A tired England side went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat in Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday, while Germany had to come from behind to draw 1-1 with an inexperienced Italy team.
Catch up with the highlights from an entertaining Friday night of Uefa Nations League action, where Denmark shocked France and Holland produced a footballing lesson against Belgium.
Denmark recovered from conceding to a brilliant Karim Benzema goal to beat France 2-1 on Friday in the Uefa Nations League at the Stade de France, while the Netherlands thumped a full strength Belgium side in Brussels.
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.
Aaron Ramsdale’s journey to the England set-up began by sleeping through his alarm but the Arsenal goalkeeper is determined not to miss the bus on his international ambitions as he aims to grab his chance with both hands.
Didier Deschamps hailed France’s “strength of character” after his side fought back from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 in the Nations League semi-finals.
Theo Hernandez struck a last-minute winner as France stormed back from 2-0 down to beat Belgium 3-2 in their UEFA Nations League semi-final in Turin.
Ferran Torres expects to be available for Sunday’s Nations League final after firing Spain to victory over European champions Italy before limping off injured.
Ferran Torres put Spain into the Nations League final on Wednesday with a brace in a 2-1 win that ended Italy's world record unbeaten run at 37 matches in front of their own fans.
Italy face a semi-final rematch with Spain as they bid to follow up their Euro 2020 success by claiming more silverware this week.