World Cup 2022 – Qatar: results of the European semi-finals today (Thursday) – SPORT.SK

today 22:40 | Italian footballers will not perform at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The reigning European champions sensationally lost in Thursday’s semifinals of the draw with North Macedonia 0: 1. The duel in Palermo was decided by Aleksandar Trajkovski with a precise shot at the set time. In a direct battle for the premier participation in the World Cup, Northern Macedonia will meet Portugal, which has beaten Turkey 3: 1. The next advancing team is Wales, who defeated the Austrian national team 2: 1. The meeting between Sweden and the Czech Republic met its winner only after overtime. The home team dealt with the team of Jaroslav Šilhavý 1: 0 after extra time. The North Macedonians are fighting in the finals of the playoffs next Tuesday, March 29, on the territory of Portugal for their premier participation in the World Championships. The Swedes will present themselves on the same day in Poland, which secured promotion to the finals automatically after Russia was excluded from the competition for invasion of Ukraine. Wales will wait for the final opponent, as the Scottish duel with Ukraine was postponed to the June date. The Italians had the upper hand in Palermo, but despite great chances, they did not manage to break through the opponent’s defense. The Balkan team played tirelessly and the effort paid off in the set time, when Trajkovski overcame the goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarummu with a shot from a distance. The four-time world champions will not participate in the World Cup for the second time in a row and for the fourth time in history. The role of the favorite, on the other hand, was confirmed by Portugal, the charges of Fernando Santos were led by 2: 0 at the half time after the precise interventions of Otavio and Diogo Jota. In the 65th minute, Burak Yilmaz managed to reduce to 1: 2 after the pass of Cengiz Ünder from the small lime line. However, the 36-year-old footballer did not take a huge chance 20 minutes later when he did not convert a penalty kick. Matheus Nunes adjusted the score cosmetically in the set time. Thanks to Gareth Bala and the Welsh, the leaders took the lead in the first act, the real Madrid striker added another accurate hit in the second half and the guests did not take the opportunity to settle after the patriot Ben Davies. The Czechs enjoyed the first goal prematurely in the 12th minute, when Jan Kuchta’s accurate shot at the corner kick was not recognized by the VAR system. Both teams had the opportunity to decide the match in regular time, but in the end they decided only in overtime. Robin Quaison didn’t let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. The last three seats at the World Championships are played in the European playoffs. Ten qualifying group winners have already advanced to the championship – Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands. World Cup 2022 – European Championship semifinals: Sweden – Czech Republic 1: 0 pp (0: 0) Goal: 110. Quaison Judge: Oliver (English) Portugal – Turkey 3: 1 (2: 0) Goals: 15. Otavio, 42. Jota, 90. + 4. Nunes – 65. Yilmaz Judge: Siebert (DEU) Wales – Austria 2: 1 (1: 0) Goals: 25. and 51. Bale – 65. Davies (own) Judge: Marciniak (POL) Italy – North Macedonia 0 : 1 (0: 0) Goal: 90. + 2. Trajkovski Judge: Turpin (Fr.) Final program branch A (June): Wales – winner Scotland / Ukraine branch B (March 29): Poland – Sweden branch C (March 29): Portugal – North Macedonia This is how the centenary is celebrated. The Polish club started the birthday party at midnight: