World Cup 2018 Qualifiers: England narrowly beats Slovakia, Germany crushes Norway

(Baonghean.vn) – In Group C, the German team's attack became a terror for Norway. Meanwhile, in Group F, the English team had a difficult 90 minutes at home against Slovakia.

Welcoming Slovakia in the 8th match of Group F, the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, England took to the field with a young squad. However, a surprise happened when in the 3rd minute, Stanislav Lobotka stunned the "Three Lions" fans with a goal that helped Slovakia take the lead with a quick combination.

Although in the 37th minute from a corner kick, Eric Dier managed to score an equalizer for England and ended the first half with a score of 1-1. However, in the second half, the home team still encountered many difficulties against Slovakia's defensive counter-attacking style.

It was only thanks to a moment of brilliance from Marcus Rashford – the young striker currently playing for Man United – that the England team could have complete joy. In the 58th minute, this player had a quick shot from outside the 16m50 box, raising the score to 2-1 in a dramatic way for the "Three Lions". With this victory, coach Gareth Southgate and his team have left their opponents Slovakia 5 points behind on the rankings (20 points/8 matches).

If in this match, the MU star brought victory to the England team, in the confrontation between the German team and the Norwegian team, Arsenal's Mesut Özil was the one who opened the scoring for the "tanks" in the 10th minute.

In just the first 45 minutes, the score was 4-0 in favor of the German team, with striker Timo Werner scoring a double (the other 2 goals belonged to Özil and Draxler). In the second half, Leon Goretzka and Mario Gomez took turns scoring, sealing a resounding 6-0 victory for the home team. With 24 absolute points after 8 matches, Joachim Low's team continued to maintain a 5-point gap with the team behind, Northern Ireland.

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