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There was a sense of familiarity to the World Cup qualifiers in Europe on Tuesday, not least in Faro where Ronaldo extended his men바카라™s record tally of international goals to 115 by scoring the 58th hattrick of his career for club and country in Portugal바카라™s 5-0 win over Luxembourg.
Denmark became the second European nation to qualify for next year바카라™s tournament in Qatar, after Germany on Monday, by securing an eighth straight win in group play by beating Austria 1-0.
The decisive win 바카라” sealed by Joakim Maehle바카라™s second-half goal 바카라” came at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen where star playmaker Christian Eriksen collapsed in June during a European Championship game. It is still unclear if Eriksen can resume his career to play at the World Cup in 13 months바카라™ time.
England is likely to be there, but was made to wait before booking its place after being held to a 1-1 draw by Hungary at Wembley Stadium.
Events on the field were overshadowed by clashes between police officers and Hungary supporters at the start of the match, sparked 바카라” according to police 바카라” by a visiting fan making 바카라˜racially aggravated바카라™ comments toward a steward.
Disorder by Hungary fans 바카라” including racism 바카라” during the first group match between the teams, in Budapest last month, led to the Hungarians having to play a game in an empty stadium.
Sweden climbed above Spain into first place in Group B with a 2-0 win over Greece, and Switzerland moved level on points with Italy in Group C with a 4-0 victory over Lithuania. In Group A, Portugal is a point behind Serbia, which beat Azerbaijan 3-1, but has a game in hand.
Only the top team from each group qualifies automatically for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The second-place finishers go into the playoffs.
RONALDO바카라™S HAUL
A pair of penalties, in the eighth and 13th minutes, set Ronaldo on his way to a record 10th international hat trick for Portugal that was completed in the 87th minute. The 36-year-old Manchester United striker was playing his 182nd international game.
Bruno Fernandes and Joao Palhinha also scored for Portugal in its fourth straight win in qualifying, which left a straight shootout with Serbia for first place. Serbia바카라™s last game is at Portugal, which will first play its game in hand away to Ireland.
DANES THROUGH
Denmark is continuing its good form from the European Championship, where the team surged to the semifinals despite losing Eriksen in distressing circumstances in the opening game. The clean sheet against Austria meant the Danes have yet to concede in Group F, while they are the only team with a 100 per cent record in qualifying.
Maehle scored with a sweeping shot that was teed up by Thomas Delaney바카라™s direct run, taking Denmark to 27 goals 바카라” second only to the Netherlands. Denmark holds an unassailable seven-point lead over Scotland, which is still on track to finish runner-up after a 1-0 win at the Faeroe Islands.
Scotland is four points clear of third-place Israel, which beat visiting Moldova 2-1.
SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND SOAR
The wins for Sweden and Switzerland set up thrilling finales to their groups. Sweden lead Spain by two points with two games left for each. One of those is a meeting between the countries in Spain. Italy, the European champion, is only above Switzerland on goal difference ahead of the teams바카라™ match in Rome on November 12.
The Italians travel to Northern Ireland for their final qualifier, while Switzerland completes its program at home to Bulgaria. In Group D, Teemu Pukki became Finland바카라™s record scorer by netting both goals in a 2-0 win at Kazakhstan. The Norwich striker moved onto 33 goals, one more than Jari Litmanen.
Finland is in third place, a point behind Ukraine 바카라” which drew 1-1 with Bosnia-Herzegovina 바카라” and four behind France.
