Dutch forward Noa Lang and Spain's Lamine Yamal both missed in the shootout before Spanish keeper Unai Simon kept out Donyell Malen's effort to give Pedri the chance to clinch a last-four spot for the 2023 winners. The Barcelona midfielder made no mistake, sending a lofted effort into the corner to cue wild celebrations among the home fans at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia. Spain had led twice in normal time thanks to goals from Real Sociedad striker Mikel Oyarzabal, but Memphis Depay's penalty nine minutes into the second half and an effort from debutant Ian Maatsen forced extra time. A fabulous Yamal effort put Spain ahead 13 minutes into the additional 30 minutes, but Xavi Simons scored another penalty to send the tie to spot-kicks. The result stretches Spain's unbeaten run in all competitions to 18 matches, while they have not been beaten in the Nations League since a 2-1 home defeat by Switzerland in September 2022. After snatching a 2-2 draw in Thursday's first leg, the hosts had the better of the first-half chances and took an early lead through Oyarzabal's penalty after Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke fouled the frontman inside the box. Depay marked his 100th Netherlands appearance with a sweetly struck spot-kick of his own after being fouled by Robin Le Normand nine minutes into the second half. But Spain were back in front midway through the second period when Oyarzabal nodded home his second of the game at the end of a flowing counter-attack involving Yamal and Nico Williams. Luis de la Fuente's team appeared to be heading through in normal time until Maatsen guided a powerful, left-footed effort into the net on 79 minutes. After a lively start to extra time, Yamal outfoxed Maatsen on the corner of the area before curling home a sumptuous shot to restore Spain's advantage, but La Roja were pegged back yet again when Simons beat Unai Simons from the spot after being brought down by the goalkeeper inside the box. Yamal was denied by Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in the shootout after Lang had crashed his effort against the crossbar, but Pedri capitalised on Simon's save from Malen to set up a semi-final meeting with France.

Tuchel promised to bring back excitement after succeeding Gareth Southgate - but it was in short supply as the Three Lions struggled for fluency against the ultra-cautious visitors on Friday. One player to impress was Arsenal's gifted teenage full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly, who marked a dream debut by scoring the first goal of the German coach's era - sliding home a composed finish from Jude Bellingham's perfect pass after 20 minutes. It made Lewis-Skelly the youngest player to score on his senior England bow - aged 18 years and 176 days - beating Marcus Rashford's previous record, set against Australia in May 2016, by 33 days. Tuchel also gave a first cap to Newcastle defender Dan Burn, 32, and the goal hero from Sunday's Carabao Cup final win against Liverpool was almost on target again at Wembley as he headed against the bar in the first half. Albania posed more of a threat after the break, with Ezri Konsa doing superbly to deny Jasir Asani who was racing in towards keeper Jordan Pickford. But England responded instantly and put the game to bed in the 77th minute, with captain Harry Kane scoring his 70th goal in 104 international appearances from close range to seal a satisfactory opening night for Tuchel.

The Manchester United forward had slotted a good chance just wide of the post, but made up for his miss just a minute later when he produced a calm finish from Andreas Skov Olsen's cross. Hojlund's 78th-minute effort meant he scored in back-to-back games for club and country after ending a 21-game goal drought against Leicester in the Premier League last weekend. The 22-year-old, who said recently, external "I fell in love with football because of Cristiano," marked his strike with Ronaldo's trademark 'sui' celebration. Victory was deserved for the Danes, and new boss Brian Riemer, and they will head to Lisbon for Sunday's second leg (19:45 GMT) full of confidence. Christian Eriksen had a first-half penalty saved by Diogo Costa, who sprung to his right to parry the shot away as it headed to the corner. Denmark had been awarded the spot-kick after Eriksen's volley caught the arm of Renato Veiga in the box. Portugal were disappointing as captain Cristiano Ronaldo failed to make an impact in the contest, with his only contribution a header which sailed wide of the post. Eriksen also had a shot cleared off the line by his Manchester United team-mate Diogo Dalot and a free-kick saved as the hosts pushed for the breakthrough that came through Hojlund's late impact. The loser of the tie will move into Scotland's World Cup qualifying group, which also includes Greece and Belarus.

Sandro Tonali, who helped Newcastle beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, opened the scoring with a first-time finish after Jonathan Tah had cleared Matteo Politano's cross into his path. But Germany responded well and after Leon Goretzka twice went close to an equaliser before the break, half-time substitute Tim Kleindienst headed the visitors level early in the second period from Joshua Kimmich's delivery. Moise Kean sent a fierce effort over the crossbar and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Baumann denied Giacomo Raspadori with an outstretched leg, before Goretzka headed in another Kimmich cross to complete the turnaround with 14 minutes remaining. Kleindienst almost put through his own net to level the tie, but Baumann managed to claw the midfielder's attempted clearance to safety as Germany held on to take a narrow lead into Sunday's second leg (19:45 GMT kick-off). Luciano Spalletti and his players will be bitterly disappointed not to have taken anything from the game after forcing Baumann into action on multiple occasions, with Tonali and former Everton striker Kean persistent threats. The Italy boss also revealed that Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori will need to be assessed after suffering an apparent injury to his left knee in an awkward fall late in the second half. The result ends Italy's five-match unbeaten home run against Germany, whose last away triumph over the Azzurri had been in February 1986. The teams face each other again in the second leg in Dortmund, with the winners playing Denmark or Portugal in the semi-finals.

Ante Budimir's header bounced off France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and spun into the net as the hosts took a 26th-minute lead. Former Tottenham winger Ivan Persic fired home a crisp finish into the bottom corner to increase their advantage in first-half added time. Croatia could have been ahead earlier, but Andrej Kramaric's eighth-minute penalty was saved by Maignan with his feet, while Josko Gvardiol's powerful shot from long range was also kept out by the AC Milan keeper. France now face a tough task to turn the tie around in Sunday's second leg at the Stade de France (19:45 GMT). They have failed to win any of their last three matches when conceding first in the Nations League, since a victory over Spain in October 2021. Mbappe, who has scored 20 La Liga goals in his debut season for Real Madrid, made his return to the French side after a six-month absence. But he not could not inspire them, despite having six shots in the match.