France and Italy qualified for the quarterfinal stage of the revamped Nations League on Thursday as England got its revenge on Greece ahead of the imminent arrival of Thomas Tuchel as coach. France drew 0-0 with Israel in a match requiring a high-security operation in and around Paris,

The match was overshadowed by frictions around the Gaza war and recent fan violence at a Europa League match in Amsterdam. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Paris authorities had been on high alert after last week's incidents in Amsterdam where assaults on Maccabi fans sparked outrage and were widely condemned as antisemitic. Some 4,000 police officers and security staff were deployed in and around the Stade de France at a match attended by French President Emmanuel Macron.