IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - EUROPE
Picture : Remko Pasveer's debut with Netherlands !
Statistics on Nations League games of 22-27 September
*England have conceded 3+ goals in two consecutive home games (vs Hungary 0-4, vs Germany 3-3) for the first time since June 1995 (vs Sweden 3-3, vs Brazil 1-3).
*England didn’t win in 6 last games (3 draws and 3 losses); it’s their longest winless streak since 1993 (April to June). The 6th match in the streak of 1993 was also against Germany (1-2 defeat).
*Harry Kane (England) became the 2nd player in history to score in 4 consecutive games against Germany; the first was Imre Schlosser (Hungary) between 1909 and 1912).
*Harry Kane became 5th player to start 50 games as captain of England national team. His predecessors were Bobby Moore (90 games as a captain), Billy Wright (90), Bryan Robson (64) and David Beckham (59).
*Louis van Gaal has won his 37th game as a Netherlands coach. He equaled the national record of Dick Advocaat. The next are Bob Glendenning (36 wins), Marco van Basten (35), Bert van Marwijk (34).
*The goalkeeper Remko Pasveer has debutted for Netherlands in the game vs Poland (2-0) at the age of 38 years 318 days. He is the second-oldest debutant in the history of “Oranje” after Sander Boschker (39 years 224 days in 2010).
*Antoine Griezmann continues to appear in every game of France (since 13 June 2017, vs England 3-2). He took part in 67 consecutive games; much longer streak than at any other player in the history of Les Bleux.
*Nico and Iñaki Williams formed 11th pair of brothers in the history of the Spanish national team and the first in which both were born in different towns (Nico in Pamplona and Iñaki in Bilbao).
*Aleksandar Mitrovic who scored 4 goals for Serbia in two September games has reached 50 goals for his country (all-time national record). Also, he is now all-time top scorer of Nations League (14 goals).