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Belgium qualified for the 2026 World Cup after a landslide 7-0 win over Liechtenstein.Meanwhile, Scotland qualified for the 2026 World Cup in dramatic fashion.
In the first half, Belgium was ahead 3-0 through a goal from Hans Vanaken and a pair of goals from Jeremy Doku.After that, Belgium added four goals in the second half through Alexis Saelemaekers, Charles De Ketelaere, Brandon Mechele and Maxime De Cuyper.
This success also marks Belgium’s success in appearing in the World Cup for the fourth time in a row.The difference is, while the Belgian team in the previous three editions was often referred to as the ‘Golden Generation’, the Belgian team in this edition has also been marked by a generational change.
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Doku and De Ketelaere are examples of symbols of the new generation in Belgium.However, there are still senior names like Thomas Meunier and Axel Witsel as remaining players from the ‘Golden Generation’.
In another match, Scotland qualified for the 2026 World Cup in dramatic fashion with two goals in injury time.The Scotland vs Denmark match is going to be interesting because both teams still have a chance to get tickets to the World Cup.
Scotland took the lead twice through Scott McTominay and Lawrence.However, twice Denmark was able to equalize.
Rasmus Hojlund’s penalty in the 57th minute made the score 1-1 while Patrick Doru scored the 2-2 equalizer in the 82nd minute, three minutes after Scotland took a 2-1 lead.Interestingly, Denmark had to play with 10 people from the 62nd minute because Rasmus Kristensen received a red card.
However, in injury time, the World Cup tickets that seemed to be in Denmark’s hands moved again to Scotland.Kieran Tierney scored Scotland’s winning goal in the third minute of injury time, plus a goal from Kenny McLean.Scotland won 4-2.
Austria also qualified for the World Cup after surviving a threat from Bosnia & Herzegovina.Bosnia had the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup when they scored first through Haris Tabakovic in the first half.However, Austria was able to equalize through substitute Michael Gregoritsch.
Switzerland also ensured they qualified for the World Cup after drawing against Kosovo.The draw made Switzerland champions of Group B with a three point difference over Kosovo.
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