European champion Spain is getting closer to the 2026 World Cup, BTA reported.
The players of “La Furia“ won 4:0 as a guest over Georgia and only a miracle can deprive them of the first place in group “E”, where in another match Turkey won over Bulgaria 2:0. In the last round of the qualifiers, Spain has a direct match in Seville against Turkey. The Spaniards have a 14-goal lead over the Turks, and this is seen first in the event of a tie in points.
In Tbilisi, De La Fuente's players reached three goals before the break. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring from a penalty in the 11th minute. In the 22nd minute, Arsenal midfielder Martin Subimendi doubled the lead, and in the 35th minute, Ferran Torres also scored. After the restart, Oyarzabal made it 4:0.
Austria took a decisive step towards direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup. This happened after a 2:0 victory in the visit of Cyprus, with the Austrians already having an asset of 18 points at the top of Group “H“. Both goals were scored by Marko Arnautovic, and the Austrian team has not qualified for the World Cup since 1998.
Wales achieved an important success in Group “J“, after winning 1:0 over Liechtenstein. The only goal of the match was scored by Jordan James in the 61st minute. Wales now face the Republic of North Macedonia in a head-to-head match for one of the top two spots. Both teams have 13 points, but the Islanders will be the hosts in the deciding match.