In today’s seven races valid for qualifying for the Euro 2024 stands out on the one hand the excellent debut on the bench of the Red Furies of From the sourcecalled to bring to the right point of maturation the beautiful youth grafted from Luis Enriqueand on the other the stumbling block of Croatia Of Dalic, mocked in recovery by the Welsh Dragoons; they win without a problem Swiss, Scotland e Romaniawith the Turkey forced to reassembleArmenia e Israel call to split the mail with the Kosovo.
Group A: Spain gets rid of Norway
The technical change on the bench of Spain, protagonist of a fluctuating World Cup, requires a debut that does not interrupt the streak of 22 home victories in the European qualifiers: despite Morata take an evening off, the Red Furies do not stick, facilitated by the advantage of Dani Olmo, who bags undersized Balde’s shot. After a couple of risks thwarted by Kepa and a huge wasted chance by Sorloth, who misses the goal from close range, Spain spread in the final with Joseluwho wets his debut as a 32-year-old with a brace, but Norway without Haaland it’s really uncompetitive. In the other match Scotland, who leaves the Bolognese Ferguson on the bench, he gets the better of Ciprowhat ranks Ioannou e Kastanos.
Scotland-Cyprus 3-0
21′ McGinn (S), 87′ McTominay (S)
Spain-Norway 3-0
13′ Dani Olmo (S), 84 and 85′ Joselu (S)
Classification: Scotland and Spain 3, Cyprus, Norway and Georgia 0
Group D: Croatia mocked in the final
Everything was ready at the Poljiud stadium to celebrate the fourth victory in a row and thus celebrate Dalic’s heroes, fresh from their second World Championship to the podium, but the Wales holds up after the winning stone from 20 meters by Kramaricable to recover the ball and elude the marker’s intervention, and came close to James, free to volley from a good position, but without framing the mirror, that goal signed instead in added time by Broadhead. Croatia, which will play the Nations League final four in the summer, thus finds itself chasing Turkey by Calhanoglu e Demiralwho struggles to regulate Armenia which has said goodbye Mkhitaryan.
Armenia-Turkey 1-2
10′ aut. Kabak (T), 34′ Kokcu (T), 64′ Akturkoglu (T)
Croatia-Wales 1-1
28′ Kramaric (C), 93′ Broadhead (G)
Classification: Turkey 3, Croatia and Wales 1, Armenia and Latvia 0
Group I: top five away from Switzerland
Switzerland and Romania took the lead in Group I: frightened by the Khvaschinsk crossbar, the Swiss, who confirmed defensive solidity and versatility, praised the Lugano winger Steffen, which until now had stamped only once with the Swiss Selection, completing the work in a second time at low intensity with Xhaka and Amdouni; Iordanescu’s boys, on the other hand, clear the Principality with a goal in each half, the Parma player goes on target Manquick to soar at the far post, and the former Inter and Bologna Alibeccold in beating the outgoing goalkeeper face to face.
Belarus-Switzerland 0-5
4′, 17′ e 29′ Steffen (S), 62′ Xhaka (S), 65′ Amdouni (S)
Israel-Kosovo 1-1
36′ aut. Dasa (I), 56′ Peretz (I)
Andorra-Romania 0-2
35′ Man (R), 50′ Alibec (R)
Classification: Romania and Switzerland 3 Israel and Kosovo 1, Andorra and Belarus 0
