Euro 2024 champions Spain cruised to a four-match unbeaten run in the UEFA Nations League.
The Spanish national team defeated Serbia 3-0 on Friday (local time) at Estadio Nuevo Arcangel in Cordoba, Spain, in the fourth match of the 2024-2025 Nations League Group 4, League A.
With the win, Spain, who have now won three and drawn one of their four matches in Group 4, including their last three in a row, moved to the top of the group with 10 points. They are three points behind second-place Denmark (W2 D1 L1 - 7).
Spain, who won Euro 2024, which concluded in July, defeating England 2-1 in the final, extended their unbeaten run to 14 matches (12 wins, 2 draws) since a 0-1 loss to Colombia in March.
Spain took an early lead through Emrique Laporte (Alnasr) five minutes into the match. He headed home a cross from Son Heung-min's teammate, fullback Pedro Foro.
With a 1-0 lead, 파워볼사이트 Spain added a second goal in the 20th minute. Striker Alvaro Morata (AC Milan) collected the ball in the penalty box and calmly struck a left-footed shot into the bottom corner of the opposite post.
Spain completed the 3-0 victory in the 32nd minute when Alex Baena (Girona) scored on a picturesque free kick.
Serbia, who played Spain to a goalless draw at home last month, had to hang their heads in shame after Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) was sent off in the 31st minute. With one win, one draw, and two losses, Serbia sits in third place in League A Group 4.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), the all-time leading scorer in A-match history (133 goals), was unable to find the back of the net for the fourth consecutive game in the Nations League.
The Portugal national team, with Ronaldo playing full-time as a frontline striker, played to a goalless draw away to Scotland in their fourth League A Group 1 match.
Ronaldo, who scored against Poland on Dec. 12 (3-1 Portugal) to extend his Nations League goal streak to three games, was silent on this occasion.
With the one point, Portugal moved to 10 points with three wins and a draw to lead Group 1.
Poland, featuring former Barcelona ace Robert Lewandowski, were unable to hold Croatia to a hard-fought 3-3 draw in their fourth League A Group A match.
After conceding the opening goal through Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) five minutes into the match, Croatia raced into a three-goal lead by the 26th minute.
However, after conceding a late goal through Nikola Jalefsky (AS Roma) just before half-time, Croatia fell just short of victory as Poland, whose offense came alive after the introduction of Lewandowski in the 17th minute of the second half, equalized in the 23rd minute.