UEFA Nations League: Denmark-Austria, France-Croatia top plays

Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Soccer News (AP)

The UEFA Nations League continues Monday in cities all over Europe, with featured matches broadcast across the AP Sports family of networks (and streamed on the AP Sports app).

Kicking things off on FS2, Denmark is taking on Austria at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Elsewhere, France is battling Croatia at the iconic Stade de France.

Here are the top plays from Monday's slate.

France vs. Croatia (League A)

Goal!

It only took five minutes for Croatia to take the lead in this one, as Luka Modric converted a penalty kick to give his team the early advantage.

Denmark vs. Austria'(League A)

Still to come!

Here's a look at the rest of Monday's games across the UEFA Nations League:

Iceland vs. Israel'(League B)

Heads up!

Iceland wasted no time getting on the board early in this one, thanks to a header from Jon Thorsteinsson.

Kazakhstan 2, Slovakia 1 (League C)

Hot start

Kazakhstan came out strong, taking an early 1-0 lead with a goal from Yan Vorogovskiy in the 18th minute.

Midfielder Yan Vorogovskiy boots in his first goal to give Kazakhstan a 1-0 lead over Slovakia in the UEFA Nations League.

Double trouble

Kazakhstan extended its lead in the 39th minute after a clutch header from midfielder Elkhan Astanov.

Midfielder'Elkhan Astanov's header doubles Kazakhstan's lead to 2-0 against Slovakia in the UEFA Nations League.

Too little, too late

Slovakia'finally got on the board late in the second half thanks to some fancy footwork from Matus Bero. But it wasn't enough to spark a comeback, and things ended there.

Albert Rusnak's crisp pass to midfielder Matus Bero gets Slovakia on the board, 2-1, in the UEFA Nations League.

Azerbaijan 2, Belarus 0 (League C)

Shutout

Azerbaijan shut out Belarus in a down-to-the-wire match that had its first goal come in the 76th minute, courtesy of Mahir Emreli.

Mahir Emreli strikes the ball perfectly for this opposite corner goal for Azerbaijan vs. Belarus in the UEFA Nations League.

Finishing touch

Azerbaijan sealed the deal with another goal, this time from Ramil Sheydaev in the final few minutes.

Ramil Sheydaev puts the finishing touches on Azerbaijan's 2-0 victory over Belarus in the UEFA Nations League.

Stay tuned for more updates!