Disappointed Portuguese footballers Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Joao Felix after the Serbs decided at the end of the match to win and advance to the World Cup.
Armando Franca, CTK / AP
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Serbs, Spaniards and Croats have already joined a certain six participants in the World Cup. Germany, Denmark, Belgium, France and Brazil have already succeeded in qualifying, and the home team of Qatar will also be present. The championship will take place next year from November 21 to December 18.
Germany confirmed the championship in qualifying group J with a 4: 1 victory in Armenia. He goes to the playoffs from the second place in North Macedonia, which managed 3: 1 with Iceland.
Aleksandar Mitrovič a Serbian hero! With a late winning goal in Portugal, he secured his country’s participation in the World Cup.
Pedro Nunes, Reuters
Thanks to a better score, the Portuguese also had a draw, and in the second minute they led after Sanches’s accurate shot on the front post. In the 33rd minute, the goalkeeper Patricio did not keep Tadič’s shot from the lime line in front of the goal line and the Serbian captain sent a precise center into the head of Mitrovič in the 90th minute, who decided.
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Spaniard Álvaro Morata is delighted with the goal of the match against Sweden.
Angel Fernandez, CTK / AP
The star-studded Zlatan Ibrahimovic was absent in the basic line-up of Sweden, he did not reach the field until the 73rd minute, but he did not score the desired goal. On the other hand, the Spaniards secured their 12th participation in the World Cup in a row in the 86th minute thanks to Morat’s arrival.
The reigning world vice-champions, the Croats at home in Split, needed to win and kept their direct competitor under great pressure during the match. The opponents shot 20: 2, but the ball ended in the end of the match after Kudrjašov knocked the center from the left into his own goal.
Croatia thus got the point in first place. Russia is waiting for the playoffs, to which the teams from the second places will advance. Slovakia took third place in the group after a high 6-0 win in Malta, with Ondrej Duda shining a hat-trick.
Thanks to the team, Mbappé performed all his art, said coach Deschamps
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Germany also managed the seventh match under the leadership of coach Flick, who took over the team in the summer after the failed Euro. The victory in Armenia was managed by the two-goal Ilkay Gündogan, the home team received an honorable hit thanks to Mchitarjan’s penalty.
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German footballers rejoice at the goal
Hayk Baghdasaryan, Reuters
Northern Macedonia held the second place in the group, with the playoffs scoring two goals after the Elmas side change. A 2-0 win in Liechtenstein was not enough for Romania. Man and Banca hit, Prague midfielder Slavia Stanciu did not convert a penalty kick in the first half.
The final five minutes were played by Romanian midfielder Enes Sali, who became the youngest European player to enter the national team at the age of 15 and 264 days.
| World Cup Qualifiers 2022: |
| Group A: |
| Luxembourg: Luxembourg – Ireland 0: 3 (0: 0) |
| Goals: 67. Duffy, 75. Ogbene, 88. Robinson. |
| Lisbon: Portugal – Serbia 1: 2 (1: 1) |
| Goals: 2. Sanches – 33. Tadič, 90. Mitrovič. |
| 1. | Serbia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18:9 | 20 |
| 2. | Portugal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17:6 | 17 |
| 3. | Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11:8 | 9 |
| 4. | Luxembourg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8:18 | 9 |
| 5. | Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5:18 | 1 |
| Group B: |
| Athens: Greece – Kosovo 1: 1 (1: 0) |
| Goals: 44. Masuras – 76. Rrahmani. |
| Sevilla: Spain – Sweden 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| Branka: 86. Morata. |
| 1. | Spain | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15:5 | 19 |
| 2. | Sweden | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12:6 | 15 |
| 3. | Greece | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8:8 | 10 |
| 4. | Georgia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6:12 | 7 |
| 5. | Kosovo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5:15 | 5 |
| Group H: |
| Split: Croatia – Russia 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| Branka: 81st Kudryashov. |
| Ta ‘Qali: Malta – Slovakia 0: 6 (0: 3) |
| Goals: 8th, 69th and 82nd Duda, 6th and 16th Rusnák, 72nd De Marco. ČK: 47. Camenzuli, 51. Teuma (both Malta). |
| Ljubljana: Slovenia – Cyprus 2: 1 (0: 0) |
| Goals: 48. Zajc, 84. Nests Cherin – 89. Kakulis. |
| 1. | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21:4 | 23 |
| 2. | Mask | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19:6 | 22 |
| 3. | Slovakia | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17:10 | 14 |
| 4. | Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13:12 | 14 |
| 5. | Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4:21 | 5 |
| 6. | Malta | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9:30 | 5 |
| Group J: |
| Jerevan: Armenia – Germany 1: 4 (0: 2) |
| Goals: 58. Mchitarjan z pen. – 45th + 4 z pen. a 50. Gündogan., 15. Havertz, 64. Hofmann. |
| Vaduz: Liechtenstein – Romania 0: 2 (0: 1) |
| Goals: 8. Man, 87. Bancu. |
| Skopje: North Macedonia – Iceland 3: 1 (1: 0) |
| Goals: 65. a 87. Elmas, 7. Alioski – 54. Thorsteinsson. Czech Republic: 79. Jóhannesson (Iceland). |
| 1. | Germany | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36:4 | 27 |
| 2. | Northern Macedonia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23:11 | 18 |
| 3. | Romania | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13:8 | 17 |
| 4. | Armenia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9:20 | 12 |
| 5. | Island | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12:18 | 9 |
| 6. | Lichtenstein | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2:34 | 1 |
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