Jürgen Klopp remains winless after two games in charge of Germany following a shock 1-0 loss at home to Greece.
Ex-Liverpool boss Klopp started his tenure with a 1-1 draw in the Netherlands in their Group 2 opener in Nations League A on Thursday, but any hopes of an emotional homecoming fell flat at WWK Arena in Augsburg.
After a goalless first half, the visitors broke the deadlock with 16 minutes left when fine play by Arsenal attacker Christos Tzolis set up a chance for substitute Dimitrios Kourbelis, who had a low effort deflected in to earn Greece a famous victory.
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There were no such problems for new Netherlands head coach Xavi after a brace by Mexx Meerdink secured a hard-fought 2-1 triumph away to Serbia.
It was not an entirely positive night for the Netherlands, who trail Group 2 leaders Greece by two points and lost Cody Gakpo to injury in Belgrade.
Erling Haaland brushed off speculation over Manchester City‘s legal battle with the Premier League to score in Oslo, but it failed to prevent Norway from losing 2-1 at home to Portugal.
The Group 4 clash in Nations League A went the way of new Portugal manager Jorge Jesus after João Félix and Gonçalo Ramos struck at the start of each half. Cristiano Ronaldo was an unused substitute in Norway.
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Elsewhere in Group 4, Wales experienced a 2-0 defeat at Denmark after captain Ben Davies headed into his own net.
The Republic of Ireland’s controversial fixture against Israel ended with a 3-0 victory for Ireland in Hungary.
Played in Debrecen in front of around 150 Israel supporters, first-half goals by Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan clinched a comfortable win for Ireland.
