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Switzerland - Italy, Poland - England, Netherlands - Turkey, Iceland - Germany. The national football teams of these countries will compete in the 2022 World Cup qualifying matches in the coming days. The qualifying window will open on September 1-8. An exciting match is expected between Switzerland and Italy in Group C. These national teams recently battled it out in the European Championship. Italy triumphed with a 3:0 victory, becoming the champions of the tournament. Switzerland performed solidly - eliminating France in the quarterfinals, but losing to Spain in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals. Italy won all three matches in Group C, while Switzerland won only two. These teams occupy the first and second places. Switzerland has not defeated Italy for a very long time. The last time Switzerland achieved a victory was in the 1993 World Cup qualifying (1:0). After that, including friendly matches, the Italians have not lost to Switzerland in nine consecutive matches - 5 wins, 4 draws. The national teams of all three Baltic countries - Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, are participating in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. In Group G matches, Latvia will play at home against Gibraltar on September 1, against Norway on the 4th, and away against Montenegro on the 7th. Turkey leads this group with 7 points, followed by Netherlands, Montenegro, and Norway with 6 each. In the European zone World Cup qualifiers, 55 teams play in 10 groups. Five groups have 5 teams each, while the others have 6 teams. Group winners will advance directly to the World Cup, while second-place teams will compete in playoff matches. A total of 13 European teams will play in Qatar in 2022. Broadcast schedule: September 1 21:35 Latvia - Gibraltar ("TV3 Sport 2", "Go3"), 21:35 Norway - Netherlands ("TV3 Sport", "Go3); September 2 21:35 Hungary - England ("TV3 Sport 2", "Go3"); September 4 15:50 Finland - Kazakhstan ("TV3 Sport 2", "Go3"), 18:50 Latvia - Norway ("TV3 Sport 2", "Go3"), 18:50 Cyprus - Russia ("TV3 Sport Open", "Go3"), 21:35 Netherlands - Montenegro ("TV3 Sport 2", "Go3"); September 5 18:50 England - Andorra ("TV3 Sport", "Go3"), 21:35 Switzerland - Italy ("TV3 Sport", "Go3"); September 7 18:50 Azerbaijan - Portugal ("TV3 Sport", "Go3"), 21:35 Montenegro - Latvia ("TV3 Sport 2", "Go3"), 21:35 Netherlands - Turkey ("TV3 Sport", "Go3"); September 8 21:35 Poland - England ("TV3 Sport", "Go3"), 21:35 Iceland - Germany ("TV3 Sport 2", "Go3").
