Poland takes the lead in the group of Oranje | ...

Lewandowski scored two goals and assisted Karol Linetty’s 2-0.

The Bosnians, who managed to keep the Orange squad at 0-0 in Zenica on Sunday, played most of the game with ten men. Defender Anel Ahmedhodzic was sent off the field after fifteen minutes with a red card, because he brought down the broken Lewandowski.

Poland converted the predominance into goals in the last minutes before half-time. Lewandowski opened the score, moments later Linetty headed in a measured cross from the striker (2-0). At the start of the second half, Lewandowski made it 3-0 with his 63rd hit in Polish service.

With 7 points from four games, Poland took over the first place in group 1 of the A-division from Italy, which played 1-1 against the Orange squad. The Italians have 6 points, Orange has 5. Next month are the last games in the Nations League. The Dutch national team will close the group stage on November 18 in and against Poland.

Belgium is recovering with victory in Iceland

Belgium’s national football team has recovered from Sunday’s defeat against England. The team of national coach Roberto Martínez beat Iceland in Reykjavik thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku 2-1. Because England surprisingly lost at home against Denmark (0-1), the Red Devils took over the lead again in group 2 of League A of the Nations League.

Belgium took the lead early in Reykjavik by a goal from Lukaku, who wore the captain’s armband. National coach Martínez could not have access to the brothers Eden and Thorgan Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Jan Vertonghen and Thibaut Courtois, for various reasons. Dries Mertens was also not there after a period of quarantine due to corona cases at his club Napoli. The lead did not last long. Via Birkir Már Saevarsson it was already level after 17 minutes.

In the 38th minute, the Belgians took the lead again with the lead role for Lukaku, who was knocked down in the penalty area by Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson. The Internazionale striker went behind the ball himself and hit from 11 meters. It turned out to be the final score after a scoreless second half.

England lost defender Harry Maguire at Wembley against Denmark after half an hour, who was able to leave with two yellow cards. His second offense was punished by former Ajax player Kasper Dolberg who had to leave the field injured not much later. He had just learned how Christian Eriksen had given the Danes the lead from the penalty spot. The penalty was caused by Kyle Walker, although the foul on Thomas Delaney seemed too heavily punished.

France and Portugal go hand in hand in Nations League

France and Portugal go hand in hand in group 3 of the Nations League. The world champion and the European champion both achieved another victory. The French won 2-1 at Croatia, Portugal defeated Sweden 3-0. Both countries have 10 points after four games. On November 14 they meet in Portugal.

Antoine Griezmann gave the French in Zagreb an early lead. Nikola Vlasic tied the score after more than an hour of play, but Kylian Mbappé made sure that France won against Croatia, just like in the 2018 World Cup final: 1-2.

Without the corona virus-infected captain Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal had few problems with Sweden. The 2016 European Championship winner won 3-0 in Lisbon. Bernardo Silva opened the score at Sporting Portugal’s stadium, after which Liverpool asset Diogo Jota scored twice.

Ronaldo dropped out of the national team on Tuesday after he had tested positive for the corona virus. The Juventus superstar flew back to Turin in a private medical jet from Lisbon a day later. On Instagram, Ronaldo posed smiling and with two thumbs up next to his television, on which he watched the match.

Hattrick PSV striker Zahavi for Israel

PSV’s Eran Zahavi has helped his country of Israel to a victory in the Nations League with a hat-trick. The Israelis were long 2-0 behind in Trnava against Slovakia, but between the 68th and 89th minutes Zahavi gave his country the win with three goals: 2-3.

The 33-year-old attacker returns to Eindhoven with a good feeling, after he missed a penalty kick in the play-offs for a European Championship ticket against Scotland last week. Israel therefore saw the chances of participating in the European Championship disappear.

In the Nations League, Zahavi was then accurate four times in two games. He could not prevent a defeat on Sunday with his goal against the Czech Republic (1-2), but against Slovakia Zahavi gave the Israelis the win with a pure hat-trick.

PSV will resume the competition on Sunday with an away match against PEC Zwolle.