The Portuguese footballers defeated Sweden 2: 0 in the League of Nations, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring both goals. He was the first European to score hundreds of national team goals.
Ronaldo scored the jubilee goal in the first half from a direct kick, after a change of sides he added the 101st hit in the national team. He only has eight goals left for the national record of the Iranian Ali Daeí.
The Portuguese are at the head of the A3 group with a full six points. One hundred percent is also France, which defeated Croatia 4: 2 in the replay of the last final of the World Championship.
Ronaldo scored a jubilee shot from a direct kick. In this way, he scored in the national team for the tenth time and converted a total of 57 direct kicks in his career.
In addition, the goal situation was preceded by a second “yellow” foul by Gustav Svensson, and the Swedes were no longer able to dramatize the match. In the 72nd minute, Ronaldo flashed again from a great shot.
France won the world title in Russia in 2018 after a 4: 2 final shootout, and the same result was born this time at the Stade de France. The Croats opened the scoring after Dejan Lovren’s goal from a corner kick, “Les Bleus” but still turned the development of the match into a break thanks to Antoine Griezmann’s shot and the unfortunate rebound of the ball from the head of the goalkeeper Dominik Livakovič. Griezmann scored the 31st national team goal and in the historical tables of the French national team compared to Zinedin Zidan in fifth place.
With 55 minutes played, Josip Brekalo nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. Olivier Giroud took the lead after Griezmann’s corner kick and closed the score from the penalty with Olivier Giroud.
Belgium did not allow a surprise and dealt with Iceland 5: 1 at home. Severe happily took the lead in the 11th minute after a spot shot by Hólmbert Fridjónsson, but six minutes later his opponent was on top. First, Axel Witsel arrived a direct kick from Dries Mertens and the turn was completed by striker Michy Batshuayi.
After the change of sides, Mertens, Batshuayi and their premier in the national team A-team and eighteen-year-old Jeremy Doku, who became the third youngest scorer in Belgian history, added more goals. The “Red Devils” defeated Iceland in the 12th match and lead the A2 after the second win.
Denmark scored the first point after a 0-0 draw with England. Albion coach Gareth Southgate had to do without Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood, who were punished for violating coronavirus measures after the match in Iceland. The debutant Kalvin Philips from Leeds also appeared in the basic line-up, who has not yet played in the Premier League for a minute.
Football League of Nations:
Group A2:
Belgium – Island 5: 1 (2: 1)
Goals: 17th and 69th Batshuayi, 13th Witsel, 50th Mertens, 80th Doku – 11th Fridjónsson.
Denmark – England 0: 0.
Table:
1. | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 |
2. | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 4 |
3. | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:2 | 1 |
4. | Island | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
Group A3:
Sweden – Portugal 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 45. + 1 and 72. Ronaldo. ČK: 44. Svensson (SWE).
France – Croatia 4: 2 (2: 1)
Goals: 43. Griezmann, 45. + 1 own Livakovič, 65. Upamecano, 77. Giroud z pen. – 17. Lovren, 55. Breeze.
Table:
1. | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 6 |
2. | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 6 |
3. | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | 0 |
4. | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:8 | 0 |
Group C1:
Cyprus – Azerbaijan 0: 1 (0: 1)
Goal: 29. Medvedev.
Luxembourg – Montenegro 0: 1 (0: 0)
Branka: 90. + 3 Beqiraj z pen. ČK: 85. C. Martins (Luc.).
Table:
1. | Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 6 |
2. | Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
3. | Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
4. | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | 0 |
Group C2:
Armenia – Estonia 2: 0 (1: 0)
Goals: 43. Karapetjan, 65. Angulo.
Georgia – Northern Macedonia 1: 1 (1: 1)
Goals: 13. Okriašvili from pen. – 33. Ristovski. ČK: 64. Musilu (Sev. Mak.).
Table:
1. | Northern Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
2. | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 4 |
3. | Armenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 3 |
4. | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | 0 |
Group D2:
San Marino – Liechtenstein 0: 2 (0: 2)
Goals: 3. Hasler, 14. Y. Frick.
Table:
1. | Lichtenstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
2. | Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
3. | San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | 0 |
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