Two more teams from Europe qualified! France won a big victory, Portugal lost unexpectedly, and Italy entered the play-offs.

This week, the World Cup preliminaries on all continents start again. In the European area, only England has qualified early, but this week more qualifying teams will be produced. On November 14, the latest round of the European qualifying rounds started. The world champion France defeated Ukraine 4-0. The French team topped the list with 13 points and qualified one round ahead of schedule. The Norwegian team beat Estonia 4-1 and ranked first with 21 points. It was 3 points ahead of the second-place Italian team and had a goal difference of 17. In fact, it also qualified one round ahead of schedule. The Italian team entered the play-offs. In addition, Portugal suffered a big upset when they lost 0-2 to Ireland, and they will have to wait a little longer to qualify.

Let’s first look at Group D where the French team is located. After the previous 4 rounds, the French team ranked first with 10 points and Ukraine ranked second with 7 points. In the 5th round, the French team played against Ukraine at home. The French team has the home court advantage. Real Madrid star Mu Bappe also started the game. During the game, the French team had the advantage and surrounded their opponents. Neither team scored in the first half. However, in the second half, the French team Mbappe scored 2 goals in a row, and Olise and Ekitiuk also scored 1 goal each. In the end, the French team defeated the Ukrainian team 4-0. The French team ranked first with 13 points, 6 points ahead of the second place, and qualified for the World Cup one round in advance.

Then look at Group I. Previously, the Norwegian team ranked first with 18 points, 3 points ahead of the second-placed Italian team. In the 7th round, the Norwegian team played against Estonia at home. The two teams were clearly strong and weak, and there was not much suspense. , during the game, the Norwegian team was full of firepower. Top star Haaland scored 2 goals in a row, Serlot scored 2 goals each, and the opponent got 1 goal back. In the end, the Norwegian team defeated Estonia 4-1, and the Italian team defeated Moldova 2-0 away from home. In this case, Norway is first with 21 points and Italy is second with 18 points. There is only one round left. Although in theory the Italian team has the possibility of overtaking, in fact the Norwegian team leads by 17 goals. It is impossible for the Italian team to defeat the Norwegian team with a score of more than 17-0 in the last round, so the Norwegian team actually qualified for the World Cup one round in advance.

In addition, in Group F, where Portugal is located, after the previous four rounds, Portugal ranked first with 10 points and Hungary ranked second with 5 points. If Portugal gets another 1 point in this round, they will basically qualify. In the 5th round, Portugal played away against Ireland. The number one star Ronaldo started the game. However, he performed poorly in this game and the team also made many mistakes. In the 18th minute, Ireland had a corner kick opportunity and Parrott scored with a header. In the 45th minute, it was Parrott again. He scored from the near corner in the penalty area, 2-0! In the first half, Portugal fell behind by two goals. In the second half, Portugal strengthened its attack, but the effect was not good. Ronaldo also got a red card for elbowing his opponent!

In the end, Portugal lost 0-2 to Ireland in an away game, and Hungary defeated Armenia 1-0 in an away game. Portugal is ranked first with 10 points, and Hungary is second with 8 points. With one round left, Portugal is still 3 points away from qualifying. In the last round, Ronaldo will not be able to play, but Portugal's opponent is Armenia, the bottom team. There is not much suspense in the game, and Portugal still has a great chance of qualifying. Let’s wait and see how it goes!