The English had a false start at Wembley Stadium. Luke Shaw brought down Loic Nego in the penalty area and Roland Sallai defeated Jordan Pickford from the penalty spot (24th). With the equalization of John Stones (37th), the “Three Lions” reported back quickly.
They have always scored in the most recent 27 World Cup qualifying home games. More than this partial success did not look out for the team of coach Gareth Southgate. It lost points for the second time after the 1-1 draw in Poland.
Hungary takes England point away
In Group I, Hungary took a 1-1 draw in England. The leader of the table has to be satisfied with one point.
Clashes at Wembley Stadium
There were unpleasant scenes in the stands during clashes between Hungarian fans and the police. Photos showed how dozens of emergency services clashed with guest fans in the stands in the early stages of the game. The police used batons against the audience, as the BBC reported. Shortly after the game began, officials entered the stands to arrest a spectator for a racist incident, a police statement said. Thereupon there was unrest in which other viewers were involved. Order was quickly restored.
Previously, individual Hungarian fans booed when the English kickers knelt before kick-off as a sign against racism and the Hungarians pointed to the “Respect” label on their jerseys.
In September, Hungarian fans in Budapest racially insulted England’s 4-0 England players, threw objects, fired fireworks and blocked stairs. Hungary’s national team was punished by the world federation with a home game in the World Cup qualifying without spectators.
A minute-long break in Albania
The game was even interrupted for minutes in Tirana because Albanian fans threw bottles onto the field immediately after Karol Swiderski’s goal was decisive. After that there were no more goals, which is why the Poles lifted themselves to second place.
Poland wins in Albania
Poland narrowly prevailed 1-0 in Albania. Karol Swiderski provided the decisive goal.
In Pool A, leaders Serbia showed a 3-1 win against Azerbaijan in Belgrade. Followers Portugal are one point behind after their 5-0 triumph over Luxembourg in Faro, but played one game less. Ronaldo scored twice via penalty kicks (8th, 13th) and also set the end point in the 87th minute.
Ronaldo extends his world record
The 36-year-old thus expanded his international world record to 115 goals (in 182 games). In between, Bruno Fernandes (18th) and Joao Palhinha (69th) signed the shooting list.
Portugal handles Luxembourg
In Group A, Portugal celebrates an undisputed 5-0 victory over Luxembourg. Captain Cristiano Ronaldo once again contributed to the success of his team with a three-pack.
In Group B, Sweden jumped to the top with a 2-0 win in Solna against Greece and now have a cushion of two points on Spain. In Pool C, Switzerland drew level with leaders Italy with a 4-0 win in Lithuania on points.
In Group D, Ukraine drew 1-1 with Bosnia-Herzegovina to their sixth draw and could only make up little ground on leader France, who were three points away.
