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The real drama took place in Lole, Portugal, where the country’s team, with Cristiano Ronaldo at the forefront, managed to escape defeat only at the end, and in the referee’s added time, to snatch the victory from Ireland 2: 1 The hero of the match became those pts C. Ronaldo.
15 matches min. The returning Manchester United star had a chance to lead the Portuguese team forward when he stood on the 11m penalty spot, but the ball hit five times by the best footballer on the planet was sensationally blocked for 19 years – old Irish national goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu.
🇮🇪 19-year-old Gavin Bazunu denies Cristiano Ronaldo from point of view! #WCQ pic.twitter.com/olKinMwZLp
– European Qualifiers (@ EURO2020) September 1, 2021
The 2016 European champions were further shocked by the opponents’ goal late in the first half – John Egan scored the goal for the guests in overtime.
As always, the Portuguese fur was rescued in a spectacular way in this duel by C. Ronaldo himself, 89 min. leveled the score 1: 1.
Furthermore, CR7’s Irish hope of scoring three points against Portugal was shattered in the referee’s added time: 96 minutes. C. Ronaldo returned the ball to the rival goal and snatched the victory from the hosts of the field 2: 1.
Having scored two goals, Ronaldo became the most productive player of all time in international competitions. He has 111 goals in 180 games with national teams. Iran’s Ali Daei with 109 goals was officially considered the most productive player before this match.
🇵🇹 The top international scorer of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo, has 111 goals in 180 games for Portugal 🔝#WCQ pic.twitter.com/G3XItWOiEe
– European Qualifiers (@ EURO2020) September 1, 2021
The French, who defended the world champion title in Qatar next year, failed to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina on their own ground.
The duel in Strasbourg ended in a draw 1: 1, and the locals from minute 51. He played in the minority: French defender Jules Kounde received a red card after a VAR review.
Contrary to expectations, the Bosnians scored the first goal: 36 minutes. by Edin Jack. However, the hosts managed to rehab quickly, after 4 minutes. the result was matched by Antoine Griezmann.
🇫🇷 Antoine Griezmann for France …
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👕9⃣6⃣#WCQ pic.twitter.com/6i7B3Kher3
– European Qualifiers (@ EURO2020) September 1, 2021
After a few minutes of playing for the French, the situation was exacerbated by a red card for Kounde. For the rest of the time, neither team was able to stand out.
This was the second draw in Group D for Les Bleus.
Our Latvian neighbors were happy with the first victory in Group G. They defeated outsiders Gibraltar footballers 3: 1 in Riga.
Vladislav Gutkowski scored two goals for the winners (50 min. 11m penalty, 85 min.), Andrejus Ciganikas scored once (89 min.). Tjay De Barras (71 min.) Scored a consolation goal for the guests from the 11m mark.
All results of Wednesday’s qualifying match
Group A.
Luxembourg 2-1 Azerbaijan
Portugal 2-1 Ireland
Group D
Kazakhstan 2 – 2 Ukraine
France 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group F.
Denmark 2-0 Scotland
Faroe Islands 0 – 4 Israel
Moldova 0-2 Austria
Group G.
Latvia 3 – 1 Gibraltar
Norway 1-1 Holland
Turkey 2-2 Montenegro
Group H
Malta 3-0 Cyprus
Russia 0-0 Croatia
Slovenia 1 – 1 Slovakia
The Lithuanian team has played two matches in the European zone C team so far, suffered two defeats (0: 2 for Italy and 0: 1 for Switzerland) and is in last fifth place.
The Lithuanians will play their next game with Northern Ireland on September 2 at the LFF Stadium.
There are 55 teams playing in 10 groups in the European Zone. Five teams will compete in five groups and 6 will compete in the other groups. In 2022, a total of 13 European teams will play in Qatar.
The 2022 World Cup will take place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18. This will be the last tournament of its kind with 32 teams competing. The number of American participants in the 2026 Planetary Championships will increase to 48.
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