England beats Italy in Euro Qualifiers – 03/23/2023 – Sports

Absent in the last two World Cups, the Italy team again did not have a good start to the cycle before the next World Cup, in 2026. This Thursday (23), at home, it ended up defeated by England in a match for the Euro Cup Qualifiers.

At the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Declan Rice and Harry Kane scored the goals for the English triumph by 2-1. Mateo Retegui scored.

The two teams reissued the duel of the last Euro decision, in 2020, when the Italians defeated the English on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Wembley stadium.

That was the last moment of glory for the four-time world champions. After that, Azurra had their attempt to return to the World Cup frustrated after losing in the last round of the European Qualifiers to the modest selection of North Macedonia, in March 2022.

Also absent from the World Cup in Russia, in 2018, Italy found itself out of two consecutive Cups for the first time. A negative mark that reflected a recent past of failures.

In its last two participations, in South Africa, in 2010, and in Brazil, in 2014, Italy was eliminated in the group stage.

It was under this ghost that coach Roberto Mancini gathered his squad to start the Euro 2024 qualifiers, which will be held in Germany.

On the other hand, England returned to the field after having advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup, in Qatar, where it ended up eliminated by France, finalist of the tournament – ​​in the decision, the French team ended up surpassed by Argentina.

Now, with the triumph against the Italians, the English lead Group C of the Euro Qualifiers. The team returns to the field next Sunday (26) to face Ukraine, at 13:00 (Brasília time). On the same day, Italy takes on the selection of Malta, at 4:45 pm (Brasília time).

Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Portugal thrash Liechtenstein

Another team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the last World Cup, Portugal thrashed the Liechtenstein team at home this Thursday, 4-0, in their debut in the Euro Qualifiers.

After putting his future in the national team in doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to defend his country with a good performance. He scored twice, one of which was a free kick, and set a new record.

Now, the number 7 is the player with the most games for national teams in men, in isolation and according to FIFA data. He has 197 appearances, one more than Kuwait’s Bader Al-Mutawa.

In addition to Cristiano, João Cancelo and Bernardo Silva also scored in the match.

On Sunday (26), the Portuguese return to the field to face Luxembourg, at 4:45 pm (Brasília time). On the same day, the selection of Liechtenstein duels with Iceland, at 13:00 (Brasília time).