Iceland Holds France to โdraw, Belgiumโ and Germany โSecure โWins in World Cup Qualifying
France’s World Cup qualifying campaign hit aโค snag as they were held โคto a 2-2 โคdraw by โคIceland, while Belgium and Germany both secured crucial victories. The results shiftโฃ the โขlandscapeโ in several qualifyingโข groups as the competition for spots in the 2026 tournament heatsโฃ up.
Belgium cruised to a 4-2 win over Wales,fueled by a brace of โpenalties from Kevin De Bruyne. Elsewhere, Ukraine defeated Azerbaijan thanks toโ a goalโฃ from Malinovskyi, and Slovakia overcame โขLuxembourg wiht goals from Obert of Cagliari and Schranz, though Schranzโ suffered a muscle injury duringโ the match.
In โคaโข stunningโ upset, Kosovo defeated Sweden, while north โMacedonia and Kazakhstan played to a 1-1 draw, โคas did Slovenia and โขSwitzerland. France, playing โwith a depleted squad, saw Nkunku equalize before mateta briefly put them ahead,โ only for Iceland’s Hlynsson โฃto level theโฃ score.Despite a late push, France couldn’t find a winner.
Woltemade alsoโฃ scored a key goal for his team against Northern Ireland.
Results:
The results and scorersโข of โthe matches.
