Surprises continue to happen in the European World Cup qualifiers

On the night of November 15 and early morning of November 16, Belgium and Denmark were held to 1-1 and 2-2 draws by weak opponents Kazakhstan and Belarus, respectively.

Denmark won and will have an early World Cup ticket but were held to a draw by Belarus.

Belgium (ranked 8th in FIFA) is the away team but is still rated much higher than Kazakhstan, the team ranked only 115th in the world . However, the "Red Devils" still had a weak performance when they let the home team score first and only had an equalizer by Hans Vanaken at the beginning of the second half.

Belgium even had an extra man from the 79th minute but could not take advantage of the numerical advantage to create a comeback. Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne were absent, leaving an unfillable void in the Western European representative's attack.

The disappointing result means Belgium cannot qualify for the World Cup. In the final round, coach Claude Fichaux and his team need to beat Liechtenstein at home to keep the top spot in the group against fierce competition from North Macedonia.

A few hours later, it was Denmark's turn (ranked 20th in the FIFA rankings) to disappoint when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Belarus, ranked 97th in the world, right at home. The "Tin Soldiers" fired 34 shots, 10 of which were on target, but only got 1 point.

Patrick Dorgu and his teammates must regret missing too many opportunities, because in the match at the same time, Scotland lost 2-3 to Greece. In the final round taking place on November 18, Denmark and Scotland will fight for a ticket to the World Cup in Group C. Denmark has the advantage in points (11 compared to 10) but Scott Mctominay and his teammates will receive enthusiastic support from the home crowd.

The table situation.

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