The Netherlands demonstrated against Turkey on Tuesday evening in a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup. The Turks were in a nightmare all evening: after the opening of the scoring on a brilliant combination between Memphis Depay and Klaasen (1e), the two men reversed the roles to double the stake (16e) before Memphis, with a hat-trick, Til and Malen made it 6-1.
Reduced to 10 just before the break, Burak Yilmaz’s teammates could not do anything and left the first place in their group to the Dutch (13 points), leaders on the goal difference in front of the intractable Norwegians against the modest team of Gibraltar (5-1), in the wake of national star Erling Haaland, author of a hat-trick.
Portugal take place without Ronaldo
For its part, without its star Cristiano Ronaldo, suspended for accumulation of yellow cards, Portugal signed a quiet victory against Azerbaijan (3-0) in Baku.
Opposed to 112e nation in the Fifa rankings, the Portuguese took shelter from the first period thanks to goals from Bernardo Silva (26e) and André Silva (31e). In the second act, Diogo Jota sealed the score of the meeting with a new achievement (75e).
With this victory, the 2016 European champions took the lead in Group A, ahead of Serbia.
Denmark rolls over Israel
Serbia, held in check by Ireland (1-1), lost ground and found themselves two points behind Portugal. Denmark, semi-finalist of Euro-2020, remains on its impressive momentum, with a sixth success in as many games during these qualifiers. The Danes easily dominated Israel 5-0, allowing Scotland to take the 2e place after a precious victory, 1-0 in Austria.
At the top of Group H, Russia and Croatia continue to advance, victorious respectively over Malta (2-0) and Slovenia (3-0), with 13 points each, while a confrontation will oppose the two teams in of the last day.
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