Women's Nations League: Scotland help out England by drawing with Belgium, Wales lose while Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland win
Scotland helped England out by drawing with Belgium in Nations League Group A1; Wales were relegated from the Nations League top tier by losing to Iceland but Northern Ireland kept their promotion hopes alive; Republic of Ireland picked up their fifth straight victory
Friday 1 December 2023 23:36, UK
Scotland will play in League B of the next Women's Nations League after their relegation was confirmed despite a strong showing in a 1-1 draw in Belgium, which helped England after the Lionesses' 3-2 win over Netherlands.
Marie Detruyer put Belgium ahead on the half-hour in Leuven but Scotland battled back and levelled through a wonderful long-range Erin Cuthbert strike just four minutes later.
Scotland manager Pedro Martinez Losa would have been happy with the response from his side to falling behind as Chelsea's Cuthbert struck with a moment of magic.
She had already come close to breaking the deadlock before Detruyer struck for Belgium — who now sit third in the group following England's dramatic win over group leaders the Netherlands.
After falling behind, the visitors then had the better of the contest but could not muster a winning goal.
Celtic striker Amy Gallacher was guilty of missing the best chance to seal a comeback victory, while player of the match Cuthbert was forced off late on after suffering a facial injury.
Wales were relegated from the top tier of the Women's Nations League after losing 2-1 to Iceland in Cardiff.
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Goals in each half from Hildur Antonsdottir and Dilja Zomers condemned Wales — who had needed to win by a two-goal margin to avoid relegation — to League B with a game to
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