* With home advantage, the Netherlands team took the initiative against Croatia and opened the scoring in the 34th minute thanks to Malen. However, just 11 minutes later, the match was leveled 1-1 when Kramaric successfully kicked a penalty.

The joy of Croatian players after scoring against the Netherlands. Photo: AP
At the age of 38, midfielder Modric is still playing quite impressively. Photo: AP

The match was quite balanced in terms of ball control and shots on goal, but the Croatian team unexpectedly scored a goal to take the lead 2-1 in the 72nd minute and the scorer was Pasalic. After the above goal, the Dutch team pushed their squad to attack, but it was not until the 90+6 minute that the fans at De Kuip Stadium could enjoy the joy. Player Noa Lang scored to help the Netherlands equalize 2-2, and at the same time bring the match into extra time. In the two extra periods, Croatia was the better team, scoring two goals thanks to Petkovic (minute 98) and Modric (minute 116) to secure a 4-2 victory. With the above result, the Croatian team won the right to enter the final of the Nations League 2023. Croatia's opponent is the winner of the remaining semi-final between Spain and Italy.

* In the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Egypt beat Guinea 2-1 to qualify for the finals. Accordingly, Egypt has 12 points after 5 matches, temporarily leading Group D, while Guinea is ranked 2nd with 9 points. In addition to Egypt, the teams that have won tickets to the 2023 African Cup of Nations finals include: Burkina Faso, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Morocco, South Africa, Senegal. The finals will take place from January 13 to February 11, 2024, in Ivory Coast.

* The U23 Vietnam team lost 0-2 to Cong An Ha Noi FC in a friendly match. The match was held behind closed doors, without any commentary, so information about the team and tactics was not disclosed. U23 Vietnam will have another friendly match with Hai Phong FC. The players participating in that match are not on the list of the Vietnam team against Syria, taking place on the evening of June 20.

* After the glory achieved at the 2022 World Cup, Messi was expected to continue with the Argentina team to attend the 2026 World Cup. However, the superstar born in 1987 decided not to do so. According to coach Scaloni, it was Messi's reasonable decision. The "captain" of the Argentina team shared: "Messi was wise with his statement. I am sure that he did not lie. Messi's decision not to attend the 2026 World Cup was the right choice. He is always careful with his decisions and we need to remember that the 2026 World Cup is still very far away".

* After winning the treble with Man City, Pep Guardiola has taken out a part of his bonus to give to Man City's receptionists and security staff. The figure is kept secret, but according to an internal source of The Citizens, the amount could be up to millions of pounds. The Spanish coach has assessed that Man City's receptionists and security staff played an important role in the club's historic journey last season.

Pep Guardiola just won the "treble" with Man City. Photo: Getty

* According to European sources, striker Mbappe has agreed to join Real Madrid in the summer of 2023 after a conflict with PSG. In his latest statement, the French star said that he will continue to stay at the Parc des Princes until his contract expires in the summer of 2024. However, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano affirmed that PSG is very firm in its stance on extending the contract or leaving immediately. Meanwhile, L'Equipe said that Real Madrid has prepared 200 million euros to negotiate with PSG this week.

* According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, MU is ready to part ways with centre-back Harry Maguire if they receive a reasonable offer. It is known that the "Red Devils" only want to sell Maguire for at least 40 million pounds. British press confirmed that Newcastle has sent an official offer to the Old Trafford team.

* According to Goal, Arsenal will make a £35 million offer to Man City next week for Cancelo. However, Man City are said to want to collect around £50 million from the sale of the Portuguese player. Cancelo is currently playing for Bayern Munich on loan from The Citizen, but the "Gray Tigers" are planning to bring this player back to England.

The "Today's Football Results" section of the People's Army Electronic Newspaper sends readers the latest football results of the matches last night and early this morning.

HOAI PHUONG (synthesis)