The conclusion of the Nations League’s group stage showed the likes of France, England and Germany are in far from their best form heading to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
. Make that six games without a victory for England, the team's longest winless run since 1993. Never has England entered a major tournament on such a streak. The goodwill toward coach Gareth Southgate and some of his players, notably Harry Maguire, has dipped among fans and the media.
Croatia, the 2018 beaten finalist, again looks good under the leadership of 37-year midfielder Luka Modrić. Croatia topped its Nations League group due to home-and-away wins over Denmark, which is among Europe’s most consistent teams and has playmaker Christian Eriksen restored to the team. The Netherlands, a three-time World Cup finalist and guided by wily coach Louis van Gaal, kept clean sheets in wins over Poland and Belgium, beating former top-ranked Belgium for the second time this year.
Brazil, which knocked Belgium off the top of the rankings earlier this year, has a World Cup group which includes two in-form European teams coming off back-to-back wins with key strikers scoring. Aleksander Mitrović now has 50 goals for Serbia and Breel Embolo’s goals were decisive for Switzerland, including a 2-1 win at Spain. Serbia vs. Switzerland on Dec. 2 shapes to be an intense rematch of their politically charged game at the 2018 World Cup.
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