Sunday March 28, 2021
Tor in Switzerland is wrong
Artist Ibrahimović makes Sweden happy
Artist Ibrahimović makes Sweden happy
While world champion France is busy with reparations, Denmark allows itself a shooting festival. A well-known superstar shines for Sweden in qualifying for the World Cup. And in Switzerland a door is too high and needs to be replaced.
RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo saved ex-world champion Spain from the next disappointment in the World Cup qualification, Bayern Munich’s world footballer Robert Lewandowski continues to score at will. The 32-year-old scored two goals against Andorra (30th and 55th) and led Poland in Group I to a 3-0 (1-0) mandatory victory. Olmo scored for Spain with a long shot in the second minute of stoppage time for a 2-1 (0-1) win in Georgia. After the 1-1 draw against Greece, coach Luis Enrique’s team is second in Group B with four points behind Sweden, who won 3-0 (2-0) in Kosovo with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimović.
World champions France made amends in Group D with a 2-0 (2-0) win in Kazakhstan for the botched start in the 1-1 draw against Ukraine. The English national team (Group I) took their second win in their second game with a 2-0 (1-0) in Albania – as did Italy with a 2-0 (1-0) in Bulgaria (Group C).
The Swiss match in the Italy group against Lithuania kicked off late because a goal was a few centimeters too high and had to be replaced. Shortly after the start of the game, the former Bundesliga professional Xherdan Shaqiri (2nd) scored, the only goal was 1-0 (1-0).
In the German group J Armenia also celebrated the second success. After the 2-0 (0-0) against Iceland, which lost to the German national team in Duisburg on Thursday, the team of the Spanish coach Joaquín Caparrós is brilliantly second behind Germany with six points. North Macedonia, next Wednesday the DFB opponent, easily won 5-0 (1-0) against Liechtenstein. Denmark had no problems in Group F in the 8-0 (5-0) against Moldova.
England is having a hard time
In Tbilisi in front of several hundred spectators, Spain conceded the 0-1 through Chwicha Kwarazchelia (44th) shortly before half-time after an inattention in defense. Ferrán Torres equalized after a good combination (56th). The 2010 world champion developed too little pressure on the offensive.
The draw would not have been undeserved for Georgia, who defended well and was trained by former Bayern professional Willy Sagnol – but then Olmo scored. “I dedicate the goal to the entire team because we needed this victory,” said the Bundesliga professional: “It’s difficult to describe how it feels – it’s unique.”
Ibrahimović artistically initiated the 1-0 for Sweden through Ludwig Augustinsson (12th), the 39-year-old was also involved in the creation of the second goal by the former Dortmund-based Alexander Isak (35th). In addition, Sebastian Larsson (70th) hit with a hand penalty when Ibrahimovic was already substituted. Italy took the lead with a converted penalty from Andrea Belotti (43.), Manuel Locatelli (83.) also scored.
The English initially struggled after the 5-0 opener against San Marino – until star striker Harry Kane (39th) took the lead. Mason Mount (63.) increased after the break and ensured the final score in the away game in Albania. Ousmane Dembelé (19th minute) and Sergej Maliy (44th / own goal) scored the goals for France. Star striker Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain missed the chance to make it 3-0 with a penalty in the 75th minute.
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