A look at Thursday’s european Championship selection of friendly matches and qualifiers:
PLAYOFFS EURO
The playoffs that will put the last 4 places in the formation of the 24 nations of the European Championship will begin despite everything. It has been almost seven months since they were postponed to March as the coronavirus pandemic spreads. Eight games are played on Thursday, and the winners advance to the final on November 12 in 4 separate groups. The exhibition game is in the third division group: Norway vs. Serbia, pitting Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland against Ajax’s Dusan Tadic. The winner will host Scotland or Israel next month. At the top level, the winner of Bulgaria against Hungary will host the winner of Iceland against Romania. At the moment, Bosnia and Herzegovina faces Northern Ireland for the right to host Slovakia or Ireland. In fact, a newcomer will start the tournament next June. The lowest ranked diversity is Georgia, opposed by Belarus for the right to host North Macedonia or Kosovo, the world’s last national soccer team. UEFA has allowed fans to attend matches at up to 30% of the stadium’s capacity if allowed by local public fitness regulations.
BELGIUM VS. IVORY COAST
For the first time since a 6-1 win over Cyprus in November last year in a European qualifying match, Belgian enthusiasts can return to their national arena. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 11,000 spectators will be admitted to King Baludouin Stadium, while Belgium will face Ivory Coast in a friendly. Despite the limited number of seats available, the adjustment against Ivory Coast, a country ranked 60th in the FIFA standings, did not attract much attention, with tickets left for sale on Wednesday Belgium, team No. 1 in the rankings, he was first scheduled to face New Zealand, which had to cancel his vacation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Undefeated in her last 12 matches, Belgium will then travel to England and Iceland. foreign pause for a few League of Nations phytos.
ENGLAND VS. ENGLAND Welsh
England players Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho will miss the adjustment waiting for the effects of coronavirus testing after attending a party on the weekend. The trio arrived at the English educational base this week late, with the Football Association assessing whether there is a threat to the team due to Abraham’s party, which Chilwell and Sancho also attended. England manager Gareth Southgate said players would not oppose Wales, but may not tell if they can play the League of Nations again. match against Belgium on Sunday.
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