Juba Touabi, Media365, published on Monday October 14, 2024 at 11:34 p.m.
The 4th day of the Nations League was marked by an impressive victory for Italy, who dominated Israel with a score of 4-1, and by the success of Germany, who managed to win 1- 0 against the Netherlands. These results consolidate their position at the top of their respective groups.
France also triumphed in Belgium with a score of 2-1, thanks to a double from Randal Kolo Muani, author of a penalty and a cross header. Although Belgium opened the scoring through Lois Openda, the Blues, dominated in the first half, were able to reverse the situation in the second, thus consolidating their 2nd place behind Italy.
Italy, meanwhile, retained its leadership position with a convincing victory against Israel. Despite a contentious goal having temporarily revived the suspense, the Squadra largely controlled the match, while Israel continued to seek its first points in this competition. In a closely contested match, Germany got the better of the Netherlands thanks to a goal from Jamie Leweling, thus consolidating their first place in the group and pushing the Dutch back to five points.
Sweden triumphs against Estonia
Hungary was able to show solidity against Bosnia-Herzegovina, winning 2-0. Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring before converting a penalty, sealing the fate of the match. Despite a few chances for Edin Dzeko, the Hungarian defense remained intractable. For their part, Albania secured a valuable victory in Tbilisi, beating Georgia 1-0 thanks to a decisive shot from Kristjan Asllani. This success allows Albania to move up to six points in the group, competing closely with Georgia and the Czech Republic.
The match between Ukraine and the Czech Republic ended in a 1-1 draw. Artem Dovbyk equalized after a penalty converted by Cerv, offering a sharing of points which did not particularly suit the two teams. The Turks largely dominated in Iceland, winning 4-2. After the home side opened the score, they responded with goals from Hakan Çalhanoğlu, İsmail Kahveci, Güler and Akturkoglu. The Icelanders saved the honor with a goal from Gudjohnsen late in the match.
The Welsh performed well by winning 1-0 against Montenegro thanks to a penalty converted by Wilson in the 36th minute, thus consolidating their position in the group. Slovakia took the lead against Azerbaijan with a score of 3-1. After an own goal from Mammadov, Azerbaijan managed to equalize, but the Slovaks regained the advantage thanks to goals from Haraslin and Duris.
Sweden recorded a clear victory in Estonia, winning 3-0 thanks to a double from Nanasi and a goal from Gyökeres, thus continuing to claim their position at the top of the table. This day full of emotions not only changed the rankings, but also allowed several teams to get closer to qualifying for the next phase.
