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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. Haaland extends scoring record in Norway win England beat Greece to move top of group 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 Timothy Castagne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Arne Engels (Belgium). Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes. Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Arne Engels (Belgium). Goal! Belgium 0, Italy 1. Sandro Tonali (Italy) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Offside, Italy. Nicolò Barella is caught offside. Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Rovella. Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso. Offside, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso is caught offside. First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.