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Dominik Szoboszlai selected Hungary for the European Soccer Championship. The Salzburg professional scored in the play-off final against Iceland in the 92nd minute to win for the Magyars. The Icelanders were up 1-0 until the 88th minute before the hosts could turn the game around and win 2-1. Hungary, co-host of the European Championship with Budapest, will be able to compete in the first group with the world champions France, the European champions Portugal and the former world champions Germany.
Scotland have reached the finals for the first time since the 1998 World Cup. In Belgrade, the guests won 5-4 on penalties against Serbia. After 120 minutes it was 1: 1. The Scots will join the group with England, Croatia and the Czech Republic at the European Championships. Slovakia reached the European Championship after a 2-1 win after extra time in Northern Ireland. Poland, Spain and Sweden are the opponents there. With a 1-0 (0-0) victory in Georgia, North Macedonia moved into the group with Austria, the Netherlands and Ukraine.
In Budapest Gylfi Sigurdsson seemed to have brought the Icelanders to MS after a serious mistake by Peter Gulacsi. The Leipzig goalkeeper missed a free kick from the midfielder in the 11th minute between his hands. The Hungarians, for whom head coach Marco Rossi was not present after a crown infection, ran in vain for a long time. Frenchman Loic Nego scored the equalizer three minutes after being substituted (88th).
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Then the Icelanders also had a chance before Szoboszlai ran down midfield after a counter attack and hit the corner with a long shot. At the beginning of the week, after the positive corona tests in Salzburg, he was still unsure if the 20-year-old would be available for his team in the playoffs.
With continued rain at the Red Star Stadium in the first half, Serbia had the best chance through Sasa Lukic (23), in an otherwise poor game, the guests got off to a better start in the second half. Shortly after Scotland captain Andy Robertson approached 1-0, Ryan Christie (52nd) did not hit hard, but pushed through the inside post. The Scots held on to the result until the last minute of regulation time, but then got sloppy when the Serbs hit a corner. Real Madrid substitute striker Luka Jovic struck unprotected with his head.
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The “Bravehearts” looked abused afterwards. Serbia dominated, but could no longer turn this into goals. He followed the decision from the penalty spot. All shooters on both sides scored before Aleksandar Mitrovic took over as the Serbs’ fifth player and failed against Scotsman David Marshall. He had already had the best finish for himself in the play-off semifinals against Israel in the penalty decision.
For the first time in 62 years, all four teams from Great Britain could have qualified for a tournament. Northern Ireland had bitter moments three days before the Nations League guest game in Vienna against Austria. Juraj Kucka put the Slovaks ahead in Belfast in the 17th minute, benefiting from a header error. The Northern Irish increased the pressure early in the second half, but only the final offense brought balance. Milan Skriniar (88th) directed the ball towards his own goal. Kyle Lafferty hit the bar in regulation time. In extra time, Michal Duris finally scored the decisive goal in the 110th minute.
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