Thanks for your company on another fun if slightly brain-melting night of association football. I’ll leave you with Ewan Murray’s report from Krakow, where Scotland earned the right to boogie. Bye!
I need a drink 😂 The attitude and organisation of those Scotland players was sensational. Ryan Porteous immense on his debut. And if Aaron Hickey isn't at a top five English club within two years....
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) September 27, 2022
Phew. After an extremely eventful night of Nations League fitba, these are the final scores.
League A Group 2
Portugal 0-1 Spain
Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic
Spain qualify for Nations League finals; Czech Republic are relegated
League B Group 1
Republic of Ireland 3-2 Armenia
Ukraine 0-0 Scotland
Scotland are promoted; Armenia are relegated
League B Group 2
Albania 1-1 Iceland
Neither team is promoted or relegated
League B Group 4
Norway 0-2 Serbia
Sweden 1-1 Slovenia
Serbia are promoted; Sweden are relegated
League C Group 2
Greece 3-1 Northern Ireland
Kosovo 5-1 Cyprus
Greece are promoted; Cyprus will play a relegation playoff against Gibraltar.
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Full time: Republic of Ireland 3-2 Armenia
Ireland end their campaign with a win, though they made seriously heavy weather of it. Robbie Brady’s injury-time penalty eventually gave them victory against an Armenia side that finished with nine men.
A Robbie Brady penalty puts @FAIreland 3-2 up 🇮🇪
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
After a lengthy VAR decision, the referee awards Republic of Ireland the penalty and two Armenia players are sent off for their protests!#IREARM pic.twitter.com/82X4k88XwZ
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Full time: Portugal 0-1 Spain
Alvaro Morata’s dramatic late winner means Spain will join Croatia, Italy and the Netherlands in next year’s Nations League finals! The Spain players are bouncing around in celebration; Cristiano Ronaldo is shaking his head in disgust. I’d love to hear his internal monologue right now, because a peak Ronaldo would have had two or three goals tonight.
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SCOTLAND ARE PROMOTED TO LEAGUE A!
Full time: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland They’ve done it! Scotland have been promoted to the top table of the Nations League after an heroic performance in Krakow. They rode their luck at times, and the marvellous Craig Gordon made two or three terrific saves, but for long periods they defended with calmness and authority. Given how many key players they were missing, it’s an outstanding achievement.
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90 min: Portugal 0-1 Spain Ronaldo smacks a shot from a tight angle that is well blocked by Unai Simon.
90 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Four minutes of added time in Poland. Stepanenko has just headed wide from a corner, though it wasn’t nearly as good a chance as the one in the first half.
GOAL! Portugal 0-1 Spain (Morata 88)
The Spain players are going wild! Alvaro Morata has scored with only two minutes to go! An angled cross was headed back across goal by Nico Williams, and Morata pinged it gleefully into the net from a few yards out.
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GOAL! Republic of Ireland 3-2 Armenia (Brady 90+1 pen)
Robbie Brady spares Ireland’s blushes with a cool penalty. But dear me, what a palaver.
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PENALTY TO IRELAND! And two Armenian players have been sent off in the fallout!
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“I agree with you, the Nations League is fun stuff,” says Brad Wilson, “and with games compelling to watch at 0-0 (as the USA friendly was not). Uefa gets a lot wrong, but I think this is a win. Yann Sommer is always my Sadly Underappreciated Goalkeeper of the Year. Love to watch his athleticism and moxie.”
GOAL! Greece 3-1 Northern Ireland (Mantalos 80)
Cyprus have pulled one back in Kosovo as well, but Northern Ireland will be safe unless there is a further swing of at least four goals.
83 min: Republic of Ireland 2-2 Armenia All of a sudden it’s extremely nervy at the Aviva Stadium, where Khoren Bayramyan has just driven a shot a few yards wide. If Armenia score again, Ireland will be relegated to League C, and Stephen Kenny will be under all kinds of pressure.
78 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Stepanenko volleys just wide from the edge of the area. Gordon waved it away, in fairness, so maybe it wasn’t as close as it first looked.
