On Sunday, Spain, Scotland and Turkey joined the teams of France, Portugal and Belgium, which had previously won the qualification tickets to the 2024 European Cup finals. Spain qualified after its victory on Sunday over its host Norway with a goal without a response in the eighth round of the first group competitions. The Turkish national team secured qualification after a wide victory over its host, the Latvian national team, by four goals to zero. The European Football Cup will be held next summer in Germany.
Published on: 10/16/2023 – 03:45
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Spain, Scotland and Turkey qualified for the finals on Sunday European Football Championship Scheduled next summer in Germany. These teams join France, Portugal and Belgium, which have previously secured qualification tickets to the European Cup. Spain secured qualification after winning 1-0 against Norway, while Turkey tore through the Latvian national team by four goals to zero. As for Scotland, they benefited from La Roja’s victory to ensure qualification.
Spain entered the match with Norway needing a win to secure its ticket after its victory in the last round over leaders Scotland 2-0, while the latter, absent from this round, needed a victory for “La Roja” or a draw in order to ensure its qualification.
Spain, which led on goal difference over Scotland, owes this victory to midfielder Gavi, who scored the only goal of the match at the beginning of the second half.
Within the same group, Georgia renewed its victory over its host Cyprus after sweeping it 4-0 through Otar Kiteshvili (46), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (58), and substitutes Levan Shengelia (82) and George Mikautadze (5 + 90 from a penalty kick).
Turkey secured one of the two places in Group Four by defeating its guest, Latvia, 4-0, while Wales revived its hopes by defeating its guest, Croatia, 2-1.
Turkey raised its score to 16 points from 7 matches, six points ahead of Wales and Croatia, second and third, respectively, from 6 matches.
At Cardiff City Stadium, Harry Wilson imposed himself as the star of the match by scoring two goals for Wales in the 47th minute after a pass from David Robert. He succeeded in bypassing the defense and playing a ball over the goalkeeper, and 60 minutes after he headed a pass from substitute Daniel James. Croatia closed the gap through Mario Pasalic (75).
The Czech Republic revived its hopes in Group E with a hard-fought victory over the humble Faroe Islands 1-0.
Ninth group
Romania snatched the top spot in Group Nine from Switzerland, which tied with its host Belarus 3-3, with a landslide victory over Andorra 4-0, raising its score to 16 points from 4 wins and as many draws, a point ahead of the “Nati” team, which in turn maintained its record without loss.
Israel’s third match (11 points) against its host Kosovo was postponed.
In the second match, Switzerland took the lead thanks to Jerdan Shaqiri in the 28th minute, before Belarus shocked its host with three goals in the second half, scored in turns by Max Ebong (61), Denis Polyakov (69), and substitute Dmitry Antelevsky (84).
Switzerland equalized within a minute with goals from Manuel Akanji (89′) and substitute Zaki Amdouni (90).
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2023-10-16 01:45:48
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