Nations League: Italy stays alive, England out

England, meanwhile, is already out of contention for the Nations League finals with one round of matches still to play. An Italy squad badly hit by the coronavirus still managed to beat Poland 2-0 on Sunday, putting the Azzurri in control of its group, while England was beaten 2-0 by topranked Belgium. Another win at BosniaHerzegovina on Wednesday will see Italy hosting the four-team finals in October -- just a few months after hosting the opening game of the European Championship in Rome. Dries Mertens scored a superb free kick as Belgium ended England’s hopes of reaching the finals. Belgium took the lead 10 minutes in when Romelu Lukaku set up Youri Tielemans for a deflected shot. Mertens made it 2-0 in the 24th by expertly curling his kick over the English wall which mostly failed to jump after Kevin De Bruyne was fouled. Belgium leads Group 2 in League A with 12 points. Denmark is next with 10 following a 2-1 win over Iceland. England has seven and Iceland none.