According to Tasnim news agency, on the night before the final of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, last night (Monday) eight games were played in three groups F, C and I, the most important of which were the national teams of Switzerland, England and Scotland. They won over their rivals.
In Group C, the Italian national team, which had to beat its host Northern Ireland in Belfast to advance, failed to score better than a goalless draw at the end of the 90th minute. This result was achieved while in the other match of this group, the Swiss national team defeated its guest Bulgaria with a score of 4: 0. Okafor scored in the 48th minute, Vargas in the 57th minute, Eaton in the 72nd minute and Freuler in the 90 + 1 minute for Switzerland.
With its fifth victory, Switzerland gained 18 points and climbed to the top of Group C to qualify as the first team to advance directly to the World Cup. Italy, however, fell to second place on a night when the nightmare of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers was repeated, and now they have to wait for a place in the play-offs.
Group C table
1- Switzerland 18 points
2- Italy 16 points
3- Northern Ireland 9 points
4- Bulgaria 8 points
5- Lithuania 3 points
There were three games in Group F, the most important of which was the Danish national team losing 2-0 at home to Scotland. Sutar scored in the 35th minute and Adams in the 86th minute for the Scots. Scotland’s 23-point victory over Denmark, whose promotion was pre-determined, led them to the play-offs as the second team to once again try their luck at the World Cup.
In the same game, the Austrian national team defeated Moldova 4-1. Arnatovich scored twice in the 4th and 55th minutes (penalty), Trimel in the 22nd minute and Ljubicic in the 83rd minute for Austria, and Niklasco scored Moldova’s only goal in the 60th minute.
In the last game of Group F, the team of the occupying regime of Jerusalem crossed the barrier of their guest Faroe Islands with a result of 3: 2.
Group F table
1- Denmark 27 points
2- Scotland 23 points
3- Occupying regime of Quds 16 points (scored: 23)
4- Austria 16 points (goals scored: 19)
5- Faroe Islands 4 points
6- Moldova one point
There were also three games in Group I, the most important of which was the English national team beating their host San Marino 10-0 to celebrate the promotion. Maguire 6, Fabri 15 (own goal), Kane 27 (penalty), 32, 39 (penalty) and 42, Smith Roe 58, Mings 69, Abraham 78 and Saka 79 all scored England goals in this game.
In other games of this group, the Albanian national team defeated Andorra with a single goal in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot. Poland also lost 2-1 to its guest Hungary. Swederski scored Poland’s only goal in the 61st minute, with Schaefer scoring in the 37th minute and Gazdag in the 80th minute for Hungary. Despite this defeat, Poland remains in second place in the table and goes to the playoffs where they will try their luck to advance to the next stage of the competition.
Group I table
1- England 26 points
2- Poland 20 points
3- Albania 18 points
4- Hungary 17 points
5- Andorra 6 points
6- San Marino zero points
The matches of the qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in continental Europe will end tonight with seven matches in groups E, D and G, whose schedule is as follows:
Group D
Finland – France
Bosnia – Ukraine
Group E
Wales – Belgium
Czech Republic – Estonia
Group G
جبلالطارق – لتونی
Montenegro – Turkey
Netherlands – Norway