EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Hansi Flik
Germany is doing better and better with the new coach, which was shown in the match of the sixth round of Group J of the European zone of qualifications for the World Cup in Qatar away against Iceland and celebrated 2: 0. After two draws, the current European champion, Italy, finally showed the person expected from Lithuania against Lithuania and recorded a convincing 4-0 victory.
The Germans solved the question of the winner in the far north of Europe in the first half hour. Elf took a 2-0 lead with goals from Gnabri in the fourth and Ridiger in the 24th minute, and the rest of the game was routine work. He raised Sane to 3: 0 in the 56th minute, and the final 4: 0 was set by Timo Werner in the 89th minute. After this victory, Germany increased its advantage in the table of Group J, as it now has 15 points, four more than Armenia, five from Romania and six from Northern Macedonia. Iceland is fifth with four points.
After winning the title of European champion, Italy did not do a satisfactory start to the September qualification period, as it won only two points in two matches. But there was no discount against Lithuania. Moise Ken with two goals, Raspadori with one and the main role in Utkus’ own goal, after only half an hour, gave Italy a 4-0 advantage in Reggio Emilia. Di Lorenzo continued the series of goals in the 54th minute for the final 5: 0. In the second match of the group, Switzerland played only a draw with Northern Ireland. It was 0: 0, and Switzerland had a great chance in the 33rd minute, but Haris Seferović missed a penalty. The Italians are first in Group C with 14 points, the Swiss are still the first followers with eight points, while Northern Ireland has three less. Bulgaria is fourth with five points as much as Northern Ireland has, but also with a weaker goal difference, while Lithuania is last without points.
England broke an unreal series in these qualifiers. After five victories, she played a draw for the first time in these qualifications. This time it was 1: 1 away against Poland. The match, which was also called the goal scorer’s duel, could be solved by one of the two of them. Harry Kane put Albion in the lead in the 72nd minute, but Svirdevski brought a point to Robert Lewandowski and the Poles in the 90th minute. The European runner-up is the leader of the group with 16 points, while Poland is only third with five points less. In this Group I, somewhat surprisingly, in second place is Albania with 12 points, after the victory at home over San Marino 5: 0. After two consecutive defeats, the Hungarians finally came to victory, as they were better than Andorra 2: 1 and are now fourth with 10 points, so they still have a realistic chance of finding themselves in the playoffs.
Even without Romelu Lukaku, Belgium came to a new victory, the fifth in the qualifications from six matches, the fourth in a row. Belarus was defeated away with a minimal result by Praet’s goal in the 33rd minute. The Red Devils are the leaders of Group E with 16 points, while Belarus is fourth with three points. Among them are the Czech Republic and Wales with seven points each, as the Welsh failed to beat Estonia by playing 0: 0, while Estonia is last with a point.
Spain is still the leader of Group B, as it recorded another victory. This time, she defeated the selection of FS Kosovo away with 2: 0 goals by Pablo Fornals in the 32nd minute and Ferran Torres in the 90th minute. The Red Fury now has 13 points, ahead of Sweden, which after a surprising 2: 1 away defeat against Greece has nine points, but also two games less. Greece is third with six points and the same number of games as Sweden.
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