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Nations League: France stay unbeaten, England lose at Wembley

Oct 15, 2020

France kept up their unbeaten record in the Nations League with a 2-1 win over Croatia.

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Kylian Mbappe netted the winner 11 minutes from time.

The meeting was a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final in which France also emerged victorious.

In other selected results, England had Harry Maguire sent off as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Denmark at Wembley.

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Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium beat Iceland 2-1.

The Netherlands got their first goal under new manager Frank De Boer in their 1-1 draw with Italy.

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While Portugal defeated Sweden 3-0, in their first match since Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for Covid-19.

Fernandes could miss United games because of Ronaldo

In a related development, Ronaldo’s positive test could see his Portugal teammate Bruno Fernandes miss the next four matches for Man United.

Fernandes has since tested negative, but a new UK regulation could force him to self-isolate for two weeks regardless, when he returns to Manchester.

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This could see Fernandes missing United’s upcoming matches against Newcastle, PSG, Chelsea and RB Leipzig.

Athletes opt out of centralised training due to CMCO

Back home...140 national athletes have pulled out of centralised training with the National Sports Council.

They were given the option to go home, after a Conditional MCO was declared in several areas due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The NSC, however, says none of those who’ve pulled out are from the Olympic training program.