This Saturday, the Netherlands, Romania and Switzerland guaranteed qualification for the final phase of the Euro 2024 football championship and increased the number of teams qualified for the competition to be held in Germany to 16.
Playing at home, the Netherlands beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0, with a goal from Wout Weghorst, in the 12th minute, and secured second place in Group B, behind the already qualified France, which today imposed on Gibraltar the biggest defeat in its history. the qualifying phase for a European Championship, with a 14-0 victory.
The Dutch, European champions in 1988 and who have four other semi-finals in 1976, 1992, 2000 and 2004, will be present for the eleventh time in the final phase of a European Championship.
In Group I, Romania and Switzerland also qualified for the final phase of the next Euro Cup, which will be held in Germany, from June 14 to July 14, 2024, leaving only who wins the group to be decided.
Romania beat Israel 2-1, in a match played in Felcsút, Hungary, due to the war in the Gaza Strip, and secured its sixth place in the final phase, its best record being the quarterfinals of Euro 2000.
Israel took the lead with a goal from Zahavi, after two minutes, but the Romanians turned the result around, with goals from Puscas, in the 10th, and Ianis Hagi, in the 63rd. Romania has 19 points, followed by Switzerland with 17 ., with the Israelis in third place with 12.
The Swiss drew 1-1 against Kosovo and also confirmed their sixth presence, third in a row, in the final phase of a Euro Cup, the best result being the quarterfinals of Euro2020, in which they were defeated by Spain in a penalty shootout.
Switzerland took the lead with a goal from Rubén Vargas, in the 47th minute, and Kosovo tied in the 82nd, through Muhamet Hyseni.
The Netherlands, Switzerland and Romania join Portugal, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, France, Hungary, England, Turkey and hosts Germany in the group of teams already qualified.
Source: TSF
