Football, at the national team level, is already thinking about the next European Cup. The continental championship will be held next summer, and the national teams qualify little by little after obtaining their tickets. However, there are others that fall by the wayside, some unexpectedly.
And on both sides there is France And Norway. The French team added a major victory over… Tarek mountain We left a record of those we were not accustomed to seeing. On their part, Erling Haaland They were left without the prize of being in the next European Cup after a string of results kept them out of the tournament.
France made history on Saturday after defeating Gibraltar. led by countless MbappeThe French national team achieved one of the biggest victories in the European qualifying stage. That Didier Deschamps They worked hard time and time again to brutally outmaneuver their opponent and take a 14-0 lead.
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The French team, which took first place and qualified for the draw for the next European Cup final, broke its 28-year-old scoring record dating back to 1995 when it was achieved against them. Azerbaijan Winning 10-0. On the other hand, he also surpassed the record for the most goals scored in European Cup qualifiers (0-13 in Germany to San Marino 2006) and the number of goals scored in the first half (seven, the previous number was six in three matches).
Mbappe led his team to victory with a hat-trick. They also played an important role Jiro And He eatsWith the weakness of both. Zaire Emery, Swelling, Claus, Fofana, Rabiot, Dembélé An own goal completed the list of scorers in the match against weak Gibraltar, surpassing them practically from the first minute.
French players congratulate Mbappe after the goal against Gibraltar.
Haaland, no luck
Once again, Haaland will not be present in a major tournament for the national team. Although a team has a certain level, it shares chemistry with other talents e.g Martin Odegaard Or with a high-profile player Sorloth or OostegaardThey could not meet the expectations generated around them.
In this way, one of the leading scorers on the international scene will once again miss a major tournament. The problem is that he is not the first, as he also missed the 2020 European Nations Cup and was not present in the Qatar World Cup, which was held last year as well.
Haaland during a match with Norway
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It is true that being in the next European Cup tournament was an epic for them, but they still have hope of reaching it through the UEFA Nations League qualifiers. But Israel’s victory over Romania on Saturday ended any hope of achieving this ranking. A major absence for the Euros, which loses one of the world’s fiercest scorers.
That is, they still have to continue waiting and the next goal is to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in three stadiums in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It remains to be seen whether they qualify, but there is hope.
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