Spain make light work of Kosovo despite goalkeeping gaffe
Spain pulled off a convincing 3-1 win at home to Kosovo in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday although goalkeeper Unai Simon had a night to forget,
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Spain pulled off a convincing 3-1 win at home to Kosovo in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday although goalkeeper Unai Simon had a night to forget,
Hungary, Iceland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Serbia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, and Georgia all advanced to the Euro 2020 playoff finals.
Prishtina's preliminary-round qualifier last Tuesday was postponed after eight players tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Gibraltar.
Harry Winks scored his first international goal as England beat Kosovo 3-0 in their final Euro 2020 qualifying match on Sunday.
Czech Republic punched their ticket to Euro 2020 by coming from behind to beat Kosovo 2-1.
The mayor of Pristina is promising England fans and players a warm welcome for their Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, but there's no free beer.
England maintained their perfect start to UEFA European Championship qualifying with a 5-3 win over a resilient Kosovo side at St Mary's on Tuesday.
England manager Gareth Southgate expects Kosovo to give his side their toughest test so far in Euro 2020 qualifying.
Kosovo's Mergim Vojvoda struck a second-half goal to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Czech Republic in their Euro 2020 Group A qualifier.
Kosovo's national team only began playing five years ago, but have hope to reach the European Championship and can give England a qualifying scare.
Kosovo clinched their first-ever win in a competitive international by beating the Faroe Islands 2-0 in the Nations League on Monday.
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Switzerland players Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, looking into their goal celebrations.
Kosovo coach Albert Bunjaki is to step down from his role after a string of poor results during the team's first attempt to qualify for a World Cup.
Gianluigi Buffon kept a clean sheet in his 1,000th professional appearance for club and country as Italy beat Albania 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
Besart Berisha has stunned the Victory in the run-in to the A-League finals by answering an international call from his country of birth, Kosovo.
GROUP A1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
Poland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2 |
GROUP A2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Belgium | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 15 |
Denmark | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
England | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
Iceland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -14 | 0 |
GROUP A3 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
France | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 16 |
Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 13 |
Croatia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
Sweden | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
GROUP A4 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Spain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 11 |
Germany | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 9 |
Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 6 |
GROUP B1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Austria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 13 |
Norway | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
Romania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
Northern Ireland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 2 |
GROUP B2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 12 |
Scotland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
Israel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Slovakia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
GROUP B3 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Hungary | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
Russia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
Serbia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Turkey | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
GROUP B4 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Wales | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 16 |
Finland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
Republic of Ireland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
GROUP C1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 13 |
Luxembourg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
Azerbaijan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 4 |
GROUP C2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Armenia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
North Macedonia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
Georgia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Estonia | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
GROUP C3 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 14 |
Greece | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
Kosovo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
Moldova | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |
GROUP C4 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Albania | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
Belarus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
Lithuania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
Kazakhstan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
GROUP D1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Faroe Islands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +4 | 12 |
Malta | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 9 |
Latvia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
Andorra | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 2 |
GROUP D2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Gibraltar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 8 |
Liechtenstein | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
San Marino | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |