Clear victories against Luxembourg - Eurlings and Tysiak score for Belgium

Both Amber Tysiak and Hannah Eurlings were on the scorers list for Belgium, who won their two matches against Luxembourg decisively, 6-0 and 7-0, but narrowly missed out on the group win in Group B4. Scotland remained at the top of the table on goal difference, level on points with Belgium. In the 6-0 victory, Eurlings opened the scoring and assisting two more before being substituted after 74 minutes. Tysiak played the full match and also achieved her 50th international cap. New signing, Jill Janssens, also scored twice. In the subsequent 7-0 victory, Eurlings and Tysiak were successful twice each. While Janssens assisted Eurlings' second goal, Eurlings also collected another assist. All three players were on the pitch for over 90 minutes in this match.

In the Play-offs, Belgium will continue on Path 2. There, they will face either a fourth-placed team from League A or a group winner from League B.

Austria celebrate important victory against Slovenia

Thanks to a 1-0 victory against Slovenia, the Austrian national team secured third place in Group 4 of League A, thus preventing Nations League relegation. Eileen Campbell was on the pitch for 84 minutes during the win, while Naika Reissner did not play. Although Austria lost the final group match in Norway, 2-1, Slovenia's simultaneous defeat to the German national team meant that the Austrians finished the group stage in third place. The newly signed Union player Lisanne Gräwe played the full 90 minutes. Reissner also remained unused in Oslo, while Campbell was substituted after 82 minutes.

In the first round of the Play-offs, Austria will face a group winner or one of the two best second-placed teams from League C (Path 1) in October. The draw will take place on 24.06.2026. After the first round in October, the decisive second round for the winners will follow in November and December, where qualification for the 2027 World Cup will be at stake.

Group victory for Switzerland - First starting appearance for Kamber

With two wins in League B, Switzerland secured a group victory and promotion to League A in the Nations League. In the 6-1 victory against Malta, Lia Kamber was substituted in at the beginning of the second half, while in the subsequent 2-1 win in Northern Ireland, the 20-year-old was on the field for the full duration of her starting eleven debut for the national team.

As the group winners, Switzerland will continue in the Play-offs on Path 2. There, in October, they will face a second or third-placed team from League B. In the second round, there would then be a match against a winner from the matches on Path 1.

Two victories for Şakar and Turkey

Turkiye also celebrated two victories with Fatma Şakar at the end of Group B2, but could not knock Switzerland off first place. Just three points separated them women from the group victory in the end. Şakar was in the starting lineup each time in the wins against Northern Ireland (2-1) and Malta (3-0). She was substituted after 79 minutes in the match against Malta.

For Turkiye, the journey continues in the Play-offs on Path 2. There, they will face either a fourth-placed team from League A or a group winner from League B.

Captain Moraitou leads Greece to group victory

Greece finished the group stage in League C with a 3-2 victory in Georgia, remaining unbeaten in the three-team group. The promotion to League B of the Nations League had already been confirmed before the match. Athanasia Moraitou led the Greek national team as captain onto the field and played for 81 minutes in the final victory.

In the Play-offs, Greece will now face a second or third-placed team from League A on Path 1.

Heikkinen with the Finnish U23 team

The Finnish U-23's also made a statement during their training camp in Portugal. In their very first friendly, they beat Brazil 4-1, which Finland's head coach described as "one of the best U-23 games in recent years." Ida Heikkinen was substituted out at a score of 3-1 after 60 minutes. In the second Friendly, Finland narrowly lost 1-0 to Portugal's U-20s, with Heikkinen being substituted in the 75th minute. To wrap things up, they beat South Korea's U-20s 2-1, in which the Union full-back played the full game.

Weidauer's continued success with German U-23s

Sophie Weidauer remained unbeaten with the German U23 national team in the two friendlies against Denmark in Leipzig and Halle. Germany won the first game 2-0, with Weidauer on the pitch for 70 minutes. The last match of the season ended in a 2-2 draw. Once again, Union's forward was in the starting lineup and was substituted after 74 minutes.

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