The French and Belgians thus join the Germans and the Danes in the wagon of the first qualifiers in the Europe zone.

In the group of France, the second qualifying place for the play-offs will be played on the last day Tuesday between Finland (2nd, 11 pts), which will host the Blues, and Ukraine (3rd, 9 pts), which will be will move to Bosnia.

The Finns celebrate their 3-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar on November 13, 2021 at Zénica ELVIS BARUKCIC AFP

At the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, Belgium provided the essentials by dominating Estonia thanks to goals from Christian Benteke (11th), the Crystal Palace striker who took advantage of an error by the opposing goalkeeper Matvei Igonen, and Yannick Carrasco (53rd), with a shot in the top corner, and Thorgan Hazard (74th), four minutes after Erik Sorga reduced the mark.

Belgium will play its last match on Tuesday in Wales, which will try to grab second place definitively in the group and access the play-offs.

Winner Saturday of Belarus in Cardiff (5-1), Wales is indeed second but with only three points ahead of the Czech Republic, which will host Estonia on the last day.

The Czechs were exempt on Saturday.

In Podgorica, on behalf of group G, Louis Van Gaal's Netherlands led 2-0 after a brace from Memphis Depay (25th on penalty, 54th) but conceded two goals at the end of the match Ilija Vukotic, author of a double (82nd, 86th).

Dutch striker Arnaud Groeneveld (r), wrestling with Montenegrin defender Igor Vujacic, during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar, November 13, 2021 in Podgorica SAVO PRELEVIC AFP

Everything will be played out without this group on the last day.

The Netherlands, 1st with 20 points, will receive Norway (3rd, 18 pts), and Turkey (2nd, also 18 pts) will travel to Montenegro.

The Netherlands had missed the last World Cup in Russia.

On Saturday Turkey crushed Gibraltar (6-0) and Norway could only draw a draw at home against Latvia (0-0), without its star Erling Haaland, injured.

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