World Cup qualification
England and Norway continued their perfect start to the World Cup qualification. The English won 5-0 in Serbia and are still without loss of points and goals after five games. In Oslo, the fans experienced festival from Erling Haaland and Thelo Aasgaard, who scored five or four goals in the 11-1 win of the Norwegians against Moldova. Norway also holds 15 points. Portugal and France celebrated tight successes.
Norway confidently completed the mandatory task against the Moldavians in Group I. After Felix Myhre (6th )’s early opening goal, Haaland added a hat trick (11th, 36th, 43rd). Martin Ödegaard (45.+1) scored the 5-0 break, after which it was Haaland (52nd) again.
Even after the break, the Norwegian fans were allowed to celebrate a hat trick, the Aasgaard, who replaced it in the 64th minute, did not even need a quarter of an hour for his three goals (67th, 76th, 79./ eleventh). Haaland and Aasgaard didn’t have enough. Haaland scored his 48th goal (83.) in his 45th international, Aasgaard set the final point (91.). Leo Östigard (74th) also scored the only goal with Leo Östigard.
England remains flawless
England is on the best way to the end round 2026 in the USA, Mexico and Canada after the highest gardens in the probably hardest rival in Group K. Captain Harry Kane (33.) brought Thomas Tuchel’s eleven head after a corner kick from Declan Rice, just two minutes later, Noni Madueke Schloss a nice action.
Ezri Konsa (52nd), Marc Guehi (75th) and Marcus Rashford (90th/Elfmeter) made the clear victory in Belgrade perfect. The English hold at the pointemaxium and 13: 0 goals. Albania took second place with a 1-0 win against Latvia.
Knapped victories for France and Portugal
France and Portugal were more difficult. In the 2-1 home win in Paris against Iceland, the French fell behind by Andri Gudjohnsen (22nd) after a terrible misfirement by Michael Olise. Striker Star Kylian Mbappe with a securely converted penalty (45th) and Bradley Barcola (62nd), but the game turned to the hosts, who only played tenth in the finish after red for Aurelien Tchouameni (69.).
Portugal also had to struggle, but in Budapest two goals from Barnabas Varga (21st, 84th) were not enough. Bernardo Silva (36th), Cristiano Ronaldo by a penalty (58th) with his 141st goal in the 223rd capacity and Joao Cancelo (86th) shot the Nation League winner for the second win in the second game. In the second game of Group F, Armenia surprisingly defeated Ireland 2-1.