Republic of Ireland 2-2 Armenia A draw would be a dreadful result for the Republic of Ireland, who also lost the return fixture at the start of the Nations League campaign.
🇦🇲 Armenia score two goals in two minutes to level the game at the Aviva 😱
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
Eduard Spertsyan punishes a defensive mistake to make it 2-2.#IREARM pic.twitter.com/vvBIdvWUpN
Greece 2-1 Northern Ireland
Here’s Greece’s second goal, which was nicely worked and finished.
Giorgos Masouras puts Greece back in-front against @NorthernIreland!
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
Gus Poyet's side lead 2-1 after 56mins ⏱#GRENIR pic.twitter.com/JMNStarqWU
74 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Scotland continue to defend admirably, and they are starting to keep the ball better than they did at the start of the second half. They are 16 minutes away from a famous result.
The latest scores
League A Group 2
Portugal 0-0 Spain
Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic
League B Group 1
Republic of Ireland 2-2 Armenia
Ukraine 0-0 Scotland
League B Group 2
Albania 1-0 Iceland
League B Group 4
Norway 0-2 Serbia
Sweden 1-1 Slovenia
League C Group 2
Greece 2-1 Northern Ireland
Kosovo 4-0 Cyprus
GOAL! Republic of Ireland 2-2 Armenia (Spertsyan 73)
Oh my word! Ireland are suddenly one goal away from relegation – and humiliation.
69: Portugal 0-0 Spain Ruben Dias’s cross-shot is shinned over his own crossbar by Dani Carvajal in the six-yard box. He could easily have roofed that.
GOAL! Republic of Ireland 2-1 Armenia (Dashyan 71)
Oof, there could be a late sting in Dublin, where Artak Dashyan has pulled one back for Armenia.
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Saudi Arabia 0-0 USA
“Rob, completely off topic but just watched two hours of dull football as the USA-Saudi friendly ended in a nil-nil draw, Gio Reyna injured after 30 minutes,” says Mary Waltz. “Getting ready for weeks of anxiety and gnashing of teeth in build up to WC. Oh boy!”
64 min: Portugal 0-0 Spain A reminder that a draw is enough for Portugal to qualify for next year’s Nations League finals. Spain need a win.
63 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Another chance for Ukraine, with Zabarnyi lifting a deep free-kick over the bar. Even though he was only a few yards out, it wasn’t an easy chance – he was sliding towards a ball which bounced a yard or so in front of him.
Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic West Ham’s Thomas Soucek has missed a penalty for the Czech Republic in St Gallen. I say missed; it was saved by Yann Sommer.
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Republic of Ireland 2-0 Armenia Here’s the goal from Michael Obafemi which put Ireland 2-0 up in Dublin. Not quite as good as that primal screamer against Scotland in June, but a decent long-range strike nonetheless.
🇮🇪 @michaelobafemi_ DOES IT AGAIN! 🙌
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
A great strike from distance to double @FAIreland's lead 🚀 #IREARM | @SwansOfficial pic.twitter.com/YogIGyLfot
GOAL! Greece 2-1 Northern Ireland (Masouras 56)
Northern Ireland are behind again in Athens, though it’s not going to affect their position in League C Group 2. Barring an absurd turn of events, they will finish third.
The latest scores
League A Group 2
Portugal 0-0 Spain
Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic
League B Group 1
Republic of Ireland 2-0 Armenia
Ukraine 0-0 Scotland
League B Group 2
Albania 1-0 Iceland
League B Group 4
Norway 0-2 Serbia
Sweden 1-1 Slovenia
League C Group 2
Greece 1-1 Northern Ireland
Kosovo 4-0 Cyprus
GOAL! Kosovo 4-0 Cyprus (Muriqi 52) What more can I say?
GOAL! Norway 0-2 Serbia (Mitrovic 54)
It looks like Serbia are heading for promotion. Aleksandar Mitrovic has doubled their lead in Oslo.
53 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland It’s one-way traffic in Krakow, with Scotland hanging on a little desperately. There was some talk that Mudryk, who was booked in the first half, might have received a second yellow card. I’m afraid I did not see the incident, mainly because there are nine bloody football matches going on.
