UEFA Nations League: Austria-France, Denmark-Croatia top plays
The UEFA Nations League continued Friday in cities all over Europe, with featured matches broadcast across the FOX Sports family of networks (and streamed on the FOX Sports app).
Kicking things off on FS1, Austria held France to a 1-1 draw, while Croatia topped Denmark, 1-0.
Elsewhere, Andorra defender Chus Rubio scored one the most spectacular goals of the UEFA Nations League so far — a shot from beyond midfield that lifted his team up 2-0 over Liechtenstein, who ultimately lost 2-1.
Andorra's Chus Rubio scores from beyond midfield to go up 2-0 on Liechtenstein
Here are the top plays from Friday's slate.
Austria 1, France 1 (League A)
Hot start
Austria took the lead over France after a huge goal from Andreas Weimann that reached the back of the net.
Andreas Weimann puts Austria ahead of France, 1-0
France comes knocking
France's Kingsley Coman nearly delivered the equalizer in this one, but his shot was just a bit too high.
Knotted up!
France's Kylian Mbappé tied things up in the 83rd minute to keep things competitive until the very end.
Kylian Mbappé ties it up for France with a left-footed strike
Croatia 1, Denmark 0 (League A)
What could have been
Denmark was this close to taking an early lead over Croatia, but Andreas Cornelius wasn't able to connect.
Croatia takes the lead
Croatia's Mario Pasalic made a crucial shot from close range for the lead, which they held onto until the end.
Denmark mistake leads to a finish from Croatia's Mario Pasalic, 1-0
Here's a look at the rest of Friday's games across the UEFA Nations League:
Andorra vs. Liechtenstein (League D)
Goal!
After a long scoring drought, Jordi Aláez converted a penalty kick after a Liechtenstein handball to give Andorra a 1-0 lead in the 78th minute.
Andorra scores on a Jordi Alaez penalty kick
Too little, too late
Liechtenstein's Livio Meier scored in stoppage time, but it wasn't enough to spark a comeback win.
Liechtenstein scores in stoppage time off a Livio Meier strike
Belarus 1, Kazakhstan 1 (League C)
Kazakhstan strikes first!
Kazakhstan took an early 1-0 lead over Belarus, courtesy of Abat Aymbetov's impressive header in the 13th minute — his third UEFA Nations League goal.
Abat Aimbetov helps Kazakhstan grab a 1-0 lead vs. Belarus
Evening the field
Vladislav Malkevich's header in the 84th minute helped Belarus knot things up with Kazakhstan, 1-1.
Vladislav Malkevich's towering header helps Belarus draw with Kazakhstan, 1-1
Israel 2, Albania 1 (League B)
Goal!
Armando Broja converted a penalty kick to help give Albania a 1-0 edge over Israel just ahead of the end of the first half.
Israel equalizes
Israel kicked off the second half with a goal, courtesy of Manor Solomon, to keep things close.
Manor Solomon, Israel get level with Albania, 1-1
Another one!
Solomon made his second goal of the match to give Israel a 2-1 lead that they carried to the end.
Manor Solomon's second goal gives Israel 2-1 lead vs. Albania
Slovakia 1, Azerbaijan 0 (League C)
Goal!
Slovakia midfielder Vladimír Weiss put his team up 1-0 in the 81st minute to seal the win for the road team.
Unreal passing leads to a Vladimír Weiss goal for Slovakia, 1-0
Latvia 4, Moldova 2 (League D)
Back-to-back
There were two goals in the first 19 minutes of this match, one by each team.
Moldova was the first to strike, thanks to Ion Nicolaescu penalty kick in the fifth minute. Latvia's Vladislavs Gutkovskis provided the equalizer shortly after a misstep by the Moldovans.
A mistake from Moldova leads to the equalizer by Latvia
Double trouble
Another colossal mistake by Moldova's goalkeeper led to the go-ahead goal for Latvia, as a free kick from Janis Ikaunieks put them ahead 2-1.
Another mistake by Moldova leads to a go-ahead goal for Latvia
Pulling away
Latvia took a commanding 3-1 lead after Gutkovskis' second goal of the match in the 60th minute.
A lucky bounce leads to a goal to put Latvia up 3-1
Not so fast!
Moldova's Nichita Motpan fired back with a goal of his own just four minutes later to keep things close, 3-2.
Nichita Motpan's header trims Latvia's lead over Moldova to 3-2
Nothing but net
Ikaunieks sealed the deal for Latvia with his second goal of the match, this one coming in the 75th minute.
Latvia takes a 4-2 lead after Janis Ikaunieks' strike
