The Turkish men’s soccer team also beat Norway 3-0 in the second game of Group G in the Spanish city of Malaga on Saturday, leading the group.
Already in the 28th minute the result was 2: 0 in favor of the Turks. Ozans Tufans stood out in the fourth minute, but 24 minutes later – Čalars Sejundžu.
Tufan scored the third goal for the Turks in the 59th minute, scoring his second “goal” game.
The home crowd cheered when, after 79 minutes, Kristian Torštvedam’s charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day.
In another group match, Montenegro defeated Gibraltar 4: 1 (2: 1) in Podgorica.
The guests responded to Fatos Bečiraja’s effective shot with an 11-meter penalty shot by Rīsa Staiča.
However, after that Marko Simičs, Žarko Tomaševičs and Stevans Jovetičs won by standing next to the Turks in the tournament table.
It has already been reported that the Latvian men’s national football team lost 0: 2 (0: 1) to the Netherlands on Saturday in Amsterdam.
Throughout the game, Steven Berghuiss and Luke de Jongs scored in the dominant Dutch team.-
After two rounds, Turkey and Montenegro have six points each, the Netherlands and Norway three each, but Latvia and Gibraltar have no points.
In group E, Belarus beat Estonia at home with 4: 2 (1: 1).
The Estonians took the lead twice with the goal scored by Henri Aniera, however, the home team equalized the result twice with the penalty of Vitalijs Lisakovičs 11 meters and the goal of Jurijs Kendišs.
After Karl Oiguss was rejected for the second yellow card in the 77th minute, the home team scored two more goals, including the second – Lisakovich.
In the second group match in Prague, the Czech Republic played 1: 1 (0: 0) with Belgium.
In the 50th minute, Lukāšs Provods put the home team in the lead, but ten minutes later the result was equalized by Romel Lukak.
The Czech Republic and Belgium have four points each in two games, Belarus has three points in one match, and Wales has lost two points in one match and Estonia in two matches.
In Group H, Croatia beat Cyprus 1-0 (1: 0) in Rijeka.
Mario Pašaličs scored the only goal for the Croatians in the 40th minute of the match.
In the second game in Sochi, Russia beat Slovenia 2: 1 (2: 1).
In nine minutes, the guests were able to respond to two goals of Artyom Dzjuba with Josip Iličič’s “goal” one minute after the second lost goal.
In the third game of the group, Slovakia played 2: 2 (0: 2) with Malta.
In four minutes, the guests reached 2: 0, with Luke Gembin and Alexander Satariano standing out with a goal.
At the beginning of the second half, the Slovaks reached a draw in four minutes with the results of David Strelec and Milan Škrinjara.
In the tournament table, Russia has six points after two rounds of games, Slovenia and Croatia have three points each, Slovakia has two points, and Cyprus and Malta have one point each.
Finally, in Group A in Dublin, Ireland lost sensationally to Luxembourg 0: 1 (0: 0).
The goal was scored by Jerson Rodrigues in the 85th minute, providing the biggest surprise in Saturday’s games.
In the second game of this group, Serbia played 2: 2 (0: 2) with Portugal in Belgrade.
In the 11th and 36th minutes, Jugu Žota scored two goals in favor of the guests, but the Serbs played with the goals scored by Aleksandars Mitrovičs in the 46th minute and Philip Kostičs in the 60th minute.
In the tournament table, Serbia and Portugal have four points each, Luxembourg has three points in one match, while Azerbaijan and Ireland have lost points in one and two duels, respectively.
In the European area, the samples are divided into ten subgroups, five for five samples and five for six samples. Ten group winners will qualify for the World Cup final, and ten runners-up and two top UEFA Nations League teams will compete in the playoffs.
In the elimination tournament, 12 teams will be divided into three “play-off” branches, where in March 2022 three more participants of the final tournament will be determined.
The 2022 World Cup finals will take place in Qatar, and due to the hot weather, the tournament will be played in the winter from November 21 to December 18.
In 2022, Qatar will host the last World Cup final, with 32 teams participating. The 2026 tournament, hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, will feature 48 national teams.
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