We’re now nicely into the worldwide break. That is an excellent factor if you happen to’re not a fan of World Cup qualifiers, with prime flight league soccer set to return subsequent week, but when nationwide crew fixtures are extra your bag, you have nonetheless received just a few extra days of motion to lap up.
There was loads of soccer to get by means of on Sunday, with England, France, Spain, Germany and Italy among the many groups in motion.
Here is your roundup for the World Cup qualifiers.
England made gentle work of Albania on Sunday night as targets from Harry Kane and Mason Mount secured their second win in Group I.
A sluggish begin and one main probability for the hosts apart, the Three Lions have been hardly ever troubled and the victory retains them on prime within the group earlier than Wednesday’s conflict with Poland at Wembley.
You will discover Matt O’Connor-Simpson’s participant rankings right here.
Present world champions France secured their first win in Group D by disposing of Kazakhstan.
Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring within the nineteenth minute earlier than Sergiy Maliy’s personal purpose doubled Les Bleus’ benefit, whereas Kylian Mbappe got here off the bench and missed a penalty within the second half.
Max Parsons’ participant rankings are right here.
You’ll assume European heavyweights Spain would have greater than sufficient to see off lowly Georgia, would not you?
You would be improper. Sunday’s affair between the 2 nations was too shut for consolation for Luis Enrique’s guests, who solely snatched the win late on courtesy of Dani Olmo’s 91st minute winner.
La Roja had gone behind earlier on when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck, with Manchester Metropolis’s Ferran Torres equalising ten minutes after the restart. Kudos to Jordi Alba, who offered each assists for Spain’s targets.
Italy registered a second consecutive 2-0 victory as they eased previous Group C rivals Bulgaria.
Andrea Belotti rattled in a penalty shortly earlier than half time, with Sassuolo’s Manuel Locatelli curling house late within the second half.
Roberto Mancini’s aspect face Lithuania subsequent on Wednesday.
Germany made it two wins from two video games in Group J with a slender 1-0 victory over Romania, Serge Gnabry grabbing the sport’s solely purpose.
The Bayern Munich star tapped in from Kai Havertz’s incisive move throughout purpose for his fifteenth purpose in simply his nineteenth worldwide look.
You will discover Max Parsons’ rankings right here.
Scotland managed a second attract Group F after they got here from behind to earn some extent in Israel.
Taking part in in a entrance of a small crowd in Tel Aviv, Steve Clarke’s aspect fell behind when Dor Peretz smacked in a scorcher from vary. The guests pulled degree when Ryan Fraser gathered Che Adams’ move and curled low contained in the left-hand publish from the sting of the field.
Subsequent up for the Scots is a house fixture with the Faroe Islands.
Group B
Georgia 1-2 Spain
Kosovo 0-3 Sweden
Group C
Bulgaria 0-2 Italy
Switzerland 1-0 Lithuania
Group D
Kazakhstan 0-2 France
Ukraine 1-1 Finland
Group F
Denmark 8-0 Moldova
Austria 3-1 Faroe Islands
Israel 1-1 Scotland
Group I
Albania 0-2 England
San Marino 0-3 Hungary
Poland 3-0 Andorra
Group J
Armenia 2-0 Iceland
Romania 0-1 Germany
North Macedonia 5-0 Liechtenstein