World Cup Qualification Qatar 2022 || Cristiano Is Unique

Qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar, with a direct pass for the first group and double play-offs for the second, will not be easy. Nor for Portugal, to which Fernando Santos , with his pragmatic vision, no longer takes advantage of the monumental talent. But in the 96th minute they beat Ireland (2-1), who advanced with a goal from Egan. Cristiano missed a penalty even with 0-0 on the scoreboard. But, two minutes from the end, a redemptive header allowed him to reach the equalizer.

And already in addition, the triumph and the 111 goals with Portugal, thus surpassing the 109 of the Iranian Ali Daei as the highest historical scorer with a selection. Portugal leads group A against Serbia.

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France disappointed (1-1) in Strasbourg, although they still hold their lead in Group D. Despite Griezmann's rebounding goal , back at Atlético, Deschamps' men did not finish off Dzeko's initial goal for Bosnia. Koundé , trapped in Sevilla, paid for his nervousness with an expulsion after a hard tackle.

Who started his third stage as a Dutch team was Louis van Gaal, 70 years old and after five years of retirement. The Netherlands, second in the group behind Turkey, were forced to win at home against Haaland's Norway, once again scorer. The draw (1-1) leaves the Dutch in a very difficult position.

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Who has no choice but to react as soon as possible is Germany, surprising third classified in group J behind Joaquín Caparrós's Armenia -with full triumphs- and North Macedonia. The Mannschaft also has a new manager following the dismissal of Joachim Löw after 15 years in office. His former assistant and former Bayern coach Hansi Flick will make his senior manager debut against the humble Leichtenstein in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

In the last European Championship, and after leaving the group of death alive, Germany was eliminated in the second round against England at Wembley. It was even worse at the World Cup in Russia, when it didn't even make it past the group stage. Flick will be without captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and forward Thomas Müller . Both are injured. Ter Stegen, who has just recovered from an injury at Barcelona,   was not called up.

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Who returns to the ring after his commendable victory in the Eurocopa is Mancini's Italy. La Azzurra , leader of Group C with full victories, has a new challenge in mind. If they beat Bulgaria on Thursday in Florence, they will equal the record for consecutive games without losing at the national team level. The top for now belongs to Spain, which managed to be undefeated for 35 games between 2006 and 2009.

A difficult return to competition awaits Southgate's England after their disappointment against Italy in the Wembley European Championship final. Despite a firm step in this World Cup qualifying round with three wins in three games, they visit Budapest to face tough Hungary, second in the group just two points away. Southgate, who has the hard core that worked so well for him in the last continental tournament, has the doubt of Jadon Sancho.

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