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Portugal, France and Belgium were the first teams alongside the hosts to book their ticket to the 2024 European Championships in Germany. Thanks to superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese made their early participation in the European Championship clear with a 3-2 (2-0) win against Slovakia on Friday evening. Vice world champion France prevailed 2-1 (1-0) in the top game in the Netherlands, Belgium, with its German coach Domenico Tedesco, won the duel with the Austrians trained by Ralf Rangnick 3-2 (1-0). .
A brace from former Bundesliga professional Dodi Lukébakio (12th/55th) and Romelu Lukaku (58th) had actually made everything clear for the Belgians. Bayern Munich’s Konrad Laimer (73′) then scored the next goal in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium – and then Austria came close again. First, Belgium’s Amadou Onana (79th) was shown a yellow-red card for repeated foul play, then BVB professional Marcel Sabitzer (84th) converted a penalty kick. But it wasn’t enough anymore. Nevertheless, the second-placed Austrians still have the best chance of getting a ticket to the European Championship.
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Portugal now has this for sure. Gonçalo Ramos (18th) and Ronaldo (29th/penalty kick/72nd) with his goals 124 and 125 in the national jersey ensured the “Seleção” victory. In the constant rain in Porto, David Hancko (69th) scored the goals for the guests with a deflected shot and Stanislav Lobotka (80th). France can also thank its megastar: two goals from Kylian Mbappé (7th/53rd) ensured that the French had a reassuring lead for a long time.
With the brace, the PSG professional moved past Michel Platini in the ranking of the national team’s top goalscorers and took fourth place. Quilindschy Hartman (83rd) brought the Dutch closer again in Amsterdam. In the end, France celebrated their ticket to the European Championship.
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