France and Belgium all blinked with a Euro 2024 place in their grasps but clung on for one-goal victories on Friday night which made them the first sides to qualify for next year’s tournament
France and Belgium all blinked with a Euro 2024 place in their grasps but clung on for one- thing palms on Friday night which made them the first sides to qualify for coming time’s event. Belgium led by three pretensions in Vienna and won 3- 2 with 10 men to insure a top- two finish in Group F and a ticket to the tests in Germany. France led by two Kylian Mbappe pretensions in Amsterdam and beat the depleted Dutch 2- 1. In Amsterdam, Mbappe leapt to hook home a blitz after seven twinkles and also added a alternate eight twinkles into the alternate half with a luxurious curler.
It was his 42nd transnational thing, catching French legend Michel Platini and putting him fourth in the each- time list.
Quilindschy Hartman replied on his Dutch debut but Mbappe nearly settled his chapeau- trick, when his late drive hit the bar.
” We must not get carried down, but we must appreciate and not trivialise effects,” said France trainer Didier Deschamps.
” To qualify with two games to go, with six triumphs, 13 pretensions scored and just one conceded, I am veritably proud of what the group has achieved, both in terms of spirit and on the pitch.”
” We got the result we wanted, we achieved our ideal.”
Greece won 2- 0 in Dublin to exclude Ireland and pull clear of the Dutch.
Giorgos Giakoumakis and Giorgos Masouras scored in the first half for the 2004 European titleholders who moved three points clear of the Dutch.
The two nations meet on Monday in Athens.
Unbeaten Belgium survived an Austria fightback in Vienna.
Dodi Lukebakio, with his first two transnational pretensions, and captain Romelu Lukaku with his ninth of the crusade, put Belgium 3- 0 up after 58 twinkles.
Konrad Laimer replied with a long- range drive. With Belgium reduced to 10 men when Amadou Onana collected a alternate unheroic card, Arthur Theate handled in his own box with six twinkles left.
Marcel Sabitzer converted the penalty to make it an anxious last many twinkles for the Belgians.
But they held out to secure a third straight trip to the Euros. The Red Devils’ last Euro qualifying loss was a 1- 0 defeat in Wales in June 2015.
Austria remains seven points clear of idle Sweden, who have a game in hand.
Cristiano Ronaldo moved to 125 transnational pretensions as the Portuguese made it seven triumphs from seven matches in GroupJ.
They’ve 21 points which ensures them a top two finish.
Goncalo Ramos had opened the scoring for Portugal. Ronaldo also converted a penalty.
David Hancko’s veered strike gave Slovakia hope- the first thing Portugal had conceded in qualifying- but Ronaldo soon tapped in a Bruno Fernandes cross. Stanislav Lobotka’s long- range strike made for a nervy homestretch but Portugal held on.
” Cristiano Ronaldo is having a great time, playing a lot of twinkles and scoring a lot of pretensions for his club,” said Portugal trainer Roberto Martinez.
” He has a lot of experience with the public platoon and he is a reference point for youthful players.”
Slovakia stayed alternate in the group, but the hunters inched closer.
Third- place Luxembourg drew 1- 1 in Iceland to close to two points behind Slovakia who visit the Duchy on Monday.
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