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Nations League wrap: Israel and Kosovo play out stalemate

Vesel Demaku of Kosovo and Eliel Peretz of Israel in action during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Israel and Kosovo at Nagyerdei Stadion on October 1, 2026 in Debrecen, Hungary

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Vesel Demaku of Kosovo (L) holds off Israel's Eliel Peretz

Israel remain bottom of Group B3 in the UEFA Nations League after their stalemate with and Kosovo on Thursday night.

After losing 3-0 to the Republic of Ireland on Sundat, Israel were looking for a response, and though they could not break down the Kosovans in Debrecen they did pick up their first point of the campaign.

The Israelis face Ireland again this Sunday in Backa Topola, Serbia. The Boys in Green drew 2-2 with Austria.

Portugal maintained their perfect start to Group A4 as Jorge Jesus' squad showed little signs of missing Cristiano Ronaldo with a 4-2 victory over Denmark in Copenhagen.

The Al Nassr forward and five-time Ballon d’Or winner left the camp ahead of the match amid reports of a falling out with Jesus, his former club boss, having been left on the bench throughout a victory in Norway.

Joao Cancelo gave Portugal a 13th-minute lead before Brentford midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard equalised.

Goncalo Ramos swiftly put Portugal back in front after 25 minutes, with Napoli forward Rasmus Hojlund levelling things up at 2-2 early in the second half following a swift counter.

Vitinha’s header, his first Portugal goal, and a late strike by Joao Felix made it three straight wins.

Neco Williams of Wales celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammate Lewis Koumas during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Wales and Norway at Cardiff City Stadium on October 01, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.
Neco Williams is mobbed after his winning goal

Wales got their first victory after beating 10-man Norway 2-1 in Cardiff.

Fulham winger Oscar Bobb had put Norway in front after 11 minutes, but Daniel James had Wales back on level terms ahead of half-time.

Norway then saw defender Torbjorn Heggem sent off just 20 seconds into the second half for a professional foul on James, and Neco Williams scored from the resulting free-kick.

New Germany manager Jurgen Klopp got his first win with a 2-0 victory over Serbia in Munich.

Bayern Munich midfielder Tom Bischof fired in his first senior international goal and Liverpool forward Florian Wirtz then added a second in the 61st minute.

Tijjani Reijnders scored a late equaliser as the Netherlands fought back to draw 2-2 with Greece, who remain top.

Fotis Ioannidis and Giorgos Masouras had the home side 2-0 up at the break.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk powered in a header from a corner on the hour. After Denzel Dumfries had seen his goal ruled out by VAR for offside, Reijnders lashed home a rebound in the 89th minute to secure a point.

In Group D1, Malta and Gibraltar drew 1-1 while in Group D2, Azerbaijan were held to a goalless draw by Liechtenstein in Baku.

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