on Tuesday, which gives the players a chance to return to their clubs and prepare for their weekend games. . Here is the list of games to be played in the coming days:
Belgium vs Italy
Belgium have struggled through the Nations League this time around and their squad seems to be in transition. Many of the so-called ‘Golden Generation’ are absent and struggling to build a team with a positive mindset.
The results did not go their way, and the best they can hope for is a place in the League A Cup. They need a win in this game to keep their promotion hopes alive but they will face Italy , an undefeated team. in their first competition since 1972. They have beaten them in friendlies but even that is a small feat of only four wins compared to sixteen defeats.
Coach Domenico Tedesco needs a good result as he has managed just one win in six games in all competitions, so his future is definitely under pressure.
Italy will know that a draw is good enough to secure their place in the semi-finals of the United Nations League and will be confident of continuing their unbeaten run.
They have won three times in four games so far but Belgium were the only team to get points from them, where the match was tied 2-2. Italy have won both of their away games in the Nations League, including a thrilling win in France. As seen in recent international matches, both sides have seen players drop out due to injury, which means that the opportunity opens up for some new players.
Greece vs England
Greece are on the verge of making history as they could be promoted to League A for the first time ever. All they need to achieve that is to avoid defeat against England and they will feel more than capable of doing so after beating their opponents at Wembley not long ago.
The 2-1 win is a big step for this Greek team and one that will boost their confidence as they attempt to break a record by beating England in Greece for the first time. England have won all of their matches in Greece but the hosts have a 100% record in League B and have won eight of their eleven home games.
England will know that the defeat at home in Greece is not a good result and one that has given up their hopes of a return to League A. A win here for Lee Carsley will undo the damage. , putting them level on points with the hosts. .
Failure to make it out of League B would be a disappointing result for England and would be a huge loss to Carsley’s CV as he will step down as England manager after this round of games, to be replaced by German Thomas Tuchel. . Of course, the new coach will hope that he will enter the job with his team in League A, but now that is out of his hands.
Second place means they will reach the semi-finals, so the chance will be there to go further. Greece have kept nine of their eleven home games at home, so England will need to find their goalscoring boots but they won’t be helped by the number of players who have left the squad. because of minor injuries, many. the players who were not caught were called to replace them.
Denmark vs Spain
This is the game that all eyes are on as Denmark host Spain with the hosts on the verge of reaching the next round of the Nations League for the first time. So far they have won two and one and if they manage to beat Serbia they will ensure a place in the next stage of the competition.
Denmark will know that they are not much in this game but they have an amazing home record, all their home games they have won 2-0. This could be the toughest challenge yet as they are very weak against Spain, without a win in the last eight meetings and only one draw in a row.
Spain has already qualified for the next round with ten points in four games. They are unbeaten in their last fourteen games overall, winning twelve of those. Defense has been the key to their success as they have conceded just one goal in their four Nations League games.
Dani Olmo and Nico Williams are both back in Spain, making their attacking options even more impressive. The last match between these two was a 1-0 win for Spain, but Spain have managed to score two or more goals in six of their seven wins against Denmark. Spain likes to score late, they managed to score five goals after the 75th minute in their five matches. In terms of performance, history has proven in Spain’s favor as they have won eight of the last ten meetings although they have only met ten times since 1988.
Portugal vs Poland
Portugal entered this match in a good position in Group 1 in League A as they got three points between them and second placed Croatia with two games to go. They will be hoping for another straight win against Poland, having won the first leg between the two teams 3-1 five weeks ago.
These two teams are no strangers to each other, having played seven times since 2007 and Portugal have a good record with three wins and three draws. They can rely on an impressive home record, winning nineteen out of twenty-one games since September 2021 but they will not be without first-choice players such as Diogo Jota , Ruben Dias and Ruben Neves, who are both injured.
A point in this game will guarantee them a place in the top two but they will definitely be looking for all three points to confirm themselves in the top spot. Portugal has not yet scored more than one goal in the ten games it has played at home.
Poland is not in a good mood, having failed to win in the last three matches. Another weakness is that the captain and star forward Robert Lewandowski is missing due to injury.
They are currently three points behind second-placed Croatia so they still have a chance of making it to the play-offs, but a point here will certainly go a long way to help with that goal.
Defending has been a problem for Poland as they have not kept pace in their last nine games and appeared to be off to a slow start at the weekend, conceding five goals in the first half of their last two games. Scoring goals has not been a problem at least, having scored the same number of goals as Portugal and Croatia, seven so far. If they can somehow hurt Portugal at the other end of the pitch, they will think they will have a chance, although the problem does not give them much hope.
Last updated: 14.11.2014
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