TORINO – Party for Kulusevski, one of many ‘Italians‘engaged today (Saturday 9 October) in the matches of qualification at the 2022 World Cup. The Juventus player, together with the Sampdoriano Ekdal and Bolognese Svanberg, he in fact forfeited three heavy points with his Sweden, who beat the 3-0 Kosovo of Lazio Muriqi and the Neapolitan Rahman. In the afternoon it also happened for the Inter Dzeko, author of an assist in the 2-0 with which the Bosnia won in Kazakhstan, while the coach De Biasi was defeated at home by Ireland with his own Azerbaijan. In the evening the Romanista then scored Abraham with England (5-0 on the field of Andorra) and the Florentine Vlahovic (decisive in the 1-0 of Serbia in Luxembourg), while in the Denmark (0-4 in Moldova) found the way to goal on bolognese Skov Olsen, the AC Milan player and captain Kjaer on rigor and the atalantino Beautiful. For the ‘Goddess’ bad news instead ofHungary, where Edy’s Albania new got a hit heavy but he saw out after half an hour due to injury Djimsiti (forearm fracture and at least one month of stop).
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World Cup qualifiers 2022: the rankings of all groups
Group A, De Biasi ko with his Azerbaijan
In group A, first victory (after 2 draws and 3 knockouts in the first 5 matches) for Ireland who overtook Azerbaijan away from Italian coach Gianni De Biasi: 0-3 the final with a brace from Robinson in the first half (7 ‘and 39’) and the trio dropped in the final by Ogbene (90 ‘). Success also for Serbia, which struggles but outstrips Luxembourg at home with a goal in the 68th minute by Florentine Vlahovic (owner like Lazio’s Milinkovic-Savic and Djuricic of Sassuolo) thus taking the lead at +1 over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal (who, however, played one game less).
Azerbaijan-Ireland 0-3: statistics and scores
Luxembourg 0-1 Serbia: statistics and match report
Group B, Kulusevski beats Muriqi and Rrahmani
In Group B success without too many worries for Sweden of Juventus Kulusevski, of Sampdoria Ekdal (both replaced in the final) and of Bolognese Svanberg (entered in the 85th minute): the Scandinavians beat Kosovo 3-0 (owners the Lazio Muriqi and the Neapolitan Rrahmani) thanks to goals scored by Forsberg (29 ‘), Isak (62’) and Quaison (79 ‘). A success that allows the selection of coach Andersson to move to -1 from leaders Spain (committed tomorrow in the Nations League final against France) who, however, played one more match. Greece remains in third place, suffering but passing on to Georgia (0-2) thanks to goals scored in the photo finish by Bakasetas (90 ‘) and Pelkas (95’).
Sweden-Kosovo 3-0: statistics and match report
Georgia-Greece 0-2: statistics and match report
Group C, Switzerland is on the heels of the blues
In Group C, the one led by Italy, Lithuania beat Bulgaria 3-1. Lasickas unlocks the game, then Despodov re-establishes parity. In the final, Cernych scores a brace in two minutes and gives the Lithuanians the first three points in the group, while Bulgaria remains at 5. The success of Switzerland in the evening (owners the Atalantino Freuler and the Turin player Rodriguez), which overcomes Northern Ireland 2-0 at home (in ten from 37 ‘due to Lewis’s double yellow card) thanks to the goals scored in the recovery of the two halves by Zuber (48’) and Fassnacht (91 ‘) and thus goes to -3 from the blues.
Lithuania-Bulgaria 3-1: statistics and match report
Switzerland-Northern Ireland 2-0: statistics and match report
Group D, Dzeko’s Bosnia celebrates
In Group D Dzeko’s Bosnia-Herzegovina won 2-0 at Astana Arena against Kazakhstan thanks to a double from Prevljak, with the Inter player providing the assist on the occasion of the doubling. With this victory the national team led by the Bulgarian Petev rises to second place at 6 points in group C, with a game to recover and with France first at 12 points. A +2 over Serbia (but with one more game played) remains Ukraine which passes to Finland (1-2) with the high notes of Yarmolenko and Yaremchuk (the momentary equal of Pukki is useless) and thus goes to -4 from Deschamps world champions leading the group standings.
Kazakhstan-Bosnia 0-2: statistics and match report
Finland 1-2 Ukraine: statistics and match report
Group F, poker for the ‘Italians’ Denmark
In Group F home success for Scotland who beat Israel 3-2 in comeback: guests twice ahead with Zahavi (4 ‘) and Dabbur (32’), but resumed by McGinn (30 ‘) and Dykes (scored in the 57’) after a missed penalty before the break) and then overtaken in full recovery by McTominay (94 ‘). A success (the third in a row) that allows Clarke’s national team to consolidate the second place in the standings, now at +4 over the Israelis themselves but still at -7 from Denmark. The group leaders have as predicted ‘strolled’ on the field of Moldova (0-4), led on the bench by the Italian coach Roberto Bordin and on the field by the midfielder Ionita of Benevento: the Bolognese Skov Olsen (23 ‘), the Milan player and captain Kjaer on a penalty (34 ‘), Norgaard (39’) and then before the break (44 ‘) the Atalantine Maehle (also the owner of the Sampdorian Damsgaard, while Stryger Larsen of Udinese entered only in the second half). A 2-0 success on the field of the Faroe Islands finally for Austria, who thanks Laimer (26 ‘) and Sabitzer (48’).
Scotland-Israel 3-2: statistics and match report
Faroe Islands-Austria 0-2: statistics and match report
Moldova 0-4 Denmark: statistics and match report
Group I, Reja’s England and Albania on the field
In Group I the goalscorer of England leaders on the field of Andorra, beaten 5-0 with the goals scored in the first half by Chilwell (17 ‘) and Saka (40’) and those found in the second half (also inside the Milan defender Tomori) by the Roman player Abraham (59 ‘), by Ward-Prowse (tap-in in the 79th minute after having a penalty saved) and finally by Grealish (87’). In second place, at -4 from the ‘Three Lions’, remains Albania (between the posts the Torino player Berisha preferred to the Lazio Strakosha while the other biancoceleste Hysaj played the starter, with Veseli from Salerno who replaced the Atalantino Djimsiti – fractured forearm and at least a month’s break – and the Empolese Bajrami entered the second half together with La Spezia Manaj). Edy Reja’s team in fact managed to conquer the field of Hungary, led by the other Italian coach Marco Rossi (in the field Adam Nagy of Pisa) and beaten 1-0 with a goal by Broja (80 ‘), thus remaining at +1 on Poland. With the Turin player Linetty (the Sampdorian Bereszynski in the second half, while the Neapolitan Zielinski, the Veronese Dawidowicz, the Benevento Glik and the Bolognese goalkeeper Skorupski remained), Paulo Sousa’s selection stretched out San Marino (5-0 ) with Swiderski’s high pitch (10 ‘), Brolli’s own goal, Kedziora’s three of a kind (50’), Buksa’s four-of-a-kind (84 ‘) and defined it as a’ five ‘signed by the substitute former AC Milan player Piatek (91’ ).
Andorra-England 0-5: statistics and match report
Hungary-Albania 0-1: statistics and match report
Poland-San Marino 5-0: statistics and match report
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