Switzerland edge Serbia in heated clash to advance to Round of 16
Switzerland booked a last-16 showdown with Portugal at the World Cup on Friday after a 3-2 win over Serbia in a bad-tempered match secured them second place in Group G.
Switzerland booked a last-16 showdown with Portugal at the World Cup on Friday after a 3-2 win over Serbia in a bad-tempered match secured them second place in Group G.
Gavi became Spain’s youngest scorer ever and Inigo Martinez headed home a late equaliser as Spain drew 2-2 with the Czech Republic in the Nations League in Prague on Sunday.
Spain were denied a winning start by Portugal in the Nations League on Thursday as Alvaro Morata’s first-half finish was cancelled out by a late equaliser from Ricardo Horta.
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s scored a header in the last minute of the game to help Serbia snatch an automatic qualification for Qatar 2022 as they won in Portugal to consign the hosts to the play-offs.
Jose Gaya snatched a 95th-minute equaliser as Spain escaped Stuttgart with a 1-1 draw against Germany, who are still looking for their first Uefa Nations League win.
Nemanja Matic says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be the man responsible if Manchester United fail to challenge for the Premier League title this season.
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho converted a 78th-minute penalty as a stuttering Italy earned a 1-1 Nations League draw at home with Poland.
Brazil received a boost as Douglas Costa returned to training ahead of the World Cup quarter-final against Belgium.
Paulinho and Thiago Silva earned Brazil a largely comfortable 2-0 victory over Serbia that clinched top spot in World Cup Group E and eliminated Mladen Krstajic’s side.
Aleksandar Kolarov describes Serbia’s World Cup meeting with Brazil as the biggest game of his career while coach Mladen Krstajic promises a fearless approach from his side.