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Tijani Renderers and Criscencio Summerville led Netherlands to a dominant 7-0 victory over Greece on Friday at Johan Cruyff Arena in Nations League Group A, Round 5, with Renderers netting three goals in a commanding display of attacking football.
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Saudi Arabia national team — defeated South Korea 3-2 in a friendly match Friday evening at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. Marwan Al-Sahafi opened the scoring late in the first half (45+1), and the Saudi side held off a competitive Korean side to secure an important warm-up result during the November international break.England national team — reached the Nations League quarter-finals by beating Croatia 2-1 Thursday. Morgan Rogers scored first (24), Petar Sucic equalized for Croatia (59), then Harry Kane converted a penalty (64) to send England through. Kane also set a new international appearance record with his 126th cap, surpassing Peter Shilton's 125 matches.Spain national team — extended its unbeaten run to 44 matches with a 2-0 win over Czech Republic Thursday at Generali Arena. Alejandro Balde opened the scoring from a penalty (39), and Marc Pubill added the second in stoppage time (90+6). The Czechs finished with ten men after Ladislav Krejci was sent off in the 72nd minute.Italy national team — defeated France 3-1 Thursday at San Siro to take top spot in their Nations League group. Michael Olise gave France an early lead (10), but Francesco Pio Esposito equalized (26). David Frattesi scored twice (62, 75) to secure Italy's victory and end France's challenge.Mauricio Pochettino — officially appointed Manchester United manager effective November 18, 2024. The Argentine replaces Michael Carrick and will lead United out of the relegation zone after the club's worst start to a Premier League season in four decades.What to Watch:
England and Croatia played Thursday; their Nations League progression sets up quarter-final matchups across the competition in coming weeks. Manchester United faces immediate pressure to stabilize its league position under Pochettino after losing ground early this season.