Chinanews client, Beijing, November 15th. In the past international competition day, the World Cup European qualifiers continued.
After defeating Sweden and Portugal respectively, Spain and Serbia advanced to the Qatar World Cup finals as group leaders.
The luxurious Portuguese team had to participate in the play-offs. After the team lost 1:2 to Serbia, the captain Ronaldo could not hide his disappointment.
In the key battle between Spain and Sweden, Morata, who came off the bench, scored the only goal of the game.
The Matador Corps also directly entered the Qatar World Cup with this vital 3 points.
Before the match between Portugal and Serbia, Portugal ranked first in the group with a goal difference advantage, and a tie can ensure advancement.
They had another fantastic start to the campaign, and Sanchez helped the team take the lead in the second minute.
The tenacious Serbia equalized the score in the 33rd minute, Tadic kicked the ball near the penalty zone line, and Patricio failed to prevent the ball from reaching the net.
The dramatic scene appeared before the end of the game. Tadic made a pass and Mitlovic nodded the ball afterwards, helping the team qualify for the World Cup in Qatar.
After the game, Portuguese captain Ronaldo sat on the lawn for a long time and did not get up for a long time.
After qualifying in Spain and Serbia, nine teams have confirmed their finals in the Qatar World Cup finals. They are the host Qatar and Germany, Denmark, Brazil, Belgium, France, Croatia, Spain, and Serbia.
In addition, the 12 places for the European play-offs have been confirmed and 8 seats are: Portugal, Sweden, Scotland, Russia, North Macedonia, Wales, Austria and the Czech Republic.
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