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Internationals

2022 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

EUROPE section

13 finals places available

Group A

Mar 24 - Turin

Portugal 1 (Medvedev 37 og)

Azerbaijan 0

HT: 1-0. Ref: Siebert (Ger)

Portugal: Lopes - Cancelo, Duarte, Dias, Mendes, Bernardo Silva (Oliveira 88), Moutinho (Fernandes 45), Neves (Palhinha 88), Neto (Rafa Silva 63), Andre Silva (Felix 75), Ronaldo.

Azerbaijan: Mahammadaliyev - Medvedev, Huseynov, Badalov, Krivotsyuk, Huseynov (Nuriev 45), Mustafayev (Ibrahimli 45), Mahmudov (Isaev 85), Salahli, Emreli (Alasgarov 85), Ghorbani (Seydaev 85).

Mar 24 - Belgrade

Serbia 3 (Vlahovic 40, A. Mitrovic 68, 75)

Republic of Ireland 2 (Browne18, Collins 86)

HT: 1-1. Ref: Massa (Ita)

Serbia: Dmitrovic - Milenkovic, S. Mitrovic, Pavlovic, Gajic, Lukic, Racic (Maksimovic 63), Mladenovic (Kostic 45), Tadic (Gudelj 78), Vlahovic (Jovic 82), Djuricic (A. Mitrovic 63).

Republic of Ireland: Travers - Coleman, O’Shea, Clark (Brady 79), Doherty, Molumby (Hendrick 61), Cullen, Browne (Collins 79), Stevens, Robinson (McClean 79), Connolly (Long 67).

Mar 27 - Belgrade

Serbia 2 (A. Mitrovic 46, Kostic 60)

Portugal 2 (Jota11, 36)

HT: 0-2. Ref: Makkelie (Ned)

Serbia: Dimitrovic - Milenkovic, S. Mitrovic, Pavlovic, Lazovic (Maksimovic 45), Milinkovic-Savic, Gudelj, Kostic (Ristic 72), Tadic (Djuricic 82), Vlahovic (Radonjic 45), A. Mitrovic (Jovic 88).

Sent off: Milenkovic 90+2.

Portugal: Lopes - Cedric, Fonte, Dias, Cancelo (Mendes 72), Fernandes (Palhinha 90+1), Danilo, Oliveira (Sanches 73), Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo, Jota (Felix 85).

Mar 27 - Dublin

Republic of Ireland 0

Luxembourg 1 (Rodrigues 85)

HT: 0-0. Ref: Jovic (Cro)

Republic of Ireland: Bazunu - Coleman, O’Shea, Clark (McClean 61), Doherty (Brady 45), Knight, Cullen (Molumby 88), Stevens, Browne, Collins (Parrott 88), Robinson (Long 73).

Luxembourg: Moris - Da Graca, Chanot, Mahmutovic, Jans, Pereira, V. Thill (Deville 79), O. Thill, Martins, Rodrigues, Sinani (Gerson 90+2).

Group B

Mar 25 - Granada

Spain 1 (Morata 33)

Greece 1 (Bakasetas 56 pen)

HT: 1-0. Ref: Guida (Ita)

Spain: Simon - Llorente, Garcia, Ramos (Martinez 45), Gaya, Rodri, Koke (Thiago 72), Canales (Gil 65), Torres (Oyarzabal 72), Olmo (Pedri 64), Morata.

Greece: Vlachodimos - Bakakis, Papadopoulos, Tzavellas, Tsimikas (Kyriakopoulos 80), Rodrigues, Limnios (Siopis 45), Bouchalakis, Mantalos (Tzolis 45), Masouras (Fortounis 65), Bakasetas (Giakoumakis 78).

Mar 25 - Solna

Sweden 1 (Claesson 35)

Georgia 0

HT: 1-0. Ref: Bastien (Fra)

Sweden: Nordfeldt - Lustig (Krafth 84), Lindelof, Helander, Augustinsson, Kulusevski, Olsson (Ekdal 68, Svanberg 73), Larsson, Claesson (Forsberg 74), Isak, Ibrahimovic (Quaison 84).

Georgia: Loria - Chabradze, Kashia, Dvali, Giorbelidze, Kankava (Gvilia 60), Aburjania, Lobzhanidze (Beridze 78), Kvekveskiri (Shengelia 60), Kvaratskhelia (Kiteishvili 45), Kvilitaia (Mikautadze 84).

Mar 28 - Tbilisi

Georgia 1 (Kvaratskhelia 34)

Spain 2 (Torres 56, Olmo 90+2)

HT: 1-0. Ref: Petrescu (Rou)

Georgia: Loria - Kakabadze (Chabradze 79), Kashia, Dvali, Giorbelidze, Gvilia, Kankava, Lobzhanidze (Shengelia 70), Kiteishvili (Beridze 71), Kvaratskhelia (Kvekveskiri 79), Zivzivadze (Kvilitaia 62). Sent off: Shengelia 90+4.

Spain: Simon - Porro (M. Llorente 65), D. Llorente (Martinez 45), Garcia, Alba, Busquets (Oyarzabal 73), Ruiz (Thiago 55), Pedri, Torres, Gil (Olmo 45), Morata.

Mar 28 - Pristina

Kosovo 0

Sweden 3 (Augustinsson12, Isak 35, Larsson 70 pen)

HT: 0-2. Ref: Bognar (Hun)

Ujkani - Hadergjonaj, Vojvoda, Aliti, Kololli, Halimi (Voca 75), Kryeziu, Rashica (Kastrati 71), Celina, Zeneli (Berisha

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