GOAL! Republic of Ireland 2-0 Armenia (Obafemi 52)
Michael Obaefemi, who has had a really good Nations League campaign, has doubled Ireland’s lead at the Aviva. They will be playing in League B with the Nations League returns in 2024-25.
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47 min: Portugal 0-0 Spain Unai Simon has just made a really good stop to deny Cristiano Ronaldo, who was one on one with the keeper.
48 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland The exciting Mudryk cuts inside from the left and hits a booming curler that is superbly saved by the flying Gordon. He’s had a fine game.
GOAL! Kosovo 3-0 Cyprus (Rashani 47) This is very good news for Northern Ireland, who won’t be facing a relegation playoff.
Peep peep! The second halves are underway.
“Hello Rob,” says Kári Tulinius. “Sesko’s volley was indeed something else, but I think Marco van Basten’s 1988 volley still has the edge because of who he beat. Don’t get me wrong, Robin Olsen is really good, but Rinat ‘The Cat’ Dasayev was one of the true greats of goalkeeping.”
I was obsessed with him as a kid. He was linked with Man Utd on Teletext once in 1988. I didn’t sleep for weeks.
Portugal 0-0 Spain
“Nothing wrong with this Spain team (85% of the game’s passes, or something, 0 shots on goal) that wouldn’t be solved by reintroducing Xavi, Iniesta and David Villa,” says Charles Antaki. “I mean, even now.”
Half time
Peep peep! Plenty happening across Europe, though our two featured games – Portugal v Spain and Ukraine v Scotland – are goalless. That means, as things stand, Portugal are heading to next summer’s Nations League finals, and Scotland have a one-way ticket* to League A.
Here are all the half-time scores.
League A Group 2
Portugal 0-0 Spain
Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic
League B Group 1
Republic of Ireland 1-0 Armenia
Ukraine 0-0 Scotland
League B Group 2
Albania 1-0 Iceland
League B Group 4
Norway 0-1 Serbia
Sweden 1-1 Slovenia
League C Group 2
Greece 1-1 Northern Ireland
Kosovo 2-0 Cyprus
GOAL! Norway 0-1 Serbia (Vlahovic 42)
In Oslo, Dusan Vlahovic has struck first in the Battle of the Beasts. Serbia need to win that game to leapfrog Norway and earn promotion to League A.
GOALS! Kosovo 2-0 Cyprus (Rrudhani 45+1); Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic (Schick 45)
Sweden 1-1 Slovenia “Just watched that Benjamin Sesko strike against Sweden: serious Marco van Basten 1988 vibes,” says Ingo Herzke. “Nearly identical volley, only from the left instead from the right. Some promise, that guy.”
Crikey, I’ve just seen it and it’s a helluva goal. It looks more controlled than van Basten’s which, though utterly awesome, had an element of hit and hope. The angle was even tighter for van Basten though.
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GOAL! Sweden 1-1 Slovenia (Forsberg 42) Emil Forsberg has equalised for Sweden in Solna.
38 min: Portugal 0-0 Spain Bruno Fernandes smashes a rising drive into the side netting from 20 yards. For all Spain’s possession, Portugal have looked more likely to take the lead.
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Greece 1-1 Northern Ireland Here’s that Northern Ireland equaliser, a really deft finish from Shayne Lavery.
Shayne Lavery equalizes for @NorthernIreland 💚
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
1-1 in Athens after 19mins! #GRENIR | @BlackpoolFC pic.twitter.com/5xAoMTKcQE
The latest scores
League A Group 2
Portugal 0-0 Spain
Switzerland 2-0 Czech Republic
League B Group 1
Republic of Ireland 1-0 Armenia
Ukraine 0-0 Scotland
League B Group 2
Albania 1-0 Iceland
League B Group 4
Norway 0-0 Serbia
Sweden 0-1 Slovenia
League C Group 2
Greece 1-1 Northern Ireland
Kosovo 1-0 Cyprus
33 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Stepanenko spurns a brilliant chance, heading a corner wide from seven or eight yards. Both teams have had really good opportunities in this first half.
