Spain beat Norway, Germany beat Peru, Brazil lost to Morocco

Norway are considered Spain's biggest rivals in Group A of the Euro 2024 qualifiers but they are without Haaland due to injury. Spain have used an attacking formation with Gavi, Alvaro Morata and Dani Olmo as strikers while Mikel Merino, Rodri and Iago Aspas play in midfield.

Dani Olmo opened the scoring for Spain (Photo: AP).

Spain quickly took control of the game after the opening whistle. In the 13th minute, their pressure was materialized with Olmo's opening goal. From a pass from young defender Alejandro Balde, the RB Leipzig star sensitively backheeled the ball into the Norwegian net.

Norway had a lot of difficulty in attacking. The absence of star player Erling Haaland also caused Norway to be stuck in attack when they only had two shots and did not cause any danger in the first half.

In the second half, Spain continued to press the field but the strikers were quite unlucky in their final shots. The turning point only came in the 81st minute, when coach Luis de la Fuente sent Joselu onto the field to refresh the attack.

In just 3 minutes on the pitch, the 32-year-old striker made a difference. In the 84th minute, from a pass from Fabian Ruiz, Joselu decisively headed the ball diagonally from close range to increase the score to 2-0.

A minute later, the striker once again put his name on the scoreboard with a precise close-range tap-in. In the end, Spain defeated Norway 3-0 in the first match of Group A of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Joselu scored twice in Spain's victory (Photo: AP).

In the remaining match of Group A, Scotland won 3-0 against Cyprus. At 1:45 a.m. on March 29, Spain will visit Scotland in the next match, while Norway will face Georgia at 11:00 p.m. on March 28.

Line-up

Spain : Kepa, Balde, Laporte, Nacho, Carvajal, Merino (Ruiz 81'), Rodri, Aspas (Ceballos 58'), Gavi (Oyarzabal 58'), Morata (Joselu 81'), Olmo (Pino 67').

Goals: Olmo (13'), Joselu (84', 85')

Norway : Nyland, Pedersen (Ryerson 74'), Strandberg, Ostigard, Meling (Bjorkan 74'), P.Berg, S.Berge (Solbakken 74'), Odegaard, Aursnes, Elyounoussi (Strand Larsen 74'), Sorloth (Brynhildsen 86').

As hosts of Euro 2024, Germany did not have to play in qualifying and they played a friendly against Peru last night. Fulkrug and Timo Werner were deployed as strikers and it did not take long for Germany to impose themselves on the game.

In the 12th minute, receiving an assist from Kai Havertz, Fullkrug quickly and decisively kicked the ball into the Peruvian net to open the score. This goal helped coach Hansi Flick and his team feel quite comfortable.

Fullkrug scored twice in Germany's win over Peru (Photo: AP).

7 minutes later, the gap would have been doubled for Germany if Florian Wirtz's shot had not been brilliantly saved by the Peruvian goalkeeper. However, the pressure from the "Tank" was realized in the 33rd minute.

From a dribble on the right wing, Marius Wolf passed the ball to Fullkrug, who cut in and finished quickly, raising the score to 2-0 and completing his own double. At the 2022 World Cup , Fullkrug was the one who equalized 1-1 for Germany in the match against Spain.

In the 68th minute, Germany had a chance to score a third goal, but Havertz missed the penalty kick, and the score of 2-0 in Germany's favor was maintained until the end of the match. In the early morning of March 29, Germany will have the next friendly match with Belgium at RheinEnergie Stadium.

Casemiro could not help Brazil avoