Day: October 6, 2021

Roberto Martinez’s Belgium faces France in this crunch European Nations League clash with both countries hoping to emerge victorious over the other.
Belgian has been world number one for a long time now and they have shown great form in qualifying competitions, but they are yet to win a major trophy.
This Nations League Finals hands them the chance to achieve that and they will start with this semifinal game.
World champions, France fumbled at the Euro 2020 and they have continued to struggle in their recent qualifying matches.
They can make up for a poor Euros by winning this competition, but that would be easier said than done.
The Frenchmen face a talented Belgium side that would also be out for revenge after losing to them in the semi-final of Russia 2018.
These teams have served up some interesting matches before now and this game could be yet another one.
The Belgians beat France 4-3 in a thrilling friendly game in 2015, but France won 1-0 when it mattered most in the 2018 World Cup.
Belgian has four wins from their last five matches, but France has won just one of their last five games and it came against Finland in their last international game.

European champions Italy hosts Spain in this European Nations League semi-final match, hoping to build on their Euro 2020 win.
Spain will want to stop the Italians from making a clean sweep of European trophies this year.
The Azzurri has been one of the world’s most in-form teams recently and they would be keen to keep that record.
This game offers them the chance to show that winning the Euros isn’t a fluke and with the likes of Ciro Immobile missing out, winning this game would be a major morale booster for them.
Spain has a fine recent record against the hosts, even though the Italians eliminated them from Euro 2020 earlier in the year.
The Spaniards have lost just once in normal time against the Azzurri in their last five head to heads.
However, Italy has a fine record against Spain when they are the host team with no losses and two wins from their last five home games against La Roja.
This game would be a tough one for both countries and it gives Italy the chance to show they are the top dog among both countries now.