The already-qualified English have completed their qualifying campaign with a meaningless victory in Kosovo. The team of coach Gareth Southgate was in Pristina at the end clearly with 4:0. Harry Winks (32. Minute), Captain Harry Kane (79.), Marcus Rashford (83.) and substitute Mason Mount (90.+1) sentences for the Three Lions in the final qualifying game. The Team of Bernard Challandes lost despite a good performance at the end.
The Kosovo Arijanet Muric and Florent Hadergjonaj, both grew up in Switzerland, were in the starting line-up. Benjamin Kololli from FC Zurich, played as a left defender. Basel player Edon Zhegrova was for Hadergjonaj, in the 73. Minute substitute.
The new Burger Bernard Challandes South gates of England met Gareth. (Picture: Robin Jones/)
Southgate took a Youngster Jadon Sancho and stem goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to take a break. For Raheem Sterling, who was recently been because of a dispute with team-mate Joe Gomez suspended, returned in the starting line-up. England was already ahead of the game as winners of group A and EM-participants. The World Ranking Of 114. Kosovo had secured as a third party no Chance to direct participation in European Championships, has already a place in the Playoffs for the European Championships in the coming year.
a Late decision by Ronaldo
In the remote duel with Serbia to the European championship qualification Portugal retained the better end. However, the European champion in fact, by 2016, in Luxembourg, very hard. Cristiano Ronaldo made only in the 86. Minute with his 99. International goal for the decision. The opening goal, Bruno Fernandes had scored before the break.
The Serbs, who were hoping for a football miracle in the Form of a point loss of the Portuguese, in order to solve the EM-Ticket, separated from the Ukraine 2:2 and the maneuvering in the final third in the group B.
Ajax striker Dusan Tadic turned after nine minutes with a hand penalty for the Serbian leadership and opened with a Pass on Alesandar Mitrovic (56.) also the second hit. Roman Yaremchuk (32.) by head and Artem Besydin in the 93. Minute got the goal for the unbeaten group winners.
Tolisso and Griezmann hit France
France has secured in the last qualifying game to win the group. In the 100. Game under national team coach Didier Deschamps for the world champion won in Albania 2:0. Bayern Midfielder Corentin Tolisso (9. Minute) and Barcelona striker Antoine Griezmann (30.) scored the goals. Kylian Mbappe sat on the bench.
France, the group H with two points ahead of the also for the championship, qualified selection of the Turkey. The 2:0 success of the Turks in Andorra had no effect.
Kosovo – England 0:4 (0:1)
goals: 32. Winks 0:1. 79. Kane 0:2. 83. Rashford 0:3. 91. Mount 0:4.
England: Pope, Alexander-Arnold (84. Tomori), Maguire, Mings, Chilwell; Hudson-Odoi (59. Rashford), Winks, Rice, Sterling; Oxlade-Chamberlain (73. Mount); Kane.
remarks: Kosovo Kololli (Zurich), from 73. with Zhegrova (Basel), without Voca (Luzern/replacement) and Xhemajli (Xamax/replacement).
Luxembourg – Portugal 0:2 (0:1)
goals: 39. Fernandes 0:1. 86. Ronaldo 0:2.
Portugal: Patricio; Pereira, Fonte, Dias, Guerreiro; Pizzi (62. Moutinho), Danilo, Fernandes (90. Neves); Bernardo Silva, André Silva (71. Jota), Ronaldo.
Albania – France 0:2 (0:2)
goals: 8. Tolisso 0:1. 31. Griezmann 0:2.
France: Mandanda; Kimpembe, Varane, Lenglet; Dubois (88. Pavard), Tolisso, Sissoko, Mendy (75. Digne); Griezmann; Ben Yedder (85. Fekir), Giroud.
comment: of Albania with Lenjani (Sion), without Seferi (Xamax).
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Created: 17.11.2019, 17:03 PM