Portugal can always count on Cristiano Ronaldo. We had to wait until the last moments to see the Portuguese win in Iceland 0-1 thanks to the 123rd goal in the selection of the indestructible Ronaldo (90 1). A perfect way to celebrate his 200th selection with the Seleçao, he who was frustrated at not being able to score for more than 90 minutes. Never a player in the history of football had reached the bar of 200 selections, it is now done for the fivefold Golden Ball. The Portuguese are leaders with 12 points ahead of Slovakia (10 points) who won 1-0 in Liechtenstein. Finally, in this same group J, Luxembourg, third in the group, won in Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0.
In this 4th day of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Belgium did not tremble by going to win this Tuesday in Estonia (0-3). Romelu Lukaku notably scored twice for the Red Devils (37th, 40th) silencing the critics after his performance in the Champions League final. The Inter Milan striker scored his 5th and then his 6th goal in just three games in qualifying for Euro 2024. Thibaut Courtois dismissed after making his displeasure known at having to share the captain’s armband.
In the group of Belgium, the Austrians imposed themselves on the thread against the Swedes (2-0), scoring two goals in the last ten minutes through Christoph Baumgartner. Belgium remains 2nd with 7 points behind Austria which has 10 points. Sweden is left behind in 3rd.
Norway, with a double from the inevitable Erling Haaland, easily won against Cyprus (3-1). The Manchester City striker became the top scorer of the season in Europe in all competitions with 56 goals, ahead of Kylian Mbappé. In Norway’s Group A, the match between Scotland and Georgia was interrupted in the 10th minute due to bad weather. The lawn at Glasgow’s Hampden Park being sodden. The match was able to resume around 10:30 p.m. French time. Norway is tied for 2nd with Willy Sagnol’s Georgia 3rd (4 points), all behind Scotland quietly in the lead with 12 points.
Poland, for its part, has completely lost control in Moldova. While leading 2-0 after 34 minutes thanks to two goals from the Milik-Lewandowski duo, the first scorer then setter for the next setter then scorer. The Moldovans turned the tide with a brace from Ion Nicolaescu and a goal from Baboglo. For its part, Albania did the job in the Faroe Islands (1-3) to come back with 6 points one length behind the Czech Republic (leader with 7 points). Poland ranks 4th with only 3 points.
Finally in Group G, Hungary disposed of Lithuania 2-0 in Budapest while at the same time, Serbia snatched a 1-1 draw in the dying seconds in Bulgaria. Hungary and Serbia dominate this group with 7 points but the Hungarians enjoy a better goal difference.
