The 41-year-old left the national team camp halfway through the four-game Nations League break after remaining an unused substitute against Norway. Ronaldo says he has not retired from international football - but accused Portugal boss Jorge Jesus, his former coach at Al-Nassr, of an "absolute breach of trust". Before the Saudi Pro League game with Diriyah, home fans unveiled a large banner saying 'greatness is earned, CR7, all-time top scorer in football history'. And the veteran forward netted his side's opener after 23 minutes, tucking in a rebound after Kingsley Coman's shot was parried. The goal was Ronaldo's 980th in his career for Portugal, Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al-Nassr. He is aiming to become the first player in history to reach 1,000 goals in official matches. Some 146 of those goals have come in 234 caps for his country - both world records in men's international football. Samu Costa headed in Joao Felix's corner for Al-Nassr's second goal and former Bayern Munich winger Coman ran through to add a third in the 77th minute.

Coach Luis de la Fuente's Spain went into this game looking to record their 11th consecutive win, but they fell behind in the 17th minute when Ivan Perisic headed in. Croatia had been thrashed 7-0 by England in their previous Nations League fixture but were given a standing ovation at half-time in this game following a much-improved display. However, Spain were stronger after the break and drew level in the 61st minute when Dani Olmo got onto a poor clearance and picked out Merino, who made no mistake. Lamine Yamal saw a goalbound shot blocked as Spain pushed for the winner, before Perisic was sent off for Croatia just moments after seeing a strong effort saved. The 37-year-old was shown a second yellow for a foul on Marc Cucurella. That dismissal perhaps proved costly and Spain snatched the three points two minutes from time when Merino latched on to a fine ball from Arsenal team-mate Martin Zubimendi before sending a brilliant finish into the back of the net. Spain are top of League A - Group 3, three points ahead of England who comfortably beat the Czech Republic 3-0 on Tuesday.

On a night that started with the return of his three predecessors – Gordon Strachan, Alex McLeish and Steve Clarke – for a presentation marking Andy Robertson's 100th cap, the Belgian's promised intense and energetic style failed to show. The Slovenes - who showed a slickness which was missing in the goalless draw in Ljubljana last Saturday - capitalised on poor defending and structural confusion. It leaves the Scots staring at pot three - and likely a harder qualification group - in the 2028 European Championship draw later this year. Ryan Christie's cheeky flick – after a bit of pinball following Ben Gannon-Doak's stand-up cross – had Pocognoli's side on course for his first home win after his debut was dampened last week by defeat against Switzerland.

Kane made it a remarkable tally of 91 goals for England on the night he drew level with Peter Shilton - and is now firmly on course to become the first player to reach a century for his country. England built on the win against the Czech Republic in Prague and the outstanding 7-0 victory in Croatia with another convincing display to delight head coach Thomas Tuchel and the home support. Kane had a hand in England's opener after 27 minutes, when his cross was turned into his own net by former West Ham United defender Vladimir Coufal. The goal Kane and Wembley craved came five minutes before the break, England's captain applying a simple close-range finish to Morgan Rogers' excellent first-time delivery. And Kane was on target again after 57 minutes, rising at the far post to head home Lewis Hall's corner. Kane departed to a well-deserved standing ovation when he was replaced by Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the closing minutes.

The 39-year-old, playing his 208th and final international game, converted a second-half penalty to register his 126th Argentina goal. He had earlier provided assists for Nicolas Otamendi and Nico Paz in a comfortable 3-0 friendly win. Messi, who announced his international retirement in August, played the full 90 minutes before the 85,000-strong sell-out crowd inside the Monumental were treated to a laser light show, live music and presentations. He also addressed the crowd with a speech spanning nearly 10 minutes, with some of his team-mates - including Manchester City's Enzo Fernandez - in tears as Messi admitted he did not want to leave the field. His career will continue at club level with Major League Soccer team Inter Miami, with whom he has a contract that runs to the end of the 2028 season. On a night of celebrations from start to finish in the Argentine capital, Messi was often seen to be visibly moved by the occasion. The former Barcelona and Paris St-Germain forward was filmed wiping away tears on the coach journey to the ground and again appeared overcome by emotion during a rousing rendition of the country's national anthem. Before kick-off a spectacular firework display greeted the players on to the pitch, while a giant Argentina shirt - bearing Messi's iconic number 10 and the word 'gracias' (thank you) - was sprawled across the field.