The team of Tuchel Asfalta Pavlovic and companions away from home. Armenia and Austria also win. Asllani makes Albania exult. Draws in Cyprus and Azerbaijan-Ukraine

Davide Giovanzana

9 September – 22:56 – MILAN

Thanks to the fifth victory over five games in qualifications (without conceding a goal), the England of Thomas Tuchel mortgage with peace of mind the qualification for the 2026 world championship that will be played between the United States, Canada and Mexico. France, however, are more effort, victorious at home Iceland with a thrilling ending, and Portugal, which has passed the Hungary at the Puskas Arena. Several goals of “our” players: Dzeko with Bosnia, Asllani with Albania, Ferguson with Ireland. Only that of the Turin midfielder, however, served for the victory of his national team.

group D

After the initial fright, France grows with a rhythm and overturns the result (2-1) at home against Iceland: Mbappé (penalty kick) and Barcola (assist from Kylian) replied to Gudjohnsen. The sacrosanct red waved against Tchouameni in the 68th minute, however, complicated the final of the hosts, who also suffer the goal of the possible 2-2 final still by Gudjohnsen, however canceled to be held on Konate. In the other game of the group, 1-1 between Azerbaijan and Ukraine (Southkov networks for guests and Mahmudov for the hosts).

The ranking (after 2 games): France 6, Iceland 3, Ukraine 1, Azerbaijan 1.

group f

Like France, Portugal also goes under Hungary’s home (Varga network). Bernardo Silva and the usual Cristiano Ronaldo, at the 141st goal with the Portuguese national team, tookhend the result. At the second goal of Varga (83 ‘) he replied two minutes later Joao Cancelo, giving victory to the Lusitanians. Dangerous stop for Ireland in the other challenge of the group, defeat 2-1 from Armenia despite the goal of the Romanist Evan Ferguson.

The ranking (after 2 games): Portugal 6, Armenia 3, Hungary 1, Ireland 1.

group h group

In the direct clash of group H, Austria managed to pass (1-2) in the home of Bosnia: the goal of the momentary draw of the Eternal Dzeko, a new striker of Fiorentina, served nothing. For Austria, networks of two other veterans: Sabitzer and Laimer. In the other challenge, Cyprus reassembled two goals to Romania, with the 2-2 goal signed ten minutes from the end by Charalamos Charalampous.

The ranking: Bosnia 12 (5 games), Austria 12 (4 games), Romania 7 (5 games), Cyprus 4 (5 games), San Marino 0 (5 games).

Group K

Thomas Tuchel’s England is rampant in group 5, mortgaged the qualification for the next World Cup between the United States, Mexico and Canada. In Serbia’s house, at Marakana, the lions imposed themselves with a dry 0-5 with the goals of Kane, Madueke, Konsa, Guehi and Rashford from the spot in the final. To decide the other challenge of the group was the midfielder Asllani, the new purchase of Turin: in Tirana Albania imposed himself 1-0 against Latvia to continue believing in the playoff dream.

The ranking: England 15 (5 games), Albania 8 (5 games), Serbia 7 (4 games), Latvia 4 (5 games), Andorra 0 (5 games).



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