BRATISLAVA. Northern Ireland footballers won the home Luxembourg 3: 1 in the opening match of both teams in the World Championship 2026.
Together with Slovakia, which won over Germany 2: 0, they are at the forefront of the qualifying A-group after the opening matches.
Luxembourg players will be on Sunday, September 7, the second rivals of the Slovaks in the fight for participation in the World Championship.
Turkey’s players won in Tbilisi over home Georgia 3: 2 in the Thursday’s E-Group Qualification World Cup 2026. For both teams it was the first qualification duel.
The Spaniards opened the performance in the same group with a triumph in Bulgaria 3: 0.
Malta and Lithuania players tied 1: 1 in the G-group match. Both teams continue to wait for their first victory. Lithuania is in the five -member table in 4th place with 3 points, Malta has one less.
The Dutch tied at home with Poland 1: 1 and with seven points are at the forefront. Guests are about the score behind them.
Wales representatives won in Astana over home Kazakhstan 1: 0 in the J-group match. The only goal of the match was scored in 24 minutes by striker Kieffer Moore.
Wales has ten points after half -time. Kazakhstan has only points after four duels. In the second match of Belgium, Liechtenstein declared 6: 0.
Qualification of the World Cup in football 2026 – Thursday, 4th September
A-group:
Luxembourg – Northern Ireland 1: 3 (1: 1)
Goals: 30. Dardari – 7. Reid, 46. Charles. 70. Devenny
Referees: Treimanis – Gudermanis, Spasennikov (Lit.), ŽK: Bohnert, Sinani – McCann, ČK: 66: Corac (po 2. ŽK)
Luxembourg: Moris – Jans, Mahmutovič, Korac, Carlsson – Marreiro, Olesen (89. De Pina Duarte), De Sousa (65. Borges Sanches) – Sinani, Dardari (81. Muratovič), Bohnert (81. Mica Pinto)
Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell – Hume, McNair (84. Saville), Toal (77. McConville) – Bradley (77. Donley), Galbraith, Charles, McCann, Devenny – Reid (69. Marshall), Price (84. Charles)
E-group:
Georgia – Turkey 2: 3 (0: 2)
Goals: 63.
CK:: 71. Yilmaz
Bulgaria – Spain 0: 3 (0: 3)
Goals: 5. Oyarzabal, 30. Cucurella, 38. Merino
G-group:
Malta – Litva 1: 1 (0: 1)
Goals: 90.+7 Gineitis (11 m) 83. Satariano
CK:: 90.+10 Utkus – 90.+1 Azzopardi
Netherlands – Poland 1: 1 (1: 0)
Goals: 28. Dumfries – 80. Cash
J-Group:
Kazakhstan – Wales 0: 1 (0: 1)
Goal: 24. Moore
Liechtenstein – Belgium 0: 6 (0: 1)
Goals: 29. DE CUYPER, 46 and 70. TIELEMANS (second out of 11 m), 60. Theate, 62. De Bruyne, 90.+1 Fofana