33 min: Portugal 0-0 Spain Unai Simon makes a spectacular save to deny Diogo Jota. The most impressive thing was not that he got to the ball, even though he was at full strength, but that he had the strength to push it onto the roof of the net. That’s a great save.
Switzerland 2-0 Czech Republic In the other League A, Group 2 game, Switzerland have scored two goals in as many minutes through Remo Freueler and Breel Embolo. They only need a draw to avoid relegation and send the Czech Republic down.
31 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Ryan Jack misses a good chance for Scotland. A corner wasn’t cleared and eventually bobbled across the area to Jack, who screwed a snapshot over the bar from eight yards.
“Re: Norway v Serbia,” says Peter Oh. “Which keeper do you think is more worried? Serbia’s for Haaland bounding toward him, or Norway’s for Mitrovic and Vlahovic prowling nearby? Gulp, and gulp.”
GOAL! Sweden 0-1 Slovenia (Sesko 28)
In the relegation playoff in Solna, the exciting teenager Benjamin Sesko has given Slovenia the lead.
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27 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Ihnatenko is booked for a poor, studs-up tackle on Hickey.
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26 min: Portugal 0-0 Spain The away side are having most of the ball, though Unai Simon has just made a decent save from a long-range strike by Ruben Neves.
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NO PENALTY! That’s the right decision, and it was made very quickly. VAR seems to be much faster outside England.
This will be overturned by VAR. It was given for handball, when in fact it hit the defender Stepanenko on the side of the noggin.
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PENALTY TO SCOTLAND!
GOAL! Kosovo 1-0 Cyprus (Muslija 22)
More good news for Northern Ireland – Florent Muslija has given Kosovo the lead against Cyprus. As things stand, Northern Ireland can afford to lose in Greece.
22 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland For the second time in as many games, Craig Gordon makes a vital one-on-one save. Yarmolenko put Dovbyk through on goal, and his left-footed shot was superbly saved to his right by Gordon.
GOAL! Greece 1-1 Northern Ireland (Lavery 18)
And an important equaliser for Northern Ireland in Athens. Shayne Lavery has scored it, and while I’d love to tell you what happened, I only have two screens and they showing Portugal v Spain and Ukraine v Scotland.
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GOAL! Republic of Ireland 1-0 Armenia (Egan 18)
Two in two games for John Egan, and it looks like Ireland will be avoiding relegation to League C.
🇮🇪 @FAIreland lead!
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
John Egan scores for the second game running as Republic of Ireland lead Armenia 1-0 at the Aviva!#IREARM | @SheffieldUnited pic.twitter.com/5NmMLrNPID
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16 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland It’s been a decent start from Scotland. That Yarmolenko chance aside, they’ve kept Ukraine at arm’s length. Mudryk has just been booked for fouling Hickey.
"That should have been 1-0 without a doubt!" 😬
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
A let-off for @ScotlandNT as Andriy Yarmolenko blazes over the bar from 6 yards! #UKRSCO pic.twitter.com/M6YCZMGFO5
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“Are Scotland and Ukraine ever going to stop playing each other?” says Ian Copestake. “It’s like some interminable rivalry that no one envisaged happening.”
It’s Richie Aprile and Beansie all over again.
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GOAL! Greece 1-0 Northern Ireland (Pelkas 15)
Dimitrios Pelkas has headed Greece ahead in Athens. As things stand, Northern Ireland are facing a relegation playoff against Gibraltar. I think.
🇬🇷 Greece capitalize on a mistake to lead Northern Ireland 1-0!
— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) September 27, 2022
Dimitrios Pelkas heads in from close range!#GRENIR pic.twitter.com/wnVki7ttJp
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Still no goals in the nine Nations League matches, though Iceland are down to 10 men away to Albania. Aron Gunnarsson has been sent off for unspecified naughtiness.
“Well, that’s interesting - kind of; Spain have left out both Busquets and Jordi Alba, apparently ever-present since the 1880s,” says Charles Antaki. “And this is a crunch match, so it’s not as if Luis Enrique is testing out a few unknowns (Rodri? Gaya?) in a dead rubber. Is this their end? In Busquets’s case at least, it’s fair to say that someone unique is going.”
