Rabiot wins 3-1 in Milan with a double.
Israel's late goal sinks Belgium.In the Nations League Group A2 final, France defeated Italy 3-1 in Milan thanks to the outstanding combination of Adrien Rabiot and Lucas Digne, who celebrated their 50th international caps. France finished first in the standings on Sunday.
Italy scored with Andrea Cambiaso, and Rabiot grabbed a brace after being set up twice by Digne, whose screaming free-kick was deflected into his own goal by Guglielmo Vicario.
After the Azzurri had won 3-1 at the Parc des Princes in September, the outcome put France ahead of Italy on goal differential with 13 points at the completion of the group phase.
France coach Didier Deschamps remarked, "We had a young squad, I wanted to see a lot of players, and winning here against an Italian team that were full of confidence is a great performance." "We wanted to win, we were out for revenge," stated goalie Mike Maignan. It has to do with pride after losing to them at home.
Israel defeated Belgium 1-0 in Budapest thanks to a goal by Israel debutant Yarden Shua in the 86th minute, but it was insufficient to keep them from being demoted from the top division of the Nations League.
After substituting in the second half, Shua capitalized on a defensive blunder by Matte Smets to give Israel their first Group A2 victory, tying third-place Belgium on four points in the final standings.
France coach Didier Deschamps remarked, "We had a young squad, I wanted to see a lot of players, and winning here against an Italian team that were full of confidence is a great performance." "We wanted to win, we were out for revenge," stated goalie Mike Maignan. It has to do with pride after losing to them at home.
Israel defeated Belgium 1-0 in Budapest thanks to a goal by Israel debutant Yarden Shua in the 86th minute, but it was insufficient to keep them from being demoted from the top division of the Nations League.
After substituting in the second half, Shua capitalized on a defensive blunder by Matte Smets to give Israel their first Group A2 victory, tying third-place Belgium on four points in the final standings.
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway crushed Kazakhstan 5-0 in Group B3. The Norwegians, who lead the group, also had goals from Antonio Nusa and Alexander Sørloth.
Even after Slovenia held Austria to a 1-1 draw in Vienna, Austria still holds second position. Adam Gnedza Cerin equalized with nine minutes left after Romano Schmid gave the home team the advantage in the first half.
Even after Slovenia held Austria to a 1-1 draw in Vienna, Austria still holds second position. Adam Gnedza Cerin equalized with nine minutes left after Romano Schmid gave the home team the advantage in the first half.
Armenia won 2-1 in Latvia, while North Macedonia, who are already assured of winning Group C4, defeated Faroe Islands 1-0.
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