World Cup qualifiers - England is waiting for the Hungarians and the Italians for the record setting

Roberto Mancini’s fresh European champion team last got out of the Portuguese on September 10, 2018 - 1-0 in the League of Nations - and has played 34 matches since then without a loss. If the Squadra Azzurra does not lose against Bulgaria on Thursday in Florence, according to the paper form, it will set the world record for the Brazilian and Spanish national teams. The selecao between 1993 and 1996, while La Furia Roja between 2007 and 2009, did not find a winner in 35 matches.

The Hungarian national team will host the finalists at the European Summer Championships at the Puskás Arena, while the world champion French will host the Bosnians at home.

Interestingly, from now on, the VAR system will also be used in the World Cup qualifiers to resolve doubtful cases.

The first of the groups will advance to the 2022 World Qatari Championships and the second will be eligible for a substitute qualifier. Next to them, the top two group winners from the League of Nations will join the substitute qualifying field who will not finish in the top two during the World Cup qualifiers. The 12 teams will compete for the remaining places in a one-match semi-final system.

European World Cup Qualifiers Round 4:

The group:

Wednesday:

Luxembourg-Azerbaijan, Luxembourg 20.45

Portugal-Ireland, Algarve 20.45

Group standings: 1. Portugal 7 points / 3 matches (6-3), 2. Serbia 7/3 (7-5), 3. Luxembourg 3/2, 4. Ireland 0/2 (2-4), 5 Azerbaijan 0/2 (1-3)

Group B:

Thursday:

Georgia-Kosovo, Batumi 18.00

Sweden-Spain, Solna 20.45

Group standings: 1. Spain 7 points / 3 matches, 2. Sweden 6/2, 3. Greece 2/2, 4. Georgia 1/3, 5. Kosovo 0/2

Group C:

Thursday:

Lithuania - Northern Ireland, Vilnius 20.45

Italy-Bulgaria, Florence 20.45

Position: 1. Italy 9 points / 3 matches, 2. Switzerland 6/2, 3. Northern Ireland 1/2 (0-2), 4. Bulgaria 1/3 (1-5), 5. Lithuania 0 / 2

Group D:

Wednesday:

Kazakhstan-Ukraine, Nur Sultan 16.00

France - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Strasbourg 20.45

Position: 1. France 7 points / 3 matches, 2. Ukraine 3/3, 3. Finland 2/2, 4. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1/2 (2-3), 5. Kazakhstan 1/2 (1-3 )

This group:

Thursday:

Estonia-Belgium, Tallinn 20.45

Czech Republic-Belarus, Ostrava 20.45

Group standings: 1. Belgium 7 points / 3 matches, 2. Czech Republic 4/3, 3. Wales 3/2 (2/3), 4. Belarus 3/2 (4-10), 5. Estonia 0/2

Group F:

Wednesday:

Faroe Islands - Israel, Torshavn 20.45

Moldova-Austria, Chisinau 20.45

Denmark-Scotland, Copenhagen 20.45

Position: 1. Denmark 9 points, 2. Scotland 5, 3. Israel 4 (5-4), 4. Austria 4 (5-7), 5. Faroe Islands 1 (2-8), 6. Moldova 1 (2-13)

Group G:

Wednesday:

Turkey-Montenegro, Istanbul 20.45

Latvia-Gibraltar, Riga 20.45

Norway-Netherlands, Oslo 20.45

Group standings: 1. Turkey 7 points, 2. Netherlands 6 (11-4), 3. Montenegro 6 (6-3), 4. Norway 6 (4-3), 5. Latvia 1, 6. Gibraltar 0

Group H:

Wednesday:

Russia-Croatia, Moscow 20.45

Slovenia-Slovakia, Ljubljana 20.45

Malta-Cyprus, Ta'Qali 20.45

Status of the group: 1. Croatia 6 points (4-1), 2. Russia 6 (6-4), 3. Slovakia 5, 4. Cyprus 4, 5. Slovenia 3, 6. Malta 1

Group I:

Thursday:

HUNGARY-England, Puskás Arena 20.45

Andorra-San Marino, Andorra La Vella 20.45

Poland-Albania, Warsaw 20.45

The position: 1. England 9 points, 2. Hungary 7, 3. Albania 6, 4. Poland 4, 5. Andorra 0 (1-8), 6. San Marino 0 (0-10)

Group J:

Thursday:

Liechtenstein-Germany, St. Gallen 20.45

Northern Macedonia - Armenia, Skopje 20.45

Iceland-Romania, Reykjavík 20.45

Position: 1. Armenia 9 points, 2. Northern Macedonia 6 (9-4), 3. Germany 6 (5-2), 4. Romania 3 (5-6), 5. Iceland 3 (4-6) , 6. Liechtenstein 0

(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti / Photo: pixabay, mti)