On Sunday, March 26, matches in three groups began the 2nd round of the qualifying round of the European Football Championship 2024, in which the winners of Euro 2020, the Italians, started with a home defeat from the English.
Euro 2024 selection. 2nd round
Group C
England - Ukraine - 2:0 (Kane, 37; Sacco, 40).
Malta - Italy - 0:2 (Retegi, 17, Pessina, 27).
The current European champions, the Italians, after a misfire in Naples, predictably took three points from the island, celebrating the ninth victory over Malta in nine meetings played.
Command positions: 1. England - 6 points (2 matches); 2. Italy - 3 (2); 3. North Macedonia - 3(1); 4. Ukraine - 0 (1); 5. Malta - 0 (2).
Group H
Kazakhstan - Denmark - 3:2 (Zainutdinov, 76, Tagibergen, 86, Aimbetov, 89 - Heilund, 21, 36). Aimbetov (Kazakhstan) was sent off in the 90+6th minute.
Football players of the Kazakhstan national team created a loud sensation at the Astana Arena. Having conceded two goals from Heilund in the first half (the Atalanta striker scored 5 goals in the first two qualifying matches!), the home team did not break down and within 16 minutes towards the end of the meeting they “buried” the semi-finalist of Euro 2020.
Northern Ireland 0-1 Finland (Cullman, 28).
Slovenia - San Marino - 2:0 (Sheshko, 57, di Maio, 60, in own net).
Command positions: 1. Slovenia - 6; 2. Denmark - 3; 3. Kazakhstan - 3; 4. Northern Ireland - 3; Finland - 3; 6. San Marino - 0.
Group J
Liechtenstein - Iceland - 0:7 (Olafsson, 3, Haraldsson, 38, Gunnarsson, 48, 68, 73, Gudjohnsen, 85, Ellertsson, 87).
The Icelanders, after a devastating defeat at the start of the selection from the Bosnians (0:3), fully came off on the team of a tiny principality, celebrating the biggest victory in official matches (the former achievement - 5:0 in the game with Malta - was established in 2000).
Luxembourg - Portugal - 0:6 (Cristiano Ronaldo, 9, 31, Joao Felix, 15, Bernardo Silva, 18, Otaviu, 77, Leau, 89). In the 86th minute, Leua (Portugal) missed a penalty.
The unfading 38-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo updated his world records for the number of matches (198) and goals (122) for the national team in the away match. By the way, the star Portuguese loves the Luxembourg team - he scored 11 goals in 11 games.
Slovakia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2:0 (Mack, 13, Garalin, 40).
Command positions: 1. Portugal - 6; 2. Slovakia - 4; 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3; 4. Iceland - 3; 5. Luxembourg - 1; 6. Liechtenstein - 0.
On Monday, March 27, in the Euro 2024 qualification will play: group B - the Netherlands - Gibraltar, Ireland - France; group E - Poland - Albania, Moldova - Czech Republic; group F - Sweden - Azerbaijan, Austria - Estonia; group G - Hungary - Bulgaria, Montenegro - Serbia.
Earlier reported where and when to watch live the match between the youth teams of Italy and Ukraine.
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