Final UEFA Nations League Results
Without Kylian Mbappe, the French national squad barely managed a tie. In the meantime, Erling Haaland helped the Norwegian national team defeat Slovenia with four goals.
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, local time, the fifth matchday of the 2024–2025 UEFA Nations League took place, including eight games.
Two of the eight games were duels between Slovenia and Norway and France and Israel.
beginning with France’s League A Group 2 matchup vs Israel.
France hosted Israel at the Stade de France in this game as the hosts.
Les Bleus, however, appeared to struggle to undermine Israel’s defense.
The French offense has been significantly impacted by Kylian Mbappe’s absence during this international break.
France kept locking up their visitors, but in the end they were unable to score.
This match ended with a score of 0-0.
France now has 10 points and is in second place in the standings after this match.
Final UEFA Nations League Results: France Wins 4 Goals, Draws Only Without Mbappe, Haaland et al
The leaders, Italy, who recently defeated Belgium 1-0, are three points ahead of them.
Israel, however, has one point and is in the caretaker position.
Next up is League B Group 3, where Slovenia will host Norway in a goal feast.
Erling Haaland et al. won 4-1 in the Stozice Stadium.
Haaland (45′), Jens Petter Hauge (82′), and Antonio Nusa (4′, 59′) all scored goals for Norway.
Benjamin Sesko’s penalty in the twenty-first minute was Slovenia’s sole response.
With 10 points each, Norway and Austria, the top-ranked country, are now tied for the most points.
They had to be prepared to sit directly beneath Austria, though, since they fell to them on goal differential.