Croatia and Denmark joined the teams advancing to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League, following Croatia's 1-1 draw with Portugal and Denmark's 0-0 tie with Serbia in the sixth and final round.<\/p>
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Croatia secured second place in Group A with eight points, trailing Portugal (14 points) but ahead of Scotland (7 points), who defeated Poland (4 points) 2-1. <\/p>
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At home in Split, Croatia scored their qualification goal through Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol in the 65th minute after Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix had opened the scoring for Portugal in the 33rd minute.<\/p>
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In Warsaw, Scotland snatched a 2-1 victory against hosts Poland but could not advance. However, they climbed to third place, earning a spot in the playoffs rather than being relegated directly to League B. <\/p>
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John McGinn opened the scoring for Scotland (3'), Kamil Pi\u0105tkowski equalized (59'), and right-back Andrew Robertson secured the win in the third minute of added time.<\/p>
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Spain is Unstoppable <\/strong><\/p> In Group D, Denmark claimed the second qualification spot with eight points, behind Spain (16 points), who defeated Switzerland 3-2. Serbia finished third with six points after a goalless draw with Denmark in Belgrade.<\/p> In a match Serbia finished with ten men following Strahinja Pavlovi\u0107's second yellow card, the hosts needed a win to advance over Denmark, who were two points ahead. <\/p> However, Serbia failed to secure their second victory in the group, leaving Denmark comfortably two points clear.<\/p> Meanwhile, Spain finished their campaign with a dramatic 3-2 win over Switzerland, marking their fifth victory in the group. Coach Luis de la Fuente\u2019s team began their journey with a goalless draw in Serbia before winning every subsequent match.<\/p> Spain dominated from the start, creating numerous chances without converting. Their breakthrough came in the 32nd minute when \u00c1lvaro Morata won a penalty after being fouled by Ricardo Rodr\u00edguez. Although Pedri's penalty was initially saved by Yann Sommer, capitalized on the rebound to put Spain ahead.<\/p> At the start of the second half, Luis de la Fuente gave goalkeeper Robert S\u00e1nchez the opportunity to guard \"La Roja's\" net for the third, as he came on as a substitute for \u00c1lex Remiro.<\/p> However, S\u00e1nchez\u2019s appearance did not go as hoped, as he instantly conceded a goal. Joel Monteiro, a substitute, scored against the run of play from a pass by another substitute, Vincent Sierro (63').<\/p> The Swiss celebration was short-lived, as substitute Bryan Gil made an immediate impact. Intercepting the ball inside Switzerland\u2019s penalty area, he restored Spain\u2019s lead just eight minutes after replacing Nico Williams (68').<\/p> Switzerland seemed to have salvaged a draw when substitute Andi Zeqiri converted a penalty, earned by Vincent Sierro in a challenge against Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz (85'). However, \"La Roja\" ensured victory in dramatic fashion. Substitute Bryan Zaragoza, who won a penalty after being fouled by Sierro, stepped up and calmly converted it in added time (90+3'), securing all three points.<\/p> Germany has already clinched first place in Group C, leaving the final quarter-final spot up for grabs between the Netherlands and Hungary.<\/p> The Netherlands, with eight points, visit Bosnia tonight and need just a draw to advance. Hungary, hosting Germany, must win and consider goal difference to lift their tally to eight points and snatch the qualification spot from the Dutch.<\/p>","continue_text":"Continue Reading","main_heading":"Blog"},"yoast_head":"\n
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