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Kyle Walker, here in a duel with Ukrainian Mykhaylo Mudryk (l.), scores his first goal in his 77th international match for England. © AFP GmbH
(sid). The English national football team, captained for the first time by Harry Kane as a Bayern Munich professional, dropped points in the European Championship qualification for the first time in a 1-1 (1-1) draw against Ukraine in Wroclaw. The debut of the new Italian national coach Luciano Spalletti was disappointing with a 1-1 (0-0) draw in North Macedonia.
Meanwhile, in the South American World Cup qualification, Brazil’s superstar Neymar surpassed the great Pele (77 goals) with his international goals 78 and 79. – Highlights of the European Championship and World Cup qualification:
Zoff: Bayer Leverkusen’s leader Granit Xhaka was furious after the Swiss national team’s 2-2 (1-0) draw in Kosovo. He denounced the attitude of some players that had emerged in training before the game. »The way we played today was what the whole week looked like. We didn’t train like we needed to. No pace, no intensity. “Today it looked like we were playing a friendly game,” the “Blick” quoted Xhaka as saying.
Old problems: The new coach Luciano Spalletti was unable to solve the old problems of the Italian European champions. In his debut game there was only a disappointing 1:1 (0:0) for Naples’ master coach in North Macedonia. “A bitter debut for the new coach,” commented the “Gazzetta dello Sport”. “La Repubblica” summarized: “False start for Spalletti: A goal from Ciro Immobile is not enough to keep the Azzurri afloat.”
Walker premiere: Champions League winner Kyle Walker (33) saved runner-up European champions England from defeat in the European Championship qualifiers in Wroclaw against Ukraine. With his first goal in his 77th international match, the defensive specialist, who was heavily sought after by Bayern Munich in the summer, secured the 1:1 (1:1) after falling behind in the 41st minute. The Man City ace said it was a “relief” for him, he had already had in mind that he had never scored for England before: “Now I can finally put that behind me.” The Three Lions were captained by Harry Kane for the first time FC Bayern professional led onto the field.
Neymar record: Brazil’s superstar Neymar surpassed the great Pele’s international goal record in the first World Cup qualifying game. In the 5-1 (1-0) win in Belem against Bolivia, the offensive player, who now works in Saudi Arabia, was successful twice and now has 79 international goals to his name. Pele, who died last December at the age of 82, scored 77 times for the Selecao. “I never thought I’d break this record,” Neymar commented afterwards: “But I want to make it clear: I’m no better than Pele.”
2023-09-10 19:37:18
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