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Group 3
England 2-1 Croatia

England advanced to UEFA Nations League knockout stage after defeating Croatia 2-1 on Thursday night.

The Three Lions broke the deadlock in the 24th minute when Jude Bellingham got on the end of Harry Kane’s neat pass before laying it off for Morgan Rogers to fire home from close range.

Croatia managed to get themselves back on level terms in the 59th minute through Petar Sučić, who pounced on a loose ball in the box.

The visitors’ joy only lasted five minutes after England were awarded a penalty, which Kane converted to restore his side’s lead on the night he became the nation’s record appearance holder with 126 caps to his name.

Czech Republic 0-2 Spain

World Champions Spain cemented top spot in Group 3 after defeating the Czech Republic 2-0 on Thursday night.

La Roja had to wait until the 39th minute for the opening goal when Alex Baena converted from the penalty spot.

The Czechs were then dealt a blow in the 72nd minute when Ladislav Krejci was shown a straight red card, which allowed Marc Pubill to go on to grab the second goal in second-half stoppage time.

Spain will face England in a winner-takes-all match on Sunday.

Group 1
Italy 3-1 France

France suffered their first defeat under coach Zinedine Zidane after going down 3-1 to Italy on Thursday night.

Zidane’s charges got the breakthrough in the opening 10 minutes when Michael Olise picked up a loose ball and fired past Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The Azzurri got back on level terms in the 26th minute when Nicolo Cambiaghi did well to set up Francesco Pio Esposito for the simple finish.

Davide Frattesi completed the turnaround for Italy in the 63rd minute, before Esposito completed his brace on 75 minutes to wrap up the win.

Turkey 1-2 Belgium

Belgium rallied from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Turkey at the Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu.

Real Madrid star Arda Guler got the ball rolling for the home side in the 20th minute with a superb free-kick.

The lead only lasted seven minutes as veteran midfielder Kevin de Bruyne restored parity for the visitors, before Charles De Ketelaere completed the turnaround for Belgium on 30 minutes.

The win sees Belgium move up to second spot in Group 1, while Turkey remain bottom of the group with five losses from five matches.

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