UEFA Nations League: Svensson scores first Sweden goal, Mæhle helps Denmark beat post-Ronaldo Portugal

Daniel Svensson helped Sweden to seal promotion to League A in the UEFA Nations League with a 3-2 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Borussia Dortmund defender finally scored his first international goal on his 20th appearance.

The 24-year-old opened the gates in the fifth minute with a difficult header from Anthony Elanga's cross. Sweden were 3-0 ahead at the break with a couple of successful penalty-kicks from ex-St. Pauli striker Viktor Gyökeres, but the visitors put up a great fight after the break.

Former Bundesliga players Armin Gigovic and Sead Kolasinac reduced the deficit within the first twenty minutes of the half. However, Graham Potter's side held on to their slender lead to secure top spot finish before the final matchday in Group B4. Bosnia and Herzegovina will contest a playoff against a team from League A as their first game following Edin Džeko's retirement ended in a defeat.

Similarly, Argentina and Portugal lost their respective first matches after the end of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's glittering international careers. Facundo Medina's Argentina lost 2-1 to Uruguay in a friendly, while Portugal suffered a heavy defeat at home against Denmark.

Wolfsburg's defender Joakim Mæhle played the entire game for the visitors as the former Bundesliga midfielder Pierre-Emile Højberg scored the opener from the penalty spot. Portugal were already through to the quarter-finals, while Denmark will only need a point at home against Norway in Tuesday's Scandinavian derby.

Back to League B action in Nations League, Austria also sealed their promotion to the top-tier after a narrow win over Republic of Ireland. Eight Bundesliga-based players were in Ralf Rangnick's starting lineup, including the returnee Christoph Baumgartner. Former Stuttgart striker Saša Kalajdžić scored the only goal of the game as a supersub.