EURO 2020 Qualifiers: England humiliated Montenegro, French escaped with a draw against Moldova

On Thursday, the playoffs for the 2020 European Championship took place. The impressive victory at home was achieved by the England national team, which crushed Montenegro 7-0. The hosts took the lead in the 11th minute when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored. In the 18th minute, Harry Kane doubled England's advantage with a header, adding another goal in the 24th minute. England did not stop and in the 30th minute, Marcus Rashford scored the fourth goal for the team. In the 37th minute, H. Kane scored his third and the team's fifth goal. At halftime, England was leading 5-0. In the 66th minute, Montenegro defender Aleksandar Sofranac scored an own goal, and Tammy Abraham sealed the visitors' agony with the seventh goal in the 84th minute. In other matches, the French national team fought hard for a victory, defeating Moldova at home with a score of 2-1. In the 9th minute, Moldova took the lead when Vadim Rata took advantage of a mistake by Clement Lenglet and sent the ball into the net. In the 35th minute, Moldovan players were very unhappy with the decision of Lithuanian referee Gediminas Mazeika, who did not see a foul on their goalkeeper, allowing Raphael Varane to equalize. The French national team scored the winning goal in the 79th minute when Olivier Giroud converted a penalty.

TOURNAMENT GROUP TABLE Other results: Turkey 0:0 Iceland Albania 2:2 Andorra Czech Republic 2:1 Kosovo Serbia 3:2 Luxembourg