UEFA Nations League Results: Italy Beats France and Spain Defeats Czech Republic

Spain secured a routine 2:0 away victory over Czechia on Thursday maintaining a flawless record in the UEFA Nations League group stage.

Luis de la Fuente’s world champions capitalized on an opening penalty and late insurance to claim their fifth win in League A, Group 3, as Sportal.bg reported.

Early in the second half, Yeremy Pino put the ball in the net, but VAR disallowed the effort for offside.

Czechia pressed for an equalizer, hitting the crossbar through Adam Hložek in the 68th minute.

Marc Pubill sealed the result in the sixth minute of stoppage time with a counter-attacking finish. La Roja sits alone atop the group with 15 points, three ahead of England.

Luis De La Fuente Makes Seven Changes to Starting Lineup

Manager Luis de la Fuente made seven changes to his starting lineup following the previous win over Croatia. Pedro Porro and Dean Huijsen entered the defense alongside Unai Simon, Pau Cubarsí, and Marc Cucurella, while Martin Zubimendi and Fabián Ruiz formed a new midfield pairing. In attack, Yeremy Pino, Fermín López, and Ferran Torres took the field. Before the opening goal, Pau Cubarsí and Fabián Ruiz both struck the woodwork under sustained Spanish pressure. Alex Ваена then broke the deadlock in the 39th minute from a penalty awarded following a VAR review.

Following the disallowed goal by Yeremy Pino early in the second half, referee Nikola Dabanović reviewed the incident and confirmed the offside. David Zima subsequently fired a shot just over the crossbar for the hosts. Baena tested goalkeeper Matej Kovar with a volley in the 75th minute, and a defender blocked a later effort from Dean Huijsen in the 86th minute.

Czechia finished the match with ten men after Ladislav Krejčí received a straight red card following a VAR review for a harsh foul on Pedro Porro in the 72nd minute, having initially been shown a yellow card.

In other League A action tracked by Gong.bg, England defeated Croatia 2:1 on November 12. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for England in the 24th minute before Luka Sučić leveled for Croatia in the 59th minute. Harry Kane restored the lead with a 64th-minute penalty.

Italy downed France 3:1 in the same tier. Michael Olise initially gave France the lead in the 10th minute, but Francesco Pio Esposito leveled in the 26th minute, Davide Frattesi added a second in the 63rd minute, and Esposito converted a 75th-minute penalty.

Turkey fell 1:2 to Belgium. Arda Güler scored first for Turkey in the 20th minute, before Kevin De Bruyne equalized in the 27th minute and Charles De Ketelaere netted the winner in the 30th minute.

League C matches on November 12 saw Armenia draw 1:1 with Cyprus after an early goal from Nikolas Pikis was canceled out by Karen Garibyan in the 58th minute. Albania beat Finland 2:0 with goals from Ernest Muçi and Rey Manaj. San Marino lost 2:0 to Belarus following strikes from Ilya Gomanov and Artem Kontsevoy. Montenegro edged Latvia 2:1 behind goals from Nikola Krstović and Driton Maraš, overcoming a temporary equalizer from Glebs Melniks.

Spain hosts England on November 15, 2026, in a direct clash for first place in the group, while Czechia travels to face Croatia.

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