Aleksandar Mitrović brought up 50 Serbia goals as they won promotion in the Nations League on Tuesday night.
It was a straight shoot-out between Serbia and Norway for top spot in B4 as the teams clashed in Oslo, though a draw would have sufficed for the hosts.
The match pitted the Premier League’s two highest scoring players against each other, but it was Mitro who came out on top against Erling Haaland, with his 54th minute strike doubling Serbia’s advantage and ultimately sealing a 2-0 win and the promotion that came with it.
Elsewhere, Shane Duffy and Kevin Mbabu were unused substitutes as the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland both secured victories to finish third in their respective Nations League groups, while João Palhinha also remained on the bench as Portugal’s late defeat to Spain saw them miss out on top spot in A2.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid played the full 90 of Jamaica’s high profile friendly against Argentina in New York.
It was a tight contest in the States for the best part, with a strike from Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez the only difference between the sides until substitute Lionel Messi added a brace in the final four minutes to put some gloss on the scoreline.
Sunday saw Wales’ Nations League campaign end in relegation.
They needed a victory over Poland in Cardiff to remain at the highest level of the competition, but they slipped to a 1-0 defeat despite creating the greater number of chances.
Dan James played the entirety of the contest, but Luke Harris was left out of the squad.
Marek Rodák won his 11th cap for Slovakia in their 1-1 draw with Belarus, confirming their third place finish in C3.
Ollie O’Neill was introduced in extra-time as Republic of Ireland Under-21s went head-to-head with Israel for a place in the Youth European Championships. The two teams were tied right until the end in what was a winner takes all Final, before a series of missed penalties meant it was heatbreak for Jim Crawford’s side.
Right back Devan Tanton got himself an assist for Columbia Under-20s, who smashed Dominican Republic 4-0 yesterday evening in their second international friendly. The 18-year-old made a powerful run down the right before firing the ball across goal and onto a plate for a Columbian forward to tap home.
Defender Thorsteinn Antonsson, who is currently on loan at Selfoss FC, received a call up for Iceland Under-19s and came on as a substitute in their narrow 2-1 loss to Sweden over the weekend.
