Croatia and Wales did not lose against Armenia and Latvia
Madrid, September 11 (European Press) –
Portugal achieved its biggest victory in its history this Monday by defeating Luxembourg (9-0) on the sixth day of Euro 2024 qualifying, a result that puts it comfortably ahead of Group J, in which Slovakia defeated Liechtenstein (3 -0), Iceland defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina (1-0), while Croatia and Wales defeated Armenia (0-1) and Latvia (0-2) away from home in Group D.
At the Algarve Stadium in Faro, the Portuguese team did not miss Cristiano Ronaldo, who was absent due to accumulated yellow cards; Gonzalo Ramos scored twice as a substitute, plus Gonzalo Inacio’s Two more goals gave Roberto Martinez’s side a 4-0 lead at half-time.
After the game restarted, the team continued to advance in the “Seleção” with Diogo Jota scoring twice, Ricardo Horta and Bruno Fernandes ) emerged as the team’s real leader, and Barcelona’s Joao Félix scored in the 88th minute to end the rout.
With 18 points, Portugal has now established itself as the leader of Group J, five more than Slovakia, which beat bottom Liechtenstein (3-0) thanks to first-half goals from David Hanke, Ondrej Duda and Robert Mack. point. Meanwhile, Iceland beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-1 with Alfred Finnbogason’s only goal in the 91st minute for their second win of this stage.
In Group D, the Croatian team defeated the Armenian team 0-1, achieving three consecutive victories and continuing to remain unbeaten. Hoffenheim forward Andrei Kramaric opened the scoring just before the quarter-hour mark, which was enough for Zlako Dalic’s side to leave Yerevan with three points.
Finally, in the same group, the Wales team defeated Latvia 0-2, ending a two-game losing streak. Latvia is the bottom team and has suffered 5 losses in as many games. Aaron Ramsey scored from the penalty spot around the half-hour mark and David Brooks sealed the victory in injury time.