Yesterday evening, nine World Cup qualification matches were played in the European division.
English footballers finished their match against Malta at home without surprises and celebrated a victory with a score of 2-0. Dele Alli and Daniel Sturridge stood out among the students of interim coach Gareth Southgate.
In another match, one of the opponents of the Lithuanian national team, Slovenia, defeated Slovakia 1-0. Rokas Kronaveteris was the author of the winning goal.
Meanwhile, the Norwegian national team experienced an unexpected defeat on the road, losing by a narrow margin of 1-0 to Azerbaijan, which extended their lead to three points with a goal from Maksikas Medvedyev.
In all three matches in Group E, five goals were scored - Romania and Montenegro celebrated 5-0 victories over Armenia and Kazakhstan respectively, and the Polish national team defeated the Danish team 3-2 after a fierce battle.
In less than 50 minutes, Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick, but shortly after Kamil Glik scored an own goal, and Youssuf Poulsen brought the Danes closer to a draw. However, the Poles maintained their lead.
Germany, the 2014 World Cup champions, crushed the Czech national team 3-0 at home. Thomas Muller, who scored a double, led the winners to victory, while Toni Kroos added another goal.
Results:
Group A: Azerbaijan 1 - 0 Norway Germany 3 - 0 Czech Republic Northern Ireland 4 - 0 San Marino
Group E: Armenia 0 - 5 Romania Montenegro 5 - 0 Kazakhstan Poland 3 - 2 Denmark
Group F: England 2 - 0 Malta Scotland 1 - 1 Lithuania Slovenia 1 - 0 Slovakia
