The weekend’s action was brought down with a goal-infested evening of European action with many sides hoping to get themselves back on the right track to put themselves in with the best chance of making the 2020 European Championships.
Group I- Kazakhstan 0-2 Belgium
Belgium recorded their eighth win on the bounce during these qualifiers with a dominant display away from home against Kazakhstan. It was a much changed line-up for Roberto Martinez’s side, but they very rare looked in danger of losing this fixture. Michy Batshuayi scored the opener after 20 minutes, before Thomas Meunier added a second eight minutes into the second half.
Other Group I Results: Scotland 6-0 San Marino & Cyprus 0-5 Russia
Group C- Belarus 1-2 Netherlands
It has been a near-perfect international break for the Dutch as they have cemented their position at the top of the group following two big wins. They backed up their win against Northern Ireland with another success on Sunday evening against Belarus. Georginio Wijnaldum scored a brace for the visitors before the break. However, the hosts pulled one back in the second half through Stanislaw Drahun. The Dutch were able to hang on though.
Other Group C Result: Estonia 0-3 Germany
Group E- Wales 1-1 Croatia
Ryan Giggs’ Welsh side kept their European hopes alive with a hard-fought draw in Cardiff on Sunday evening. A win would have been the ideal result, but a draw means that wins in all the next qualifiers will give them a great chance. Meanwhile, the draw keeps Croatia at the top of the group as they edge towards qualification. Nikola Vlasic had put the Croatians in front after nine minutes, but Gareth Bale equalised for the hosts on the brink of half time.
Other Group E Result: Hungary 1-0 Azerbaijan
