Scotland close in on promotion as Switzerland and Slovakia seal Nations League advances

Scotland moved to within one point of second place in Group B1 after John McGinn scored twice in a 2-1 victory over North Macedonia, while Switzerland and Slovakia secured promotion during a significant evening of UEFA Nations League action.

Several sides also improved their chances of reaching the quarter-finals, with the Netherlands recording one of the competition’s biggest wins and Germany earning a valuable victory in Serbia.

Netherlands 7-0 Greece

The Netherlands produced a stunning attacking display in Amsterdam to match the biggest victory in Nations League history and open a three-point lead at the top of Group A2.

Crysencio Summerville put the hosts ahead early, before Tijjani Reijnders took control of the contest with a first-half hat-trick.

Jurrien Timber scored twice, once before the interval and again afterwards, while Donyell Malen also found the net as Greece were completely outplayed.

Serbia 1-3 Germany

Germany kept their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals alive with a convincing win in Serbia, taking a commanding lead by scoring twice in the opening 14 minutes.

Kai Havertz’s header was turned into his own goal by Srdan Babic in the third minute, before Florian Wirtz extended Germany’s advantage.

Brajan Gruda marked his debut with an excellent solo goal after half-time. Babic later scored for Serbia at the correct end, but the hosts’ task became even harder when Vanja Dragojevic and Andrija Zivkovic were sent off late in the match, leaving Serbia with nine players.

Scotland 2-1 North Macedonia

McGinn’s two goals gave Scotland an important win over North Macedonia and left them one point behind Slovenia, who occupy second place in Group B1.

Slovenia 0-0 Switzerland

Switzerland confirmed promotion from Group B1 after drawing 0-0 with Slovenia in Maribor.

The result preserved Switzerland’s five-point lead over their closest challengers with one match still to play.

Slovakia 2-2 Faroe Islands

Slovakia secured promotion to League B with one game remaining after a four-goal draw against the Faroe Islands.

The result left them four points clear at the summit of Group C3.

Other results

Moldova beat Kazakhstan 2-1, while Iceland recorded a 5-0 victory over Bulgaria.

Estonia won 1-0 away to Luxembourg, and there were also victories for Andorra and Azerbaijan in League D. Andorra defeated Gibraltar 2-0, while Azerbaijan edged past Liechtenstein 1-0.