Defending champion Italy won an important victory in the European Championship qualification on Tuesday evening (September 12th, 2023), and coach Ralf Rangnick is also on track with Austria.
The Italians beat Ukraine 2-1 (2-1) and moved past their rivals into second place in Group C. Rangnick and the Austrians remain undefeated in Group F and celebrated an important 3-1 (0-0) win in Sweden.
Belgium celebrates a big victory
There is another German in the same group Coach On the best course towards the European Championship 2024 in Germany: Domenico Tedesco and Belgium continue to lead the group after the 5-0 (2-0) against Estonia, ahead of Rangnick’s Austrians. Spain also achieved an important success with the 6-0 (2-0) win against Cyprus.
But the victory was even more liberating for Italy and the new coach Luciano Spalletti. Davide Frattesi (12th minute/29th) got the Italians on track early on. Former Bundesliga professional Andrij Jarmolenko (42nd) brought the guests close again before the break – but Spalletti still managed his first win as a national in the endcoach.
Gregoritsch and Arnautovic score for Austria
With their goals, Freiburg’s Michael Gregoritsch (53′) and ex-Bremer Marko Arnautovic (56’/69’/penalty) ensured Austria’s success in Sweden. This means that Austria, like Belgium, now has 13 points and the European Championship ticket is almost certain. Emil Holm (90th) only scored for Sweden.
The Belgians had no problems with Estonia. Jan Vertonghen (4th), Leandro Trossard (18th), Romelu Lukaku (56th/58th) and Charles De Ketelaere (88th) scored the goals.
Double from Ferran Torres for Spain
The European Championship qualification hasn’t been going so well for the Spaniards so far, who remain second in Group A after the clear win against Cyprus. Gavi (18th), former Dortmund player Mikel Merino (33rd), Joselu (70th), Ferran Torres (73rd/83rd) and Alex Baena (77th) scored the 6-0 win against the outsider.
In Group H, Switzerland cemented its lead in the table with a 3-0 (0-0) win against Andorra, with Leverkusen’s Granit Xhaka (84th) scoring the second goal. Cedric Itten (49th) took the lead. Xherdan Shaqiri (90th) scored the final score.
Interruption between Romania and Kosovo
However, the game between Romania and Kosovo (2-0) made headlines. The game was interrupted for around three quarters of an hour after banners with the message “Kosovo is Serbia” were shown in the hosts’ block. The Kosovo players initially refused to continue playing. Romania is second with twelve points behind Switzerland (14) and just ahead of Israel (11), which won 1-0 (0-0) against Belarus.