Copenhagen, October 13, LETA – DPA. The Danish national football team in Copenhagen on Tuesday provided itself with a ticket to the 2022 World Cup final.
Denmark defeated Austria 1: 0 (0: 0) in a subgroup F match at home.
The only goal scored in the match 53 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a Joakims Mēle free kick.
The Danish footballers have excelled in this qualifying cycle, in which they have not scored in eight games or 720 minutes so far. In contrast, the Danish opponents pulled 27 balls from their goal in these fights.
Danish footballers have joined Germany, which won its ticket on Monday. The Danes will play in the final tournament for the sixth time in history.
Israel also won this subgroup, beating Moldova 2: 1 (1: 0) at home. Eran Zahavi and Munass Dabur scored for the Israelis, but Jon Nikolaesku scored for the guests during the compensation.
In another match, Scotland won the away team 1: 0 (0: 0) over the Faroe Islands. The winning goal was scored by Lindon Daikes four minutes before the end of the regular time.
In sub-group F, after eight games, Denmark has 24 points, Scotland 17 points, Israel 13 points, Austria ten points, the Faroe Islands four points and Moldova one.
The November match was postponed by England, who played 1: 1 (1: 1) with Hungary in Wembley Stadium. Rolands Šallai put the guests in the lead in the 24th minute with a realized 11-meter penalty kick, but 13 minutes later John Stones reached 1: 1 according to the standard situation.
In the duel of England’s closest followers, Poland defeated Albania with the guests 1: 0 (0: 0), whose fans at one point started throwing objects on the field and froze the match for a moment. Karols Švinderskis scored the goal for the Poles in the 77th minute.
In subgroup I, Andorra won San Marino 3-0 (1: 0) away. The Andorrans were scored by Mark Pujol, Serhi Moreno and Richard Fernandez Betriu.
England is a convincing leader in the subgroup with 20 points, followed by Poland with 17 points, Albania with 15 points, Hungary with 11 points, six with Andorra and none with San Marino.
A devastating victory was celebrated by Portugal, which left Luxembourg at 5: 0 (3: 0) with no hope. Christian Ronaldo made two “pendulums” in the first 13 minutes and made a “hat-trick” for himself in the 87th minute, but Bruno Fernandes and Juan Palinja also stood out in the middle.
Ronald has scored 36 goals in the World Cup, which is the same as for Iranian Ali Daji, but three less than for Guatemalan footballer Carlos Luis. Both of his competitors have completed their careers.
Group A leader Serbia defeated Azerbaijan at home 3: 1 (1: 1). Dushan Vlahovic scored twice for the Serbs and Dushan Tadic once for the Serbs, and Emin Mahmudov scored the honorary goal for the opponents.
In this subgroup, Serbia takes first place with 17 points in seven games, Portugal with 16 points in six matches, Luxembourg behind the top two with six points in six battles, Ireland with five points in six duels, and Azerbaijan with one point in seven games.
In subgroup C, Lithuania suffered a defeat in their field, which acknowledged the superiority of Switzerland in Vilnius with 0: 4 (0: 3). The Lithuanians were twice disappointed by Brīss Embolo, but Renāta Štefens and Mario Gavranovičs scored.
In this group, Bulgaria defeated Northern Ireland 2: 1 (0: 1) at home. Conor Washington’s goal allowed Northern Ireland to win the first half with 1-0, but in the second Todor Nedelev emerged twice in ten minutes and secured the Bulgarians.
Subgroup C has 14 points for Italy and Switzerland, eight points for seven matches for Bulgaria, five points for six matches for Northern Ireland and three points for seven games for Lithuania.
The victory was also celebrated by the leader of subgroup B Sweden, who was superior to Greece at home with 2: 0 (0: 0). Emil Fosberg and Alexander Isaac scored for the Swedes.
In the group’s second battle, Georgia defeated Kosovo 2: 1 (1: 1) away. In the first half, Vedats Muriki answered with a penalty 11 minutes into the match.
In subgroup B, Sweden is the leader with 15 points in six battles, Spain has scored 13 points, Greece has nine points, and Georgia and Kosovo have won four in seven matches.
In subgroup D, Ukraine played at home 1: 1 (1: 0) with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Andriy Jarmolenko put the Ukrainians in the lead in the 15th minute, but in the 77th minute Anels Ahmedhodzich reached 1: 1.
Meanwhile, in Nursultan, Theme Puki scored two goals, helping Finland to defeat Kazakhstan 2-0 (1-0).
In sub-group D, the leader with 12 points in six matches is France, nine points in seven battles with Ukraine, eight points in six duel with Finland, seven points in six games for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kazakhstan with three points in seven matches.
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, but ten runners-up and two top UEFA Nations League teams will compete in the “play-off” round, which will be outside the top two in the sub-groups.
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 final of the World Cup 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 tournament with 32 teams. The 2026 tournament, hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, will feature 48 national teams.
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