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Belgium were beaten 1-0 by Israel in the final matchday of the Nations League, but a result not enough to drop them from third place in Group 2 of League A of the Nations League. Thus, the Greek national team has learned its second possible opponent for the promotion playoffs and is expecting two more.
Israel were looking for a three-goal win against Belgium. The Israelis beat the “red devils” 1-0 in Hungary, but could not change their poor record after losing 3-1 in Belgium in the first round.
The specific result was therefore not capable of leading Israel to third place and avoiding direct relegation to League B.
This had the consequence of Belgium being added to Hungary among the potential opponents of the Greek national team in the four teams that will enter the lottery on November 22, and from which the one that will face the “blue and white” in the double matches will emerge March (20 and 23) for the League A playoffs.
This applies to the next two opponents
For now, Croatia, Poland and Scotland from Group A and Serbia or Denmark from Group D are the possible opponents, with things to be clarified on Monday night (17/11).
Clearer is group four, where Serbia host Denmark at 21:45 and need only a win to avoid being added to the Belgium and in Hungaryi.e. to the teams that will be barraged to stay in League A and may find themselves in the way of our National Team. On the contrary, Denmark is comfortable with a draw.
As for the first group, Croatia play Portugal away and a draw secures second place.
In this case, Poland will try not to lose to Scotland to finish third, since they beat Scotland in the tie thanks to the double in Glasgow 3-2, while if they lose then the Scots take third place.
If Croatia loses and Poland wins, then the Poles remain third, as they are now, since they are not tied with the Croatians.
In the scenario that Croatia lose and Scotland win, then goal difference will automatically play a role, as Croatia and Scotland have one win in their head-to-head matches and the same number of goals (2-2). Croatia is currently 7-7 goals and Scotland 5-7 (-2).
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