Key events
A reminder that Spain are looking to extend their unbeaten run to 40 matches. They last lost a game in March 2024, against Colombia. So, you know, best of luck to Croatia. England came pretty close to ripping up the streak.
There were a couple of early kick-offs … Finland and Belarus played out a goalless draw, while Moldova drew 1-1 against Faroe Islands.
Scotland v Switzerland teams
Luis Binks, a Tottenham academy product who now plays for Brøndby, makes his senior debut for Scotland.
Scotland: Gunn, McKenna, Binks, Hendry, Patterson, Ferguson, Gilmour, McGinn, Robertson (c), Bowie, McBurnie
Subs: Kelly, Bain, Hickey, Welsh, Doig, Ure, Christie, Miller, McPake, Gannon-Doak, Graham, Montgomery
Switzerland: Kobel, Rodríguez, Elvedi, Akanji (c), Athekame, Freuler, Jashari, Aebischer, Manzambi, Ndoye, Amdouni
Subs: Mvogo, Keller, Britschgi, Bajrami, Sierro, Schmidt, Sow, Itten, Cömert, Boteli, Rieder, Sanches
Spain v Croatia teams
Rodri and Luka Modric begin on the bench.
Spain: Unai Simón (c), Pubill, Cubarsí, Huijsen, Cucurella, Zubimendi, Fabián Ruiz, Fermín, Lamine Yamal, Baena, Oyarzabal
Subs: Raya, Martínez, Grimaldo, Fresneda, Merino, Ferran Torres, Olmo, Muñoz, Laporte, Rodri, Williams, Pedri
Croatia: Livakovic, Smolcic, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Perisic (c), Sutalo, Kovacic, Misic, Petar Sucic, Marco Pasalic, Beljo
Subs: Pandur, Kotarski, Vuskovic, Ivanovic, Kramaric, Modric, Budimir, Vlasic, Mario Pasalic, Baturina, Jakic, Sucic
“I just want Billy to enjoy his football with a smile. If he can do that, the rest will come. I remember him well when he was in Brighton. I thought he was fantastic for them.”
Here’s more from Sébastien Pocognoli, the new Scotland manager, on Billy Gilmour.
Here’s what we’ve got from 7.45pm BST:
League A
League B
League C
Luxembourg v Iceland
Bulgaria v Estonia
Slovakia v Kazakhstan
San Marino v Albania
The other one:
Preamble
I hear there’s some news around, but there’s a game or two on as well. So while you’re wading through the redacted findings of an independent commission, taking in the Premier League v Manchester City, you can have a glance here as well for Scotland v Switzerland, Spain v Croatia, and others. No, we don’t have the excitement of “sham” contracts, but we’ve got the magic of the Nations League! I’m not selling this well, am I? Anywho, we’ve got seven 7.45pm BST kick-offs to keep tabs on, with Rob Smyth watching over Czechia v England. Keep me company with all your hopes, dreams and fears.
