The country is unhappy with UEFA‘s double standards in relation to the two states. The protest was also supported by the head coach of the Squadra Azzurra, Luciano Spalletti.
The match between the national teams of Italy and Israel was not the most intense in terms of fighting. Squadra Azzurra easily won three points, winning with a score of 4:1. One of the main heroes of the match was Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who scored a double. Plus he scored the winning goal. The Napoli defender has already scored four times this year, although he had not scored for 11 months before that.
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But the scenery in which the football players had to play deserves special attention. Even before the match, fans of the home team marched through Udine in support of Palestine. About two thousand people took part in it. And then during the game the fans began chanting political slogans. Italian head coach Luciano Spalletti, well known to Russian fans, did not stand aside either.
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“If Russia was suspended from international competitions immediately, then why didn’t UEFA and FIFA do the same with Israel, which allows itself to commit genocide against the Palestinians, and force us to take to the field with their national team?” – quotes the words of a Corriere dello Sport specialist.
In another match of this group, the French team beat Belgium 2:1. Even in the absence of Romelu Lukaku, who asked the head coach not to call him up while he was adapting to Naples, the Red Devils looked surprisingly cheerful and created more dangerous chances compared to the Tricolors. Moreover, the guests had to go completely on the defensive after the sending off of Aurélien Tchouameni, who thwarted the dangerous attack of the hosts fifteen minutes before the final whistle.
Tournament position of Group 2 of League A: 1. Italy – 10 points. 2. France – 9. 3. Belgium – 4. 4. Israel – 0.
The national teams of Germany and the Netherlands are full of star football players, but the fate of the last head-to-head match (1:0) was decided by a player whose name many may not have even heard of – Jamie Leveling.
At first, the goal scored by the Stuttgart striker was canceled by VAR due to offside, but the forward did not wilt and about an hour later he scored a goal in his debut game for the national team.
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The boy reached the Bundesliga only two years ago, but it is possible that now we will hear his name more often. Thanks to the victory, the Germans became the first League A team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Tournament position of Group 3 of League A: 1. Germany – 10 points. 2. Netherlands – 5. 3. Hungary – 5. 4. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1.
The day after the Germans, the Spaniards earned a ticket to the quarterfinals of the League of Nations. Moreover, all three of their goals against the Serbs (3:0) were different – with a head, a foot and a free kick. One of the most noticeable on the field in the second half was Alvaro Morata, who first missed a penalty by shooting above the goal, and ten minutes later he corrected himself, taking advantage of Fabian Ruiz’s excellent pass.
Tournament position of Group 4 League A: 1. Spain – 10 points. 2. Denmark – 7. 3. Serbia – 4. 4. Switzerland – 1.
Portugal was unable to crack Scotland’s defense on the road (0:0), which is why two three-match series were interrupted at once – the winning streak for the national team and the scoring streak for Cristiano Ronaldo. I wonder if this could have been influenced by criticism from fans on social networks after the national team’s previous game? The forward scored against the Poles into an empty goal, but instead of celebrating with his teammates who made the goal possible, he ran alone to the corner flag with his trademark shout.
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Group rivals Croatia and Poland had their best battle of the entire fourth round in League A – 3:3. The Checkers scored all three goals in seven minutes: first, Borna Sosa scored with a superb shot into the top corner, and then Petar Sučić and Martin Baturina scored their debut goals for the national team, assisting each other in scoring attacks. The Poles escaped defeat thanks to a goal from ex-Dynamo Moscow player Sebastian Szymanski after the break.
Tournament position of Group 1 of League A: 1. Portugal – 10 points. 2. Croatia – 7. 3. Poland – 4. 4. Scotland – 1.
In all four groups of League B (and A, by the way, too) there was only one team left with a perfect result – Greece. Who would have thought that this would be a team with England, Ireland and Finland in the quartet. After success in the match with the founders of the game, the Greeks did not slow down at all and calmly dealt with another team from the same island. The Irish were still patient in the first half, but then conceded twice (0:2).
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The British, in turn, licked their wounds in the game with the Finns. And although the winning result was achieved (3:1), the British did not look their best in defense, allowing the Scandinavians to create too much.
Tournament position of Group 2 League B: 1. Greece – 12 points. 2. England – 9. 3. Ireland – 3. 4. Finland – 0.
In the other two groups of League B, the most intriguing picture has emerged – the teams are very close. The Czechs drew with Ukraine (1:1) and remained in first place thanks to the fact that Albania quite unexpectedly won away from home (1:0) thanks to a wonderful strike from outside the penalty area by Inter midfielder Kristjan Aslani almost immediately after the break .
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Tournament position of Group 1 of League B: 1. Czech Republic – 7 points. 2. Georgia – 6. 3. Albania – 6. 4. Ukraine – 4.
In another quartet, three teams scored seven points each. Norway was literally destroyed by Austria with a score of 1:5, and one accurate strike was enough for Slovenia to leave Kazakhstan behind.
Tournament position of Group 3 League B: 1. Norway – 7 points. 2. Austria – 7. 3. Slovenia – 7. 4. Kazakhstan – 1.
