The 2026 World Cup qualifiers are in full swing as people turn to next summer’s game.
Spain got a victorious start, defeating Bulgaria 3-0 with the European champions.
But for some other European powers, this is another story.
Keep reading to discover how nights unfold throughout the continent.
Slovakia 2-0 Germany: Slovakia shocks German giants
Slovakia shocked Germany with a famous 2-0 victory in Bratislava, opening the World Cup qualifying round in a sensational manner.
Before halftime, the host gained a well-deserved lead when David Hancko joined David Strelec and calmly passed Oliver Baumann to bring the family crowd into the Raptors.
After an impressive first-half exhibition, Slovakia’s outstanding performance also left Sol denied by the clever rescue and the Duda strike.
Germany was disconnected and lacking in intensity, creating some opportunities through Florian Wirtz and Maximilian Mittelstadt, but Martin Dubravka firmly held on to the Slovakia lead.
In the second ten minutes of the second half, any hope for a German revival was crushed. Strelec produces a magic moment, twisting Antonio Rudiger at the edge of the box, and then rolling the amazing left-foot strike into the distance. Slovakia broke out, and Slovakia doubled.
Julian Nagelsmann is late, Nadiem Amiri
Netherlands 1-1 Poland: Polish opponents hold the Netherlands
The Netherlands made them perfectly start the World Cup qualifiers after Poland ranked 1-1 in Rotterdam.
Ronald Koeman’s team dominated the game, enjoyed over 74% of the property and received better chances, but they were punished in the glory of Matty Cash.
The hosts started off brilliantly, unfortunately when Tijjani Reijnders hit the position, their scores were early, and both Cody Gakpo and Denzel Dumfries were forced to save from Lukasz Skorupski. Their pressure was spoken in the 28th minute, when Dumfries headed to the far post office in the corner of Memphis Depay, unmarked, giving Oranje a well-deserved lead.
Poland had hardly created before the half-time game, with both Piotr Zielinski and Sebastian Szymanski scoring from a distance, but they stayed in the game and developed into the second half. The Dutch continued the media, Xavi Simons and Depay were close together, but they couldn’t kill the game was expensive.
From ten minutes on, cash pounced on a loose ball at 25 yards and launched a thunderous strike at the top corner, shocking De Kuip’s crowd and winning valuable Polish views.
The Netherlands remains the No. 1 in Group A, although their winning rate is over.
Europe is full of
Luxembourg 1-3
Slovakia 2-0 Germany
Georgia 2-3 Türkiye
Bulgaria 0-3 Spain
Lithuania 1-1 Malta
Netherlands 1-1 Poland
Kazakhstan 0-1 Wales
Liectenstein 0-6 Belgium
