Greece led 2-0, but the Netherlands saved a draw in the Nations League

The Greeks were even leading 2-0 at the break thanks to goals by Fotis Ioannidis (23) and Giorgos Masouras (45+2). In the second half, Virgil van Dijk (59) and Tijjani Reijnders (69) saved a point for the guests.

The sensational leader of the table, Portugal coped without Ronaldo

Greece still remained top of the table in Group 2 of the highest division (A) with seven points. The second-placed Netherlands has five, and the third-placed Germany, which won its first victory under coach Juergen Klopp by defeating Serbia 2-0, has four. Serbia is last with zero achievements.

In group A4, the pace is set by Portugal, which - without Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the training camp - has nine points after three rounds. They defeated Wales, Norway and Denmark 4-2 on Thursday. The Norwegians, with Erling Haaland in the squad, unexpectedly lost away to Wales 1-2. All teams behind the defending champions have three points.

Poland will play against Romania on Friday

The two best teams from this division will advance to the quarterfinals, which will determine the participants of the Final Four tournament in March. On Thursday, there was also play in group 3 of division B, in which there were two draws: Ireland with Austria (2:2) and Israel with Kosovo (0:0). Austria leads the table - 7 points, followed by Kosovo and Ireland - 4 each and Israel - 1 point.

Both matches in the D division also ended in draws: Azerbaijan with Liechtenstein (0-0) and Malta with Gibraltar (1-1).