8 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Yarmolenko misses a great chance for Ukraine, volleying Mudryk’s cross over the bar from seven yards. You and I would have scored that! Okay, we wouldn’t, we’d have fresh-aired the thing, but it was still a helluva chance for a player of his quality.
7 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland Nothing much to report apart from that early chance for Che Adams. Ukraine are dominating possession, of course they are, but Scotland are picking their moments to press.
5 min: Portugal 0-0 Spain Cristiano Ronaldo flashes over on the turn, though there was an offside in the build-up, so it wouldn’t have counted and in truth I don’t know why I’m typing this.
The latest scores, oh yes
League A Group 2
Portugal 0-0 Spain
Switzerland 0-0 Czech Republic
League B Group 1
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Armenia
Ukraine 0-0 Scotland
League B Group 2
Albania 0-0 Iceland
League B Group 4
Norway 0-0 Serbia
Sweden 0-0 Slovenia
League C Group 2
Greece 0-0 Northern Ireland
Kosovo 0-0 Cyprus
2 min: Ukraine 0-0 Scotland What a chance for Scotland! They won the ball very high up the field, with McGinn then teeing up Adams 12 yards out. His shot took a slight deflection and was brilliantly saved to his right by Lunin.
Peep peep! The nine Nations League games are under way.
Ukraine v Scotland It’s pis pootling down in Krakow, where the Scotland players and fans are belting out Flower of Scotland as I type.
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Ten minutes to kick off
Tense, nervous headache? Me either. This is what I like about the Nations League. If you win, it’s the be-all and end-all; if you lose, it’s just the Nations League.
That sounds smartarsey, doesn’t it? It’s not meant that way – I do think one of the strengths of the nascent Nations League is that the joy of victory is much more powerful than the pain of defeat. That’s not the case in other international tournaments.
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Euro 2024 department
Qualification for major tournaments is pretty complex these days, but it’s worth repeating that all the group winners in Leagues A, B and C are guaranteed a place in the Euro 2024 play-offs. There’s plenty to play for the night.
Here’s more on Steve Clarke’s team selection, which was affected by a virus in the camp
The strength of Ukraine is more pertinent - ominous - than who Steve Clarke has picked with such diminished resource. The options to Porteous were Gallagher or Kingsley: one isn't at this level, the other has been in the squad for two minutes.
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) September 27, 2022
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Greece v Northern Ireland team news
The Northern Ireland captain Jonny Evans wins his 100th cap.
🇬🇷 OFFICIAL: Greece's starting XI v. Northern Ireland!
— Hellas Football (@HellasFooty) September 27, 2022
Poyet opts for the 433. Only two changes from the loss against Cyprus, with Mantalos replacing Siopis in midfield & Ioannidis gets the nod as the starting striker replacing Douvikas
Thoughts on the lineup?#GRENIR pic.twitter.com/grRGhZLUQ0
👊 Here’s how we line up in Athens 💚#GAWA #Evans100 pic.twitter.com/TCLHFSoRmK
— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) September 27, 2022
Norway v Serbia team news
Slik starter vi mot Serbia ✊
— Fotballandslaget (@nff_landslag) September 27, 2022
Vi er klare, er dere? 🇳🇴#sterkeresammen pic.twitter.com/Na4qYLaXAf
Serbia starting XI vs Norway.
— Serbian Football (@SerbianFooty) September 27, 2022
Ivan Ilic replaces the suspended SMS. Big test for the kid!
