
The 5 evening matches valid for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers have been completed.
In Belgrade, England wins 0-5 against Serbia. Contrary to expectations, the English triumphed convincingly and without any problems. Harry Kane scored for England in the 33rd minute after a cross from a corner by Declan Rice. Three minutes later it was Noni Madueke's turn to score the second goal for England, who showed all his class by successfully finalizing a quick counterattack.
In the second half, the English scored 3 more times with Ezri Konsa in the 52nd minute, Mark Guehi in the 75th minute and Rashford in the 90th minute. In the 72nd minute, the Serbs played with one less man after Milenkovic was sent off. Rashford, who entered the field in the second half, scored the fifth goal at the end of regular time from the penalty spot.
With this victory, England also does Albania credit regarding the situation in Group K.
The situation in Group K so far:
1. England 5 points in 15 matches
2. Albania 8 points in 5 matches
3. Serbia 7 points in 4 matches
4. Latvia 4 points in 5 matches
5. Andorra 0 points in 5 matches
On October 11th in Belgrade, the fate of the second place in the group, Serbia-Albania, will be decided.
France defeated Iceland 2-1 thanks to Kylian Mbappe's penalty and Barkola's goal. Meanwhile, in the 67th minute they were reduced to 10 men after Chuamen was sent off. Portugal won the match against Hungary 3-2. Goals for the Lusitanians were scored by Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Cancelo.
Meanwhile, Norway triumphed with a goal lead, scoring 11 goals against Moldova. Captain Erling Haaland scored 5 goals. In Moldova, there were also minutes for the footballer who plays for Vllaznia in the Superiore, Kristian Dros. The midfielder was activated in the 88th minute.
After this victory, Norway leads Group I with 15 points from 5 matches and leaves Italy in second place with 9 points from 4 matches. The "Azzurri" are at great risk for qualification to the World Cup.
In Group H, Austria won the direct challenge against Bosnia for first place, with the result 1-2 in the challenge played in Zenica. All three goals were scored in the second half. Sabitze opened the scoring in the 49th minute, Dzeko equalized a minute later. Konrad Laimer scored the winning goal in the 65th minute.
In the next match of this group, Romania, despite having a double advantage, did not go further than a 2-2 draw against Cyprus in Nicosia.
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