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UEFA Nations League Serbia vs Russia 14:45 ET Serbia need a comprehensive victory in this game to survive relegation and will have to play out of their skins against a formidable Russia side. The Serbians were held to a 1-1 draw by Hungary in their previous game and will need to be much better with their overall play this week. Russia, on the other hand, are at the top of their group and also need a victory to be assured of promotion into League A. Russia's form has slumped over the past few weeks and the away side will need to take it up a notch in this game. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Poland vs Netherlands 14:45 ET Poland are currently placed third in the group with seven points from five games. The hosts will have to win against the Netherlands and hope that Italy lose to Bosnia-Herzegovina for them to progress to the semi-finals. The Poles, however, come into this game on the back of a 2-0 loss against Italy, a match which saw them end the game with 10 men. The Netherlands on the other hand are placed second in the group with eight points from five games. They will be looking to beat Poland and hope that Italy fail to win against Bosnia-Herzegovina to have a chance of qualifying for the next stage. Frank de Boer has had a torrid start to his tenure as national team coach but the manager finally saw his side win for the first time last time out as the Netherlands beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy 14:45 ET Group 1 activity comes to an end, with Italy visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina to seek to secure their ticket to the final round of the UEFA Nations League, while the Balkan squad is already in the relegation zone of the First Division. The 'azzurra' team arrives with nine points in five games, just one away from the Netherlands, which is in second place with eight points and Poland itself lurks with seven points. Bosnia and Herzegovina, for its part, is eliminated and dropped from the privileged division with just two units in five games played. One of these rescued units was precisely against Italy, on the first day of the national tournament with a score of 1-1. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League England vs Iceland 14:45 ET England had an irregular tournament and is already without a chance to get among the best four in the tournament. Last Sunday, those led by Gareth Southgate lost 2-0 on the road to Belgium with goals from Youri Tielemans and Dries Mertens. Iceland, meanwhile, fell 2-1 to Denmark last Sunday and added their fifth defeat in this UEFA Nations League. The team that equaled Argentina in the debut of the 2018 World Cup in Russia is last in the group without being able to add units and having scored only three goals in the entire competition. In the opening day of this group B, Iceland beat England by the minimum with a penalty goal by Raheem Sterling a few minutes after the end of the match. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Belgium vs Denmark 14:45 ET Belgium are sitting atop with 12 points in the group standings following a 2-0 win over England despite being on the back foot for large periods of the match. Roberto Martinez’s team just need a draw to ensure a spot in the Final. On the other hand, Denmark are closely behind Belgium in group standings with 10 points from five games so far. They come into this fixture on the back of a hard fought 2-1 win over Iceland. The win pushed them past England in the table. The two sides locked horns earlier in the first matchday of the Nations League 2020-21 and Belgium took the spoils with a 2-0 win. The upcoming fixture will be the 15th meeting between the two sides, the Danes have a slight edge in the head-to-head record with six wins, while Belgium managed five. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Spain vs Germany 14:45 ET After opening with a draw in Stuttgart in the reverse encounter followed by two successive wins, Luis Enrique’s team were in pole position at the group stage’s halfway point. However, a single point from the subsequent two matches has left them up against it to qualify, largely thanks to a lack of cutting edge in attack. Having fallen to a frustrating 1-0 defeat in Ukraine, Spain then missed two penalties before nicking a late equaliser to salvage the 1-1 draw with the Swiss. In fact, they have now scored more than once in just one of their last seven matches in all competitions, hardly ideal preparation for a must-win match against Die Mannschaft. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League France vs Sweden 14:45 ET France come into this game on the back of a 1-0 win over Portugal on Saturday at the Estadio da Luz. A goal from Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante in the second half was enough to ensure victory for Didier Deschamps' France. Sweden, on the other hand, beat Croatia 2-1 at the Friends Arena on Saturday. Goals from Juventus youngster Dejan Kulusevski and Dalian Pro defender Marcus Danielson secured the win for Sweden. A Danielson own goal proved to be scant consolation for Croatia. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Croatia vs Portugal 14:45 ET Croatia have not enjoyed the best of forms in 2020, managing to win just two of their seven games this year. Only one of those victories have come in the UEFA Nations League, which means Vatreni do not have any room for error on the final matchday, seeing as they sit level on points with Sweden on three points at the bottom of Group A3 following their defeat on Matchday 5. For Portugal, on the other hand, the game on Tuesday will be a dead rubber after being narrowly beaten by France 1-0 last weekend. The defeat means that the Nations League holders cannot top their group even if France lose to Sweden due to an inferior head-to-head record and the Seleccao cannot finish any lower than second either. The reverse fixture, played on Matchday 1 at Estadio do Dragao back in September, saw Portugal hand Croatia a crushing 4-1 defeat. Ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides, The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the Nations League en...

