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Internationals

2022 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

EUROPE SECTION

13 finals places available

Group A

Nov 11 – Baku

Azerbaijan1 (Salahli 82)

luxembourg 3 (Rodrigues 67, 90+1, S. Thill 78)

Ht: 0-0.

ref: Schuttengruber (Aut)

azerbaijan: Mahammadaliyev – Mustafazade, Krivotsyuk, Medvedev, Qarayev, Makhmudov, Ozobic (Akhmedzade 68), Salahli (Abdullayev 83), Mutallimov, Sheydaev (Dadachov 68), Emreli (Alasgarov 83). Sent off: Mutallimov 21.

luxembourg: Schon – Carlson, Chanot, Pinto, Jans (Bohnert 72), O. Thill (Olesen 88), Barreiro, Martins Pereira, Borges Sanches (Deville 57), Sinani (S. Thill 72), Rodrigues.

Nov 11 – Dublin

republic of ireland 0 Portugal 0

Ht: 0-0.

ref: Gil Manzano (Spa)

republic of ireland: Bazunu – Coleman, Duffy, Egan, Doherty, Cullen, Hendrick (Hourihane 78), Stevens (McClean 78), Robinson, McGrath (Idah 61), Ogbene (Keane 90+1).

Portugal: Patricio – Semedo, Pepe, Danilo, Dalot, Palhinha, Nunes (Moutinho 57), Fernandes (Sanches 75), Guedes (Leao 56, Fonte 83), A. Silva (Felix 75), Ronaldo. Sent off: Pepe 81.

Nov 14 – Luxembourg

luxembourg 0 rep. ireland 3 (Duffy 67, Ogbene 75, Robinson 88)

Ht: 0-0.

ref: Bognar (Hun)

luxembourg: Schon – Selimovic, Chanot, Martins Pereira (S. Thill 86), Pinto, Jans, O. Thill, Barreiro, Borges Sanches (Deville 52), Sinani, Rodrigues.

republic of ireland: Bazunu – Coleman, Duffy, Egan, Doherty (Parrott 90), Cullen (Hourihane 90), Hendrick, McClean, Ogbene (Browne 82), Robinson (Omobamidele 90), Idah (Knight 62).

Nov 14 – Lisbon

Portugal1 (Sanches 2)

serbia 2 (Tadic 33, A. Mitrovic 90)

Ht: 1-1.

ref: Orsato (Ita)

Portugal: Patricio – Cancelo, Fonte, Dias, Mendes, Danilo (A. Silva 90+2), Moutinho (Palhinha 64), Sanches (Neves 84), Ronaldo, Jota (Felix 83), B Silva (Fernandes 64).

serbia: Rajkovic – Milenkovic, Veljkovic (Spajic 65), Pavlovic, Zivkovic (Radonjic 69), Lukic, Gudelj (A. Mitrovic 46), Milinkovic-Savic, Kostic (Jovic 86), Tadic, Vlahovic.

Final standings

Group B

Nov 11 – Batumi

Georgia 2 (Kvaratskhelia 61, 77)

sweden 0 Ht: 0-0.

ref: Gozubuyuk (Ned)

Georgia: Loria – Kashia, Khocholava, Kakabadze, Kvekveskiri (Aburjania 90), Gvilia, Azarovi, Lobjanidze (Chabradze 81), Okriashvili (Volkovi 70), Kvaratskhelia (Qazaishvili 80), Tsitaishvili (Davitashvili 70).

sweden: Olsen – Krafth, Nilsson, Lindelof, Augustinsson, K. Olsson, Svanberg (Quaison 78), Forsberg, Claesson (Kulusevski 74), Ibrahimovic, Isak (Karlsson 87).

Nov 11 – Athens

Greece 0 spain1 (Sarabia 26 pen)

Ht: 0-1.

ref: Marciniak (Pol)

Greece: Vlachodimos – Tzavellas, Tsimikas, Goutas, Giannoulis (Limnios 67), Androutsos, Bouchalakis (Pelkas 78), Siopis, Mantalos, Masouras (Tzolis 46), Pavlidis (Douvikas 46).

spain: Simon – Carvajal, Martinez (Azpilicueta 89), Laporte, Gaya, Rodri, Gavi (Busquets 65), Koke, Morata (Fornals 65), De Tomas (Rodrigo 57), Sarabia (Olmo 57).

Nov 14 – Athens

Greece1 (Masouras 44)

Kosovo1 (Rrahmani 76)

Ht: 1-0.

ref: Kulbakov (Blr)

Vlachodimos – Goutas, Tzavellas (Pavlidis 80), Hatzidiakos,

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