2026–27 UEFA Nations League kicked off on September 24, 2026, delivering several dramatic openers across Leagues A, B, and D.
Highlighting the action in League A, Norway picked up a thrilling 3–2 victory over Nordic rivals Denmark behind a brace from Erling Haaland, while Portugal kicked off their campaign with a 1–0 home win against Wales. Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Germany shared the points in a heavyweight 1–1 draw.
UEFA Nations League Matchday 1 Results
League A
Norway 3–2 Denmark (Group A4): Oscar Bobb opened the scoring before Erling Haaland netted a double to power Norway past Denmark. Mikkel Damsgaard and Rasmus Højlund scored for the visitors, but David Møller Wolfe’s late second yellow card didn’t stop Norway from holding on.
Portugal 1–0 Wales (Group A4): A first-half strike from João Félix proved to be the winner in Lisbon as Portugal began their campaign with three points.
Netherlands 1–1 Germany (Group A2): The two powerhouse nations battled to a hard-fought draw in their group opener.
Serbia 1–2 Greece (Group A2): Greece secured a big away win in Belgrade to jump to the top of Group A2.
League B
Austria 3–1 Israel (Group B3): Austria dominated at home to take early control of Group B3.
Kosovo 1–0 Republic of Ireland (Group B3): Kosovo earned a memorable 1–0 home win over the Republic of Ireland.
League D
Andorra 1–2 Malta (Group D1): Malta kicked off League D action by coming out on top in a fiery encounter away to Andorra.
Liechtenstein 0–2 Lithuania (Group D2): Lithuania claimed a comfortable two-goal away win in Vaduz.