UEFA Nations League Italy vs Poland 14:45 ET Italy are the only remaining unbeaten team in Group 1 of the UEFA Nations League A, but still find themselves sitting second after playing out three draws in their four games so far. The Azzurri, though, are unbeaten in all competitions for over two years now and come into this game on the back of 4-0 thumping of Estonia earlier this week. Poland, on the other hand, lead the standings in their group courtesy two wins and a draw from their opening four games. The visitors are on a fine run of form as well, winning four of the six games that they have played in 2020, plundering 12 goals in these fixtures. Jerzy Brzeczek’s team come into this game on the back of a 2-0 win over Ukraine. The reverse fixture, played last month in Gdansk, ended in a drab goalless draw that saw Italy and Poland manage just four shots on target between them. Ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides, The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter. LIVE ...

UEFA Nations League Belgium vs England 14:45 ET Gareth Southgate's side head into the game after a comfortable 3-0 win against the Republic of Ireland in Thursday's friendly and face a huge examination of their progress with an away trip to Leuven. But England will still bare some of the scars from their 1-0 Nations League defeat to Denmark in October. Harry Maguire and Reece James will be suspended after both were sent off at Wembley and England will be aiming to reclaim top spot in Group A2, live on Sky Sports from 7pm. Belgium are the current group leaders and also lead the FIFA world rankings with England in fourth. They battled from a goal down to beat a strong Switzerland 2-1 in their friendly on Wednesday with Crystal Palace striker Michy Batshuayi scoring both goals. However, it was a much-changed side from Roberto Martinez and his star names will be back for Sunday's crunch game. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Wales vs Republic of Ireland 12:00 ET Wales will have an excellent opportunity of potentially sealing their place at the top of Group 4 in League B when they lock horns with Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday. They are currently topping the group table with ten points and a win this weekend could seal their place at the top if second-placed Finland fail to secure all three points against Bulgaria on the same day. The hosts are heading into this game on the back of a goalless draw with the young USMNT side on Wednesday. It was a good run in for Robert Page’s men, who faced a strong challenge against the youth exuberance and athleticism of their of rivals across the Atlantic. However, things could be a lot trickier when they face an Ireland side, who are much more experienced at the international stage. The Irishmen didn’t have the best of starts to their international window so far, slumping to a 3-0 defeat to England in a friendly on Thursday. It was a ga...

UEFA Nations League Turkey vs Russia 12:00 ET The Crescent Stars' run of draws continued in their previous Group 3 encounter, with Turkey staging a second-half comeback as Hakan Calhanoglu and Ozan Tufan reduced the two goal deficit to a 2-2 stalemate. Their friendly encounter with Croatia ahead of this game was much the same, with both sides exchanging leads while Cenk Tosun, Deniz Turuc and Cengiz Under all scoring in a 3-3 draw. Russia followed their opening two wins in Group 3 with two draws against Turkey and Hungary, the latter being a goalless result. They made it 180 minutes without a goal in this round of international fixtures, drawing 0-0 to Moldova, despite a much-changed lineup. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Switzerland vs Spain 14:45 ET The Swiss have only managed two points from their opening four Nations League - with both draws coming against Germany. Switzerland are now four points behind Ukraine and Germany with two games left to play, and will be relegated with a game to spare, if they lose against Spain on Saturday. They have played a friendly in preparation for this though, but lost that game 2-1 to Belgium in Brussels. Admir Mehmedi opened the scoring for the Swiss in that game, but a Michy Batshuayi brace gave Belgium the win. For Spain, their preparation for this game came in the form of a friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam, which they drew 1-1. Sergio Canales gave Spain the lead in that game, but they were pegged back by a Donny van de Beek equaliser. Spain are currently top of Group 4 in League A, but are just a point ahead of Germany and Ukraine, who face each other in Leipzig on Saturday.  LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Portugal vs France 14:45 ET Los Lusos, led by Fernando Costa Santos, have proven to be a solid team on the pitch. With the return of Cristiano Ronaldo after testing positive for covid-19, they will seek to consolidate themselves in group C as the undisputed leaders. Last day of the Nations League, Portugal beat Sweden 3-0, where Diogo Jota led his team to victory. In addition, in the last friendly match they beat Andorra 7-0. For its part, the current world champion team is not going through its best moment. Although they are undefeated in the tournament, the absence of some of their stars has made them lose matches. Previously, they prevailed over the Croatian squad on matchday 4 of the tournament, but in the last friendly match Finland got their first victory against Les Bleus in their history. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Germany vs Ukraine 14:45 ET The two teams are level on six points from four games, with Die Mannschaft ahead due to their superior goal difference. Spain are a point ahead of them in command of the group, with Switzerland bottom of the pile. Germany faced Switzerland in the previous round of the UEFA Nations League, with Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Serge Gnabry all scoring in a 3-3 draw at home. A friendly against the Czech Republic was their first action in this international break, with Luca Waldschmidt's 13th-minute goal enough for a second string side to win 1-0. Ukraine grabbed a historic 1-0 win over Spain in their previous Nations League fixture, with Viktor Tsigankov's 76th-minute winner enough to end Spain's 16-match unbeaten run. The elation was tempered in this international break, however, after a 2-0 defeat to Poland in a friendly, albeit with a second-string defence. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Croatia vs France 14:45 ET France beat Croatia 4-2 in the Nations League last month - the same outcome, of course, as the 2018 World Cup final. A trip to Zagreb might prove tougher for Didier Deschamps’ side, who could only draw with Portugal at the weekend. Sunday’s scoreless stalemate at the Stade de France leaves the world champions adrift of Portugal in top spot on goal difference. France will therefore be keen to rack up the goals here, and Croatia will have to tighten up significantly having conceded nine goals in three games so far this season. France may have failed to make a breakthrough against Portugal, but they did find the net seven times in a friendly with Ukraine a few days prior. Deschamps has been using an attack-minded 4-3-1-2 formation in recent matches, with Antoine Griezmann deployed in a No.10 role behind Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud. The Chelsea striker could make way for the trip to Croatia, with Manchester United’s Anthony M...

