Key events
Norway v Portugal starting lineups
Norway: Nyland, Aursnes, Heggem, Ajer, Ryerson, Berg, Berge, Ødegaard, Nusa, Haaland, Schjelderup
Portugal: Costa, Mendes, Rúben Dias, Veiga, Cancelo, Conceição, Palhinha, Neto, João Neves, Ramos, Félix
The news from that Dutch win, Xavi’s first as coach, is that Cody Gakpo was forced off with an injury just 17 minutes in.
Germany v Greece starting lineups:
Germany: Nübel – Vagnoman, Tah, Bisseck, Brown – Kimmich ©, Nmecha, Conté – Schade, Ebnoutalib, Adeyemi
Greece: Tzolakis – Vagiannidis, Mavropanos, Retsos, Tsimikas – Zafeiris, Androutsos – Karetsas, Tetteh, Tzolis – Pavlidis ©
That Portugal starting lineup: Diogo Costa; Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes; Francisco Conceicao, Pedro Neto, Palhinha; Joao Neves, Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramos
Ramos comes in for Ronaldo, while Joao Neves replaces an injured Bruno Fernandes.
Further teams to follow but the big news is that Portugal have benched Cristiano Ronaldo.
Israel v Ireland starting teams
Israel: D Peretz, Mizrachi, Stoyanov, Shlomo, Revivo, E Peretz, Kanichowsky, Gloukh, Khalaili, Solomon, Turgeman.
Ireland: Kelleher; Manning, Kitching, O’Shea, O’Brien, Abankwah; Molumby, Coventry; Moylan, Idah, Parrott.
Press Association snap report on that Wales defeat
Wales wilted in Copenhagen as a 2-0 defeat to Denmark left them bottom of their Nations League group.
After a first half in which Wales were very much second best and fortunate to reach the break level, Denmark’s domination was rewarded by a Ben Davies own goal and a Gustav Isaksen strike.
Wales lost Thursday’s opener to Portugal 1-0 and it leaves them without a point – and a goal – in Group A4, and already facing an uphill battle to avoid relegation.
Full-time scores from the earlier Nations League matches:
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Lithuania 1-1 Azerbaijan
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Austria 3-1 Kosovo
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Denmark 2-0 Wales
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Gibraltar 0-0 Andorra
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Serbia 1-2 Netherlands
Last time out for the first of the Nations League quadruple headers.
The Israel v Ireland game comes after a day of intrigue over whether the game would be played at all.
Gavin Bazunu will not take part.
Bazunu, writing on Instagram, said: “Representing my country means everything to me. I have the utmost respect for every single one of my teammates, the manager, his staff, and the Irish people.
“However, I have reached a decision that I have not taken lightly. I am a man of strong faith, and try my best to be a person of character and principle, therefore I feel it would be wrong to participate in the upcoming fixtures against Israel.
“My decision is based purely on my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong. It is important to note that my stance is not in opposition of the Israeli people or the Jewish community, but against the atrocities in the region.
“There are a few times where you get a chance in life to stand up for something bigger, and I strongly believe that this is one of them.”
Preamble
Good evening, and welcome to coverage of the Nations League. There’s updates, scores and news from three big matches.
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Germany v Greece
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Israel v Ireland
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Norway v Portugal
Join me.
