it all started so well in cardiff in a game they had to win, neco williams putting them ahead againstllowed late on, but it finished 1—1, and wales can now only reach the euros next summer via the playoffs in march. had wales won, they would have also needed croatia to drop points against armenia — which also didn't happen. the home side winning 1—0 in zagreb to go through as runners up behind turkey. elsewhere, france lost their 100% record by drawing 2—2 with greece in athens. yousef fofana with the superb french equaliser. france finish top of group b, ahead of the netherlands, who beat gibraltar 6—0. greece finished third. elsewhere, the republic of ireland drew 1—1 with new zealand in a friendly in dublin. matthew garbutt with new zealand's equaliser, and a few minutes later, the end of an era forjames mcclean, as he ended his international career after 103 caps. england head coach sarina wiegman says beth mead has "shown enough" to be recalled back into the squad. the arsenal striker has been named in wiegman's latest 23—player squad for the upcoming nations league matches again