UEFA Nations League England vs Denmark 14:45 ET   England conclude the October international break with a Uefa Nations League clash against Denmark on today. Gareth Southgate's side followed up their comprehensive victory over Wales with a 2-1 win over Belgium on Sunday. Last month's meeting with Denmark in Copenhagen was a rather grim affair with the Three Lions settling for a point after a goalless draw. The onus will be on them to produce a more dynamic performance against a Danish side unlikely to pose the same threat going forward Belgium did at the weekend.   LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Italy vs Netherlands 14:45 ET Italy takes on the Netherlands a top a jam-packed Group A1 in UEFA Nationals League play Wednesday afternoon. The matchup between European powers will push the winner to the top spot in the group. But in the case of a draw, Italy would maintain its one-point lead over the Netherlands -- and be at risk of being jumped by Poland. Nicolò Barella and Stefano Sensi have provided the goals so far for Italy. But keep an eye on stars like Ciro Immobile and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in this one. On the other side, the Netherlands has only one goal (courtesy Steven Bergwijn) in three matches. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Russia vs Hungary 14:45 ET Russia trounced Serbia 3-1 in their first game of the new Nations League and they are now prepared to welcome a Hungary side whom they came out on top against in a five-goal thriller back in September to the VTB Arena. In contrast, the visitors will endeavour to record their second victory in as many matches when they travel to Russia, with Hungary scraping a narrow 1-0 win over Serbia in the most recent round of fixtures. Norbert Konyves struck the only goal of the game after 20 minutes for the Magyars, who now sit just one point behind Russia in the race for promotion to League A. Marco Rossi's side also have a European qualifying playoff final with Iceland to look forward to in November, but for now, Hungary will be out for blood following their enthralling 3-2 defeat to Russia in September's Nations League fixtures. LIVE STREAM

UEFA Nations League Ukraine vs Spain 14:45 ET The former Barcelona coach opted completely for new sap in Spain: Ansu Fati (19), Ferran Torres (20) and Oyarzabal (23) led the Spanish attack against Switzerland. In fact, the Real Sociedad forward was in charge of sentencing the match. This combination of experience and youth has done the Spanish team very well in a stage of renewal after the disastrous elimination in the World Cup in Russia at the hands of the host, in the round of 16, on penalties. On the other hand, Ukraine, led by the historical forward Andriy Shevchenko, is still under construction, testing new variants for the Qatar 2022 qualifiers. Despite experimentation, the Ukrainian team managed to make Germany more uncomfortable than expected and despite From the results, it still has a real chance to continue advancing in the competition. It all depends on whether it beats Spain and Germany fails to score against Switzerland. LIVE STREAM