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UEFA Nations League: Hungary blasts England, Germany routs Italy
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UEFA Nations League: Hungary blasts England, Germany routs Italy

Updated Jun. 14, 2022 5:22 p.m. ET

The UEFA Nations League continues Tuesday in cities all over Europe, with featured matches broadcast across the FOX Sports family of networks (and streamed on the FOX Sports app).

Kicking things off on FS1, Germany cruised past Italy, 5-2. Elsewhere, England was shut out on its home turf by Hungary, the Netherlands slid past Wales in Rotterdam, and Belgium bested Poland in Warsaw.

Here are the top plays from Tuesday's slate.

Hungary 4, England 0 (League A)

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Hacky sack!

Roland Sallai helped himself out on Hungary's first score, volleying a free kick to himself before unleashing a slingshot into the net in the 15th minute.

Roland Sallai's powerful strike gives Hungary a 1-0 lead over England

Roland Sallai capitalizes on a loose ball in the box and scores to put Hungary ahead of England 1-0 in UEFA Nations League.

Through the wickets

Hungary put together a dazzling run in minute 69, and Sallai closed it with a powerful liner in between the keeper's knees for his second goal of the afternoon.

Roland Sallai nets his second goal of the game for Hungary

A defensive breakdown for England leads to Roland Sallai's second goal of the game for Hungary, increasing their lead to 2-0.

Heat seeker

When a ball comes off a striker's foot with this type of velocity, the only thing you can do is stop and stare. Zsolt Nagy rattled off this rocket to put Hungary up 3-0.

Zsolt Nagy blasts it past the England defense to make it 3-0 Hungary

Hungary take a 3-0 lead over England on an electrifying goal by Zsolt Nagy.

Four's the charm

It didn't stop there for Hungary, who found pay dirt again in minute 88 thanks to Daniel Gazdag's nifty chip-in.

Daniel Gazdag gets out in space and makes it 4-0 Hungary

Daniel Gazdag adds a late goal to extend the Hungary lead to 4-0 over England.

Germany 5, Italy 2 (League A)

Covered up!

Manuel Neuer's sterling reputation as one of the top keepers in the world is earned, and he continues to reinforce it with stops like this one.

I got your back

Joshua Kimmich of Germany rewarded his goalie's efforts, easing his mind by striking first with a left-footed finish in the 10th minute of the match.

Joshua Kimmich gives Germany the early lead over Italy, 1-0

Joshua Kimmich finishes in close after a fantastic touch to give Germany the 1-0 lead over Italy in the UEFA Nations League.

Right down the pike

Germany earned itself a penalty in the 45th minute, and İlkay Gündoğan doubled his team's lead by sending a laser right into the middle of the net just before the halftime whistle.

Ilkay Gündogan converts the penalty kick after Italy commits a foul in the box, 2-0

Ilkay Gündogan converts the penalty kick after Italy commits a foul in the box. Germany leads 2-0 at halftime of this UEFA Nations League match.

One for the vet

Thomas Müller got his name into the stat sheet in the second half, capitalizing on a poor clearance attempt from Italy for Germany's third goal of the day.

Thomas Müller finishes the job after a lucky bounce, 3-0

Thomas Müller finishes the job after a lucky bounce for Germany vs. Italy in UEFA Nations League.

Timo time!

Timo Werner opened Germany's lead into a blowout, scoring back-to-back goals on Serge Gnabry assists just minutes apart, and promptly being subbed out after a plus day at the office.

Timo Werner caps off an incredible sequence from Germany to extend to lead, 4-0

Timo Werner caps off an incredible sequence from Germany to extend to lead vs. Italy in UEFA Nations League

Timo Werner scores again, this time off a terrible Italy turnover to make it 5-0

Timo Werner scores again, this time off a terrible Italy turnover to make it 5-0 for Germany in UEFA Nations League.

Crash the boards

Italy made some light of its negative situation, clawing its way onto the scoreboard with a put-back goal following Neuer's save.

Degnand Wilfried Gnonto gets Italy on the board with this rebound, 5-1

Degnand Wilfried Gnonto gets Italy on the board with this rebound vs. Germany in UEFA Nations League.

Netherlands 3, Wales 2 (League A)

Twist and turn

Heralded young gun Noa Lang made his mark early, shaking and baking a pair of defenders before putting away a clever goal in the 17th minute. The score marked his first in international play.

Orange crush

After his first shot attempt was thwarted, Cody Gakpo found gold on his second, punching in an unstoppable ball for the Netherlands' second goal.

Netherlands score back-to-back goals to take a 2-0 lead over Wales

Noa Lang and Cody Gakpo score back-to-back goals to give the Netherlands a 2-0 lead over Wales.

Off the crossbar!

Wales' Brennan Johnson took his time getting ready to put away his first goal of the day, and when he did dial it up, the Netherlands was powerless to do anything to stop it.

Brennan Johnson has a beautiful response for Wales, 2-1

Brennan Johnson scored a goal in the 26th minute to cut the Wale's deficit to 2-1 behind the Netherlands.

Bale them out

After receiving a penalty try in the 90th minute, Wales' Gareth Bale knotted the tally with a superb strike into the bottom right corner of the net.

O.M.G.

You can literally count out the seconds it took for the Netherlands to score again following Bales' goal, and Memphis Depay was the hero, knocking in a desperation try to seal it for his country.

Memphis Depay scores a go-ahead goal to give the Netherlands a dramatic 3-2 win over Wales

Memphis Depay scored in stoppage time to give the Netherlands the win over Wales in the UEFA Nations League, 3-2.

Belgium 1, Poland 0 (League A)

Open it up

Belgium got on the board in the 15th minute, keyed by a nice setup from Youri Tielemans to Michy Batshuayi, who put away a deliberate sliding header to complete the assist.

Michy Batshuayi's beautiful header gives Belgium the 1-0 lead

Youri Tielemans' cross into the box finds Michy Batshuayi who finds the back of the net with a beautiful header to give Belgium the 1-0 lead over Poland in UEFA Nations League play.

Just off course

Poland had a chance to knot it up in the second half, but barely missed the mark on an open opportunity.

Here's a look at the rest of Tuesday's games across the UEFA Nations League:

Scotland 4, Armenia 1 (League B)

Let me hear you

Vahan Bichakhchyan wanted all the noise from the crowd after lifting a missile into the back of the net for Armenia's first goal of the outing.

Vahan Bichakhchyan scores the opening goal as Armenia takes on Scotland

Armenia’s Vahan Bichakhchyan marked the first goal of the game of Tuesday’s UEFA Nation’s League competition as Armenia faced Scotland.

Ukraine 1, Republic of Ireland 1 (League B)

Excuse me!

Nathan Collins weaved his way through just about everyone en route to this special score in minute 31.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, Finland 2 (League B)

Put 'em ahead

Bosnia and Herzegovina bought itself a number of opportunities early, and seized the moment after an overaggressive play from Finland in the box, putting away a seamless PK into the upper right corner of the net to go up 1-0.

Bosnia goes ahead early after Miralem Pjanic's penalty kick in the 5th minute

Bosnia and Miralem Pjanic took advantage of a penalty-kick opportunity in the fifth minute to take an early 1-0 lead over Finland in the UEFA Nations League.

Not for long

The early goal didn't deter Finland, and four minutes later, Teemu Pukki poked his own dart into the net after being set up with a brilliant dime.

Go-ahead goal

Finland followed up with another quick strike, speeding off on the attack to earn itself a one-on-one with a Bosnian defender, which Benjamin Källman took advantage of.

Finland takes a 2-1 lead over Bosnia after Teemu Pukki and Benjamin Kallman score within eight minutes of each other

Finland took a 2-1 lead over Bosnia in the UEFA Nations League after Teemu Pukki and Benjamin Kallman scored within eight minutes of each other.

Play it through 

Bosnia-Herzegovina kept its composure, equalizing on the strength of Miralem Pjanic's stellar through pass, which was capped by Edin Dzeko's line-drive strike.

Edin Dzeko puts home the equalizer in the 28th minute to bring Bosnia to a tie with Finland, 2-2

Edin Dzeko scored the equalizer in the 28th minute to bring Bosnia to a tie with Finland, 2-2.

Montenegro 3, Romania 0 (League B)

Rise up!

Montenegro came up with a colossal conversion on a well-placed corner kick in the 41st minute to take a 1-0 edge.

Stefan Mugosa's header gives Montenegro a 1-0 advantage over Romania

Montenegro took a 1-0 lead over Romania with a header goal from Stefan Mugosa.

Luxembourg 2, Faroe Islands 2 (League C)

Turkey 2, Lithuania 0 (League C)

Just what we needed 

It took a while for officials to determine whether Turkey's first conversion crossed the line, but replays revealed that Kaan Ayhan's skillful header was indeed a solid score.

Kaan Ayhan gives Turkey a 1-0 lead over Lithuania

Turkey took a 1-0 lead over Lithuania with a goal from Kaan Ayhan late in the first half in the UEFA Nations League match.

Moldova 2, Andorra 1 (League D)

Latvia 2, Liechtenstein 0 (League D)

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