On Thursday, Germany achieved its first victory under coach Jurgen Klopp by defeating Serbia 2-0, while the Netherlands snatched a late 2-2 draw against Greece, and Portugal continued its perfect start by defeating Denmark 4-2, in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, while Wales overcame Norway 2-1.

Published on: 02/10/2026 - 00:48 Last updated: 02/10/2026 - 13:32

To view this content from YouTube, it is necessary to allow the collection of viewing rates and YouTube ads.

It appears that an application in your Internet browser is preventing the video player from loading. In order to view this content, you must cancel its use.

Jurgen Klopp achieved his first victory as head of the coaching staff of the German national team, by defeating Serbia 2-0 on Thursday, while the Netherlands came back from a two-goal deficit to draw with Greece 2-2, and Portugal continued its victories by defeating Denmark 4-2 in the absence of its captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, in the third round of the European Nations League for football.

For its part, Greece maintained its lead in Group Two of the first level with 7 points, two points behind the Netherlands and three ahead of Germany, while Serbia remained last with no points. In the fourth group, Portugal raised its score to 9 points with a full score, 6 points behind Denmark.

At the Allianz Arena in Munich, Klopp eased the pressure on him after a rocky start with Germany, as Florian Wirtz set up Tom Bischoff's first goal in the 39th minute, before scoring the second himself at the start of the second half (61).

The victory came after Germany lost to Greece 0-1 in the previous round, with the two teams meeting again three days later in Thessaloniki.

Read also: European Nations League: De La Fuente praises Gamal who “harnesses his genius in the service of collective play”

The Netherlands returns from afar

In another confrontation, Greece squandered a two-goal lead against the Netherlands, which snatched a 2-2 draw in the final minutes.

Fotis Ioannidis gave the hosts the lead in the 23rd minute after a pass from Giorgos Masouras, before he returned the favor and assisted the second goal, which Masouras scored in stoppage time of the first half.

Virgil van Dijk reduced the deficit with a header in the 59th minute, before Tijani Reynders equalized in the 89th minute, saving coach Xavi Hernandez from his first loss with the Dutch national team.

Portuguese victory in Ronaldo's absence

In Copenhagen, Portugal achieved its third successive victory by defeating Denmark 4-2, amid the controversy that accompanied Ronaldo's departure from the national team camp.

Joao Cancelo opened the scoring in the 13th minute, before Mikkel Damsgaard equalized ten minutes later. Gonçalo Ramos quickly restored Portugal's lead, but Rasmus Hoylund equalized for Denmark in the 53rd minute.

Portugal won the match with two goals from Vitinia (67) and Joao Felix (87), continuing its perfect start led by Jorge Jesus.

Fall of Norway

In Cardiff, Wales achieved its first victory by defeating Norway 2-1.

Oscar Pope gave the visitors the lead in the 11th minute, before Daniel James equalized for Wales (37). Norway defender Torbil Hegem was sent off at the beginning of the second half, and the hosts quickly benefited from their numerical superiority when Neco Williams scored the winning goal from a free kick in the 48th minute.

The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals scheduled for March.

France 24/AFP

Keywords related to the article

The content you want to browse is no longer in service or is currently unavailable.