BRATISLAVA. Italian footballers won the Monday match of the World Championship 2026 over Israel 5: 4 and jumped to the second place in the I-group table.
In the dramatic conclusion, the midfielder Newcastle Sandro Tonali decided to score three points.
The favorite Italians were worried about neutral soil in Debrecen, Hungary. “Squadra Azzurra” twice caught up with a goal short, and in both cases the striker Moise Kean took care of.
At 59 minutes, however, the Italians led Mattea Politan for the first time and increased a quarter of an hour to 4: 2 Giacomo Raspadori.
The duel still dramatized Alessandra Bastoni’s own goal, which he used the second goal in the Dor Peretz match shortly afterwards, and it seemed that the match was heading for points.
However, the scales of weights leaned Toneli and the team jumped to the second place for the yet 100 % Norway.
The Croats also managed their fourth duel and rose to the forefront of the L-group. The finalists of the 2018 World Championship 2018 and bronze medalists from the last world championship in Qatar conquered the opponents from Montenegro clearly 4: 0.
The midfielder Kristijan Jakič sent them to the lead in the 35th minute. Shortly thereafter, the guest Andrija Bulatovič went from the lawn after the second yellow card and the home team took advantage of the numerous advantage immediately after the change of sides, when Andrej Kramarič increased. In the end, Edvina Kuča came his own goal and Ivan Perišič edited the final 4: 0.
Croats are still 100 % and in the leadership position have been replaced by Czechs, who also have 12 points, but played one match more.
In the next duo “Elka” Gibraltár lost with the Faroe Islands 0: 1, the only goal scored in 68 minutes Martin Agnarsson.
In the “B” Switzerland coped with Slovenia 3: 0 and after two meetings he has a full number of six points.
The triumph was decided in the first half by Nico Elvedi, Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye. In the same group, Kosovo scored the first victory, which conquered Sweden 2: 0.
The Scots in the C-group triumphed over Belarus 2: 0. The shooting was made by Che Adams, after the half he scored his own goal Zachar Volkov.
In the next duo, Mikkel Damsgaard, Andreas Christensen and Rasmus Höjlund decided on the victory of Denmark over Greece 3: 0 and arranged for their country to move on the forefront of the group.
Qualification of the World Cup in football 2026 – Monday, 8. September
B-group:
Switzerland – Slovenia 3: 0 (3: 0)
Goals: 18. Elvedi, 33. Embollo, 38. Love
Kosovo – Sweden 2: 0 (2: 0)
Goals: 26. Rexhbecaj, 42. Muriqi
C-group:
Greece – Denmark 0: 3 (0: 1)
Goals: 32. Damsgaard, 62. Christensen, 81. Höjlund
Belarus – Scotland 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: 43. Adams, 65. Volkov (Vl.)
I-group:
Israel – Italy 4: 5 (1: 1)
Goals: 52
L-group:
Croatia – Montenegro 4: 0 (1: 0)
Goals: 35. Jakic, 51. Kramaric, 85. Kuč (vl.), 90+2 Perisic
CK:: 42. Buladovič (Montenegro) of 2. ŽK
Gibraltar – Faer Islands 0: 1 (0: 0)
Goal: 68. Agnarsson
