European Zone World Cup Qualification Results: Germany Vs Armenia 6-0 - Spain Vs Georgia 4-0
JAKARTA - European countries will compete again in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, Sunday, September 5 local time. Here are the full results.
In Group J, the German national team continued their perfect start with their new coach, Hansi Flick, when they thrashed Armenia 6-0 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena Stadium, Stuttgart.
The result was Germany's second win in two games under Flick and they now take over the top of the table with 12 points, displacing Armenia (10) into second place.
In other matches in Group J, Iceland share points with North Macedonia after a 2-2 draw.
Smiles all round tonight #DieMannschaft #GERARM pic.twitter.com/0BzTkNEL0v
— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) September 5, 2021
Meanwhile in Group B, the Spanish national team returned to winning ways when they destroyed Georgia 4-0 at the Nuevo Vivero Stadium, Badajoz. The official FIFA website noted that La Furia Roja dominated 69 percent of possession and converted it into goals scored by Jose Gaya, Carlos Soler, Ferran Torres and Pablo Sarabia.
The win takes Spain to the top of Group B with 10 points, one point ahead of Sweden who have played just three games, while Georgia (1) are slumped at the bottom.
We move on to Group E, Gareth Bale led Wales to beat Belarus at the Centralniy Stadium, Kazan, Russia. The Real Madrid star had given Wales an early lead but the hosts took the lead through Vitali Lisakovich's penalty and Pavel Sedko's goal.
However, Bale then converted a penalty and completed his hat-trick in injury time to guide Wales to a dramatic win.
Then, in Group I, Jesse Lingard recorded two goals and an assist as he helped the England team to beat Andorra 4-0 at Wembley Stadium.
Professional performance today from the boys happy to get 2 goals and assists @JLingz x Siiiuuu #Jlingz #England pic.twitter.com/k3HlFJJPhR
— Jesse Lingard (@JesseLingard) September 5, 2021
One assist from Lingard was converted into a goal by Bukayo Saka in a match which was also marked by Harry Kane's success in executing the penalty kick.
England continued their clean sweep record and gripped the top of Group I with 15 full points.
In Group C continued, the Bulgarian national team finally won its first victory after beating Lithuania 1-0. In the same group, Italy's Gli Azzurri were again held back. This time in the hands of Switzerland with the score 0-0.
As for Group E, Belgium beat the Czech Republic 3-0 at the Stade Roi Baudouin. This match is also special for Romelu Lukaku, who is making his 100th appearance for the Belgian national team.
Brand new home decoration for Rom! #Rom100 #BELCZE #DEVILTIME pic.twitter.com/05BuiS5vhX
— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) September 5, 2021
The Red Devil's goals were scored by Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, and Alexis Saelemaekers.