+++ 13 November: Argentina suffer first defeat in four months +++
Argentina played a friendly against Uruguay in their fourth international on Friday night. The Albiceleste lost 2-1. It was their first defeat since losing 1-0 to Spain in the World Cup final. Facundo Medina played from the start for 83 minutes in the friendly against Uruguay; Ezequiel Fernández did not feature. The team’s next fixture is a friendly against Costa Rica on Tuesday.
+++ 13 November: Flekken’s Oranje secure resounding win +++
It was a high-scoring affair for the Netherlands: The Oranje beat Greece 7–0 in the UEFA Nations League. Mark Flekken did not feature. The Dutch sit top of League A Group 2 with 11 points after five games with one game still to play. Second-placed Greece are level on eight points with Germany. The Netherlands have one foot in the quarter-finals due to their superior goal difference (+9; Greece: -5; Germany: +3). The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The Oranje can secure their place in their final group match against Germany on Monday, 16 November, at 20:45 CET.
+++ 13 November: Moreira nest winner in friendly against England youth team +++
It was a successful night for Afonso Moreira: Following Portugal’s successful qualification for the U21 European Championships last September, the Werkself winger took to the pitch with Portugal in a friendly against England on Friday night. The left-footed player, who was in the starting line-up, proved to be the match-winner: in the 28th minute, Moreira scored the decisive goal to make it 1–0 on 28 minutes. He was substituted on 89 minutes. Next up is Norway on Tuesday, also in a friendly.
+++ 13 November: Tapsoba goes the distance in win +++
On Friday afternoon, Edmond Tapsoba and Burkina Faso faced Mauritania in a qualifier for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. With the Bayer 04 captain in the starting line-up, Les Étalons won 1–0. Burkina Faso remain in second place behind Benin after three out of six qualifying matches in Group F. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the tournament. Tapsoba and his team-mates face Mauritania next on Tuesday night, 17 November, at 20:00 CET.
+++ 13 November: Quansah’s Three Lions progress to quarter-finals +++
Jarell Quansah and the England national team have secured their fourth win in their fifth UEFA Nations League fixture. The Three Lions beat Croatia 2–1 at Wembley Stadium. Quansah started in central defence and played the full 90 minutes. Thanks to this victory, England have secured their place in the quarter-finals. In their final international match of the year on Sunday night, they face Spain, the unbeaten Group 3 leaders, in Madrid.
International fixtures:
Jarell Quansah (England)
Thursday, 12 November: England 2–1 Croatia (UEFA Nations League, Matchday 5)
Sunday 15 November, 20:45 CET: Spain vs England (UEFA Nations League, Matchday 6)
Mark Flekken (Netherlands)
Friday 13 November, 20:45 CET: Netherlands 7-0 Greece (UEFA Nations League, Matchday 5)
Monday 16 November, 20:45 CET: Germany vs Netherlands (UEFA Nations League, Matchday 6)
Ibrahim Maza (Algerian)
Saturday 14 November, 20:00 CET: Algeria vs Togo (AFCON qualifier, Matchday 3)
Tuesday 17 November, 17:00 CET: Togo vs Algeria (AFCON qualifier, Matchday 4)
Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso)
Friday 13 November, 17:00 CET: Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania (AFCON qualifier, Matchday 3)
Tuesday 17 November, 20:00 CET: Mauritania vs Burkina Faso (AFCON qualifier, Matchday 4)
Facundo Medina and Ezequiel Fernández (Argentina)
Friday 13 November, 22:00 CET: Argentina 1-2 Uruguay (friendly)
Tuesday 17 November, 22:00 CET: Argentina vs Costa Rica (friendly)
Malik Tillman (USA)
Saturday 14 November, 22:30 CET: Haiti vs USA (CONCACAF Nations League, quarter-final first leg)
Wednesday 18 November, 01:00 CET: USA vs Haiti (CONCACAF Nations League, quarter-final second leg)
Afonso Moreira (Portugal U21)
Friday 13 November, 20:30 CET: England 1-0 Portugal (friendly)
Tuesday 17 November, 18:30 CET: Portugal vs Norway (friendly)
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