Group D


The central match of the 1st round of the qualification of the football Euro 2020 in the framework of Group D was held in Tbilisi, where the Georgian national team accepted the team of Switzerland. In the fall of 2018, the hosts successfully performed in the League of Nations and had a win-win series of six meetings in a row. In official games, Vladimir Weiss's charges did not know the bitterness of defeat since October 2017, when they were beaten by the Serbs.

The first half of the reporting fight with Switzerland was remembered by a tough fight, which almost became the cause of a serious injury. Fabian Sher collided with Jemal Tabidze, after which he did not regain consciousness for some time. However, the players were given medical assistance, and in the end, both were able to finish the match to the end.

All the main events of the meeting took place in the second half. At the 56th minute, the Swiss opened an account. Steven Zuber got the ball on the border of the penalty area and sent it with a billiard hit. For the former midfielder CSKA, this goal was the sixth in the national team.

Ten minutes before the end of the main meeting time, Denis Zakaria scored his first goal for the national team and set the final score of the match. Wards of Vladimir Petkovich extended their successful series in a confrontation with Georgian football players and headed the standings of group D.

In a parallel match, the away team of Ireland beat the team of Gibraltar. For the hosts this defeat was the third in a row, and the author of the only goal was the 27-year-old Jeffrey Hendrick. The Irish first grieved his opponent after returning to the coaching bridge Mick McCarthy. The last time he headed the team in 2002, but resigned two months after the defeat of the Russian team in the qualification of Euro 2004.

Switzerland - Georgia - 2: 0 (Zuber, 56, Zakaria, 80)

Gibraltar - Ireland - 0: 1 (Hendrick, 49)

Position of the teams: Switzerland - 3, Ireland - 3, Denmark - 0, Gibraltar - 0, Georgia - 0.

Group f


In their first qualifying match, the Spanish national team at Mestalla barely beat the Norwegian team. The wards of Luis Enrique opened the scoring in the debut of the meeting - in the 16th minute Rodrigo scored with a goal, and Jordi Alba acted as an assistant. For the defender it became a real event, because the last time he became the author of an assist at this stadium almost seven years ago. At that time he defended the colors of the local "Valencia".

At the 65th minute, the guests leveled the score. Iñigo Martínez unsuccessfully celebrated his seventh match for the national team, throwing Bjørn Johnsen in his own penalty area on the lawn. The judge pointed to the point, and Joshua King confidently implemented the 11-meter. It is noteworthy that the last time the Scandinavians scored two-time European champions back in 2003.

However, the Norwegians still failed to take their glasses home. At the 71st minute, Alvaro Morata burst out one on one with the opponent's goalkeeper, and left no other choice but to break the rules.

Penalty volunteered to perform Sergio Ramos and made it more than elegant. The defender of “Real” outwitted Rune Yarstein and once again performed a hit in the style of Antonin Panenki.

In a parallel match, the Swedes also won with a minimum advantage. Former rivals of the Russian national team in the League of Nations took precedence over the Romanians, and the author of one of the goals was Viktor Klasson. Midfielder "Krasnodar" joined the attack and a powerful blow from the penalty sent the ball into the far corner of the goal of the enemy.

At this point, the “third row” was already scoring - Robin Quayson scored his second goal in six games for the national team. Kosmin Kontra’s charges were sufficient only for a goal of prestige, the author of which was the 32-year-old Ludogorets forward Claudiu Kesheryu.

In another match of group F, the Malta team beat the team of the Faroe Islands in their field and won the first victory in the official match in less than six years. The last time she won was Armenia in the framework of the qualifying tournament of the 2014 World Cup. It is noteworthy that even the removal of defender Andre Agius did not prevent the owners to achieve the long-awaited success - since the 62nd minute they played in the minority, but only in the eighth minute of the meeting missed the only goal.

Spain - Norway - 2: 1 (Rodrigo, 16, Ramos, 71 (pen.) —King, 65 (pen.))

Sweden - Romania - 2: 1 (Quayson, 33, Klasson, 40 - Kesheryu, 58)

Malta - Faroe Islands - 2: 1 (Nvoko, 13, Borg, 77 (pen.) - Thomsen, 90 + 8)

Position of the teams: Spain - 3, Sweden - 3, Malta - 3, Norway - 0, Romania - 0, Faroe Islands - 0.

Group j


The updated Italian national team from a victory started in the qualifying tournament of the 2020 European Championship. Wards Roberto Mancini in their field have prevailed over the Finns, and the main roles in this match played yesterday's debutants team. Nicolo Barella took only five matches to open his own account of goals for Squadra Azzurra, and Moise Keane - two. At the same time, the midfielder became the first football player of Cagliari since the days of David Astori, who managed to distinguish himself in the games for the national team.

As for Moise Keena, he surpassed the achievement of Gianni Rivera and Carlo Rampini, becoming the second youngest goal-maker in the Italian national team.

At the time of the match with Finland, he turned 19 years 23 days. At a younger age, only Bruno Nicole (18 years and 258 days) was different for the Italian national team, setting the record as much as 1958.

Having beaten the Finns, the Italian players extended their unbeaten run at home official matches to 48 matches in a row. The last time they lost in their field on September 8, 1999. Then the four-time world champions gave way to the Danes in Naples.

The national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina remains one of the most inconvenient opponents for the Armenian team. During their history, they met three times, and each time the victory was given to the players from the Balkan Peninsula. The guests were not saved even by the goal of their leader Heinrich Mkhitaryan, who managed to distinguish himself from the penalty spot already in stoppage time. The hosts responded with accurate strikes to Rade Krunic and Denis Milosevic.

With the victory began their qualifying campaign and the Greeks. The 2004 European champions away prevailed over Liechtenstein. The wards of Angelos Anastasiadis hit the opponent's gate twice and extended his lose-lose series to five meetings.

Italy - Finland - 2: 0 (Barella, 7, Keen, 74)

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Armenia - 2: 1 (Krunich, 33, Milosevic, 80 - Mkhitaryan, 90 + 3 (pen.)

Liechtenstein - Greece - 0: 2 (Fortounis, 45 + 2, Donis, 80)

Position of teams: Greece - 3, Italy - 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3, Armenia - 0, Finland - 0, Liechtenstein - 0.