Spain also beat Cyprus 6-0, reaching nine points. Fúria played just four matches, won three and lost one, precisely to the surprising Scotland, leader of Group A (five matches and five wins, i.e., 15 points).
Two teams from each group qualify and the draw doesn’t scare Fúria, because Norway has already played five games, won two, lost two others and drawn one.
The other victory of the round was due to Belgium (without De Bruyne), who scored 5-0 in Estonia, with two goals from strong center forward Romelu Lukaku, placing the Belgian team at the top of Group F, together with Austria, with 13 points from five games each (four wins and one draw).
This group is quiet for these two teams at the moment, as third place is Sweden, who have also played five games, winning two and losing three. In fact, they were defeated by Austria, at home, at the Friends Arena, in Stockholm, 3-1.
Italy is in a complicated group and needed to beat Ukraine in Milan anyway. They managed to make it 2-1, with two goals from ex-Ascolano Davide Frattesi, putting the Azzurri in the eye of the storm.
In this Group C, the situation is now tight for three teams, as England is in first place, with 13 points (four wins and one draw). Italy, Ukraine and North Macedonia have seven points, but Squadra Azzurra has an advantage because they have one game less than their competitors — the four-time world champions have two wins, one defeat and one draw.
2023-09-13 02:59:59
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