Last Updated: October 18, 2023, 03:30 IST
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Classy England beat Italy 31 at Wembley to grew to become the most recent nation to e book a berth at subsequent 12 months’s European Championship after Tuesday’s spherical of qualifiers but Hungary’s hopes have been held up by a draw away to Lithuania.
PARIS: Classy England beat Italy 3-1 at Wembley to grew to become the most recent nation to e book a berth at subsequent 12 months’s European Championship after Tuesday’s spherical of qualifiers but Hungary’s hopes have been held up by a draw away to Lithuania.
England and Hungary have been the one groups with the chance on Tuesday to safe their locations on the finals in Germany subsequent June with Gareth Southgate’s facet coming from behind to beat the European champions and ensure of high spot in Group C.
Defeat for Italy, who led via Gianluca Scamacca earlier than England overtook them with two targets from their all-time report scorer Harry Kane – the primary a penalty — and one from Marcus Rashford, leaves the guests in a precarious third place.
Ukraine moved into second spot as they beat Malta 3-1 away after Paul Mbong had put the hosts forward within the twelfth minute. An personal aim after which a penalty had Ukraine forward by halftime and so they added a 3rd close to the top from Mykhailo Mudryk.
Ukraine conclude their qualifying marketing campaign subsequent month with a house recreation towards Italy that must be performed at a impartial venue due to the battle with Russia.
Hungary would have certified had they received in Lithuania, who that they had crushed 5 instances in six earlier conferences, but went two targets down in Kaunas earlier than preventing again to attract 2-2.
Lithuania, who had received just one recreation in Group G, led on the break with targets from Fedor Cernych and Pijus Sirvys but Hungary fought again via captain Dominik Szoboszlai’s 67th minute penalty and a Barnabas Varga header eight minutes from time.
Hungary pressed for a winner but must now wait till subsequent month to say a spot at Euro 2024. They lead by one level after second-placed Serbia beat neighbours Montenegro 3-1 in Belgrade on the again of a double from Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Denmark and Slovenia have been each away winners in Group H to maneuver to the cusp of qualification.
The Danes had a scare in San Marino the place the tiny republic scored their first aim of the marketing campaign but the guests nonetheless received 2-1, whereas Slovenia have been 1-0 victors over Northern Ireland in Belfast, the place Adam Cerin netted after 5 minutes.
The outcomes left Kazakhstan with slim hopes of computerized qualification regardless of upsetting Finland 2-1 away in Tuesday’s early match as Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov scored twice, the primary from the spot within the 77th after which an 89th minute winner.
Already booked for the finals are Germany (hosts), Austria, Belgium, France, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Turkey.
The last spherical of group qualifiers are subsequent month and the event shall be held from June 14-July 14.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
