Giroud and Arnautovic historical
World champion France has averted the threat of relegation from the Nations League for the time being, instead Austria with coach Ralf Rangnick now has to worry about staying in League A. The French came in Paris on Thursday in a direct duel to a 2-0 (0-0). The Alpine Republic is bottom of Group 1, France moved up to third place. In the fight for group victory, however, Croatia has the best cards. The vice world champion took over the lead in the standings with a 2-1 (0-0) win over rival Denmark.
In Paris, superstar Kylian Mbappé (56th) and Olivier Giroud (65th) shot out the French victory. With his 48th goal, the latter not only made up ground on record goalscorer Thierry Henry (51 goals), but also became the oldest goalscorer in French international history at the age of 35 years, 11 months and 23 days.
Former Bremen player Marko Arnautovic played his 103rd game with the Austrians, catching up with record player Andreas Herzog. Austria need to beat Croatia on Sunday and hope for a France blunder in Denmark to avoid relegation.
Arnautovic new at the top: Austria’s record national player
In Group 4, the Netherlands made a big step towards the Nations League semi-finals. After the 2-0 (1-0) win in Poland, Oranje successfully defended first place in the table with 13 points. On Sunday, a narrow defeat against pursuers Belgium is enough for the team of Bonds coach Louis van Gaal to ensure victory in the group. The Belgians saved their chance by beating Wales 2-1 (2-0).
The former successful German U21 coach Stefan Kuntz and Turkey managed early promotion to League B despite a poor 3: 3 (2: 2) against Luxembourg. The outsider from Luxembourg took the lead three times, Ismail Yüksek saved shortly before the end the happy point.
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