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Sandro Tonali scored his first Italy goal on his 20th cap Italy and France booked their places in the Nations League quarter-finals with a game to spare. The Azzurri beat Belgium 1-0 with Sandro Tonali scoring his first international goal. The Newcastle midfielder netted from six yards from Giovanni di Lorenzo's pass in Brussels. Belgium went close to an equaliser with Wout Faes' header from Leandro Trossard's cross hitting the post. France will also play in the quarter-finals in March after a goalless draw with Israel. Les Bleus failed to score with any of their 24 shots, Israel keeper Daniel Peretz making eight saves. Stade de France was sparsely packed for security reasons related to the Israel-Gaza war. Italy and France play on Sunday with top spot up for grabs. The Israel v Belgium game will decide who is relegated automatically and who faces a relegation-promotion play-off. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 14th November 2024 at 22: 00 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Domenico Tedesco Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Luciano Spalletti Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Manager: Domenico Tedesco Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Luciano Spalletti Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 UEFA Nations League All competitions All competitions All competitions Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper following a corner. Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Federico Dimarco. Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni. Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard. Andrea Cambiaso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium). Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma. Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) with an attempt from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a corner. Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno with a headed pass. Corner, Italy. Conceded by Koen Casteels. Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Frattesi with a through ball. Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni. Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper. Attempt saved. Zeno Debast (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Arthur Theate. Attempt missed. Arne Engels (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard. Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Italy). Loïs Openda (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing. Second Half begins Belgium 0, Italy 1. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.