BRATISLAVA – French football players have successfully entered the fighting in the D -group of the European Championship of the World Championship 2026. They won the World Vice -Champion three years ago in Friday in the Polish town of Wroclaw over Ukraine 2: 0.
The Italians at home against the Estonian goal scored after the break and triumphed high 5: 0, the Czechs succeeded on the pitch Montenegro 2: 0.
The French confirmed the role of a favorite against Ukraine on neutral ground, when they sent them after ten minutes of play after a successful combination action to lead Michael Olis after a back pass from Bradley Barcol. The guests then paused for a long time, the lead in the 82nd minute Kylian Mbappé insured to 2: 0. Iceland won at the same group at home over Azerbaijan 5: 0, twice the Isak Johannesson.
The Italians had a significant prevalence in Bergama in the duel with an outsider from Estonia, but the team of coach Gennar Gattus could not overcome the goalkeeper Karel Hein from Werder Bremen for a long time. He capitulated only after less than an hour of play, his head overcame Moise Kean. The other two interventions were added by Mateo Retegui and one of the Giacomo Raspadori and Alessandro Bastoni. Israel won a convincing 4: 0 in Moldova in Moldova.
It took less than three minutes for the Czechs to score in Podgorica. Lukáš Červ scored in the home Montenegro network and Ivan Hašek’s men scored three points, when Václav Černý enjoyed the superstructure. It was their fourth victory in the fifth qualifying match and are led by the L-group. The Croats are behind them, but they played two matches less and in Friday they maintained a 100 % balance with the expected full entry on the Faroe Islands (1: 0).
The Swiss managed to master the qualifying start, at home in Basel they managed to handle Kosovo 4: 0 without any problems and settled at the head of the table. Two goals were presented by Breel Embolo. Slovenians tied at the Ljubljana stadium Stožice with Sweden 2: 2, the point for them arranged at the end of the Žan Vipotnik.
The Greeks started the struggle for the championship with a smooth triumph -Bielarus -they declared 5: 1, when they had a three -goal lead in the middle of the first half. Five players have enrolled in the shooting list. In the second meeting of the D-group, the Danes were unable to score against Scotland in Copenhagen and a goalless draw was born.
B-group:
Switzerland – Kosovo 4: 0 (4: 0)
Goals: 25. And 45. Embolo, 22. Akanji, 39. Widmer
Slovenia – Sweden 2: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 46. Lovrič, 90. Vipotnik – 18. Elanga, 73. Ayari
Table:
1. Switzerland 1 1 0 0 4: 0 3
2. Sweden 1 0 1 0 2: 2 1
2. Slovenia 1 0 1 0 2: 2 1
4. Kosovo 1 0 0 1 0:4 0
C-group:
Greece – Belarus 5: 1 (4: 0)
Goals: 3. Karetsas, 17. Pavlidis, 21. Bakasetas, 36. Kourbelis, 63. Tzolis – 72. Barkovsky (from 11 m)
Denmark – Scotland 0: 0
Table:
1. Greece 1 1 0 0 5: 1 3
2. Scotland 1 0 1 0 0: 0 1
2. Denmark 1 0 1 0 0: 0 1
4. Belarus 1 0 0 1: 5 0
D-group:
Ukraine – France 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 10. Olise, 82. Mbappe
Island – Azerbaijan 5: 0 (1: 0)
Goals: 47. And 56. Johannesson, 45.+2 Palsson, 67. Gudmundsson, 73. Hlynsson
Table:
1. Island 1 1 0 0 5:0 3
2. France 1 1 0 0 2: 0 3
3. Ukraine 1 0 0 1 0: 2 0
4. Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 0: 5 0
I-group:
Moldova – Israel 0: 4 (0: 2)
Goals: 15. Dor Peretz, 35. Solomon, 59. Baribo, 77. Gloukh
Italy – Estonia 5: 0 (0: 0)
Goals: 69. And 89. Retegui, 58. Kean, 71. Raspadori, 90.+2 Bastoni
Table:
1. Norway 4 4 0 0 13: 2 12
2. Israel 4 3 0 1 11: 6 9
3. Italy 3 2 0 1 7: 3 6
4. Estonia 5 1 0 4 5:13 3
5. Moldova 4 0 0 4 2:14 0
L-group:
Faroe Islands – Croatia 0: 1 (0: 1)
Goals: 31. Kramarič
Montenegro – Czech 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 4. Worm, 90.+6 black
Table:
1. Czech 5 4 0 1 11: 6 12
2. Croatia 3 3 0 0 13: 1 9
3. Montenegro 4 2 0 2 4: 5 6
4. Faer Islands 4 1 0 3 3: 5 3
5. Gibraltar 4 0 0 4 2:16 0
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- Source: TASR
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