🇷🇸 pic.twitter.com/dhWgg0ERWz
Republic of Ireland v Armenia team news
STARTING XI | Ireland v Armenia
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) September 27, 2022
Robbie Brady & Jeff Hendrick come into the side replacing Josh Cullen and James McClean 🔁
Obafemi & Parrott get the nod up front for Ireland's last group game, with kick-off at 7.45pm 👌 pic.twitter.com/8FGNncOgIj
Armenian National team starting XI for today's match in Dublin🇮🇪🇦🇲#IRLARM 🇮🇪🇦🇲 #Armenia #ArmeniaNT #Հայաստան #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/QWAP3k8FgL
— Official Armenian FF (@OfficialArmFF) September 27, 2022
Portugal v Spain team news
Back to business 💼 𝟙𝟙 no relvado, 𝟙𝟙 Milhões a apoiar! 🇵🇹 #VesteABandeira
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) September 27, 2022
𝟙𝟙 at the pitch, 𝟙𝟙 Million supporting! 🇵🇹 #WearTheFlag pic.twitter.com/tytwadoVnY
🚨 OFICIAL | ¡¡YA TENEMOS EL ONCE PARA
— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) September 27, 2022
𝐋𝐀 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 DE HOY!!
👥 Esta es la alineación de @LUISENRIQUE21 para el partidazo de esta noche ante @selecaoportugal.
💪🏼 ¡¡Necesitamos GANAR para estar en la #FinalFour!!#VamosEspaña | #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/Lb7up4ytIo
Ukraine v Scotland team news
Steve Clarke makes six changes, mostly enforced by suspension and illness, from the team that beat Ireland on Saturday. Hibs defender Ryan Porteous makes his international debut.
Ukraine (possible 3-4-3) Lunin; Zabarnyi, Stepanenko, Matviienko; Tymchyk, Ignatenko, Malinovsky, Mykolenko; Yarmolenko, Dovbyk, Mudryk.
Scotland (possible 4-2-3-1) Gordon; Hickey, Hendry, Porteous, Taylor; Jack, McGregor; Fraser, McGinn, McLean; Adams.
🏴 Your Scotland team for tonight's match against Ukraine.
— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) September 27, 2022
Come on Scotland! #UKRSCO pic.twitter.com/Sjzd79u72p
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Permutations department
League A Group 2
Portugal, the inaugural winners of this competition, need a draw at home to Spain to qualify for next summer’s Nations League finals. Spain need a win.
League B Group 1
Scotland need to avoid defeat against Ukraine in Poland to win their group and secure promotion to League. Bloody. A. If Ukraine win, they will be promoted instead.
The Republic of Ireland will avoid relegation if they get at least a draw at home to Armenia.
League B Group 2
Albania v Iceland is a dead rubber in terms of promotion and relegation, though Albania will leapfrog Iceland into second if they win.
League B Group 4
Norway v Serbia will decide which team is promoted. Norway need a draw, Serbia a win. (Serbia have the same number of points as Norway and a better goal difference, buit Norway are ahead on the head-to-head record.)
Sweden need to win at home to Slovenia to avoid relegation.
League C Group 2
Greece are already promoted, but one of Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Cyprus will go into the relegation play-offs to face Gibraltar. Northern Ireland need a draw away to Greece to ensure safety, though they can afford to lose (by a smallish margin) if Cyprus are also beaten.
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Preamble
Hands up if you’re mad for another night of Nations League action? Come on, don’t be shy – this tournament is fun, and a darned sight more diverting than many of us thought it would be when Uefa conceived it on 27 March 2014. This is – and apologies in advance, because it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue - the final night of the league stage of the 2022-23 edition, and much is at stake.
The biggest game is in Krakow, where in-form Scotland need a point against Ukr- hang on, let’s try that again. The biggest game is in Braga, where Portugal and Spain meet to decide who will join Croatia, Italy and the Netherlands at next year’s Nations League finals. It’s also an important night for in-form Scotland, who have that Kirin Cup feeling as they prepare to meet Ukraine in Krakow. One of those teams will promoted to League A for the next Nations League, as will either Norway or Serbia. And the two promoted teams will also be guaranteed a Euro 2024 playoff place.
These are tonight’s matches, all 7.45pm BST kick-offs. For reasons of geography, not to mention sanity, we’ll be focussing on the games in bold.
League A Group 2
Portugal v Spain
Switzerland v Czech Republic
League B Group 1
Republic of Ireland v Armenia
Ukraine v Scotland
League B Group 2
Albania v Iceland
League B Group 4
Norway v Serbia
Sweden v Slovenia
League C Group 2
Greece v Northern Ireland
Kosovo v Cyprus
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