Italy and France They were classified for the quarterfinals of the Nations League through Group A2 and it remained to be decided who would enter first and who second. The Italians had 13 points and +7 goal difference and Les Bleus, 10 and +4. Israel and Belgium (the Israelis won 1-0) no longer had a chance. The accounts were clear: France had to win in Milan and discount that goal difference. Well, with the 3-1 away score they equaled Italy’s 13 points and went to +6 against +5 in goal difference. The positions will be weighed by the rival who may play them in the quarterfinals.
Rabiot at 2 minutes and Vicario against at 33 put France ahead; Cambiaso scored in the 35th minute and made the scorers excited, but Adrien Rabiot, at 20 minutes into the second half, made it 3-1.
Mateo Retegui was the starter until the moment of the third French goal, when he was replaced by Moise Kean.
Italy made do with Vicario; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Tonali, Di Marco, Locateli; Stretcher and Retegui. For France they began Maignan; Koundé, Konaté, Saliba, Digne; Guendozi, Kante, Rabiot, Nkunku; Thuram y Kolo Muani.
England beat Ireland 5-0 and achieved promotion to Zone A by finishing first in Group B2. Greece beat Finland 2-0 as a visitor and will go to the playoffs for the second promotion.
Kane, from a penalty, Gordon, Gallagher, Bowen and Harwood-Bellis scored the goals for the Three Lions. Bakasetas and Tsolis, the Greek goals.
In B3, Norway beat Kazakhstan 5-0 and won promotion. Austria will go to the playoffs after 1-1 with Slovenia. And in Group C4, Armenia beat Latvia 2-1 as a visitor and will go to the playoffs. Macedonia, which had guaranteed promotion to Zone B, beat the Faroe Islands 1-0.