<mat-form-field>
    <input matInput #nation placeholder="{{'customer.detail.labels.country'
      | translate }}" required [matAutocomplete]="tdAuto" name="country"
      #count="ngModel" [(ngModel)]="selected.country"
      (ngModelChange)="searchCountry($event)">
        <mat-autocomplete #tdAuto="matAutocomplete" [displayWith]="displayFn">
          <mat-option (onSelectionChange)="setCountry(country)" *ngFor="let country of countries" [value]="country">
             <div class="row">
               <img src="assets/img/flags24/{{country.alpha2Code | lowercase}}.png" />
                  <span>{{country.name}} ({{country.alpha2Code}})</span>
             </div>
         </mat-option>
        </mat-autocomplete>
    </mat-form-field>

@ViewChild('nation', { read: MatAutocompleteTrigger }) trigger: MatAutocompleteTrigger;
  subscription: Subscription;


ngAfterViewInit() {
    this.countryClosingActions();
  }

  private countryClosingActions(): void {
    if (this.subscription && !this.subscription.closed) {
      this.subscription.unsubscribe();
    }

    this.subscription = this.trigger.panelClosingActions
      .subscribe(e => {
        console.log('closing')
        if (!e || !e.source) {
          this.selected.country = null;
          this.selfCountry = null;
        }
      },
      err => this.countryClosingActions(),
      () => this.countryClosingActions());
  }