FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Friday Night Results

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England, Italy, and Denmark have played on Friday night in different matches in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers of the European zone. On the other side, Argentina have played against Uruguay in today’s early morning.

England VS Albania

England welcomed Albania at Wembley Stadium last night, where they netted five goals against the visitors. England skipper Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in this match. The home team took the lead in the 9th minute as England center-back and Manchester United captain Harry Maguire scored from the pass of R. James.

England doubled their lead within nine minutes. This time Harry Kane scored his first goal in this game. The third goal came in the 28th minute. J. Henderson, who assisted on the second goal, scored the third one.

However, England captain Harry Kane completed his hat trick by scoring two more goals in the 33rd and 45th minutes. Albania failed to achieve a single goal against the home team. As a result, England won the match by 5-0.

Italy 1-1 Switzerland

The match between Italy and Switzerland have ended in a 1-1 draw. As a result, Italy remain at the top of the table with having the same points as Switzerland. The Euro champion, Italy, conceded the first goal of the match in the 11th minute. The Swiss right-back S. Widmer scored that goal from the pass of N. Okafor.

Anyway, Italy equalized in the 36th minute with the goal of Giovanni Di Lorenzo. Italy could win the match if Jorginho didn’t miss the penalty in the 90th minute. So after 90 minutes, both teams got one point each.

Argentina VS Uruguay

The Copa America champion, Argentina, played against Uruguay in today’s early morning. Lionel Messi was on the bench until 75 minutes as he was not 100% fit for the match. So, Angel Di Maria became the captain in this match.

However, the skipper Di Maria scored the only goal of this game. He found the net in the 7th minute with the help of Paulo Dybala. However, Uruguay could score many goals if Argentine keeper Emi Martinez didn’t save brilliantly.

With this win, Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 26 games. Uruguay, on the other hand, are in danger of being eliminated. They have to win all of their remaining games to qualify for the Qatar World Cup 2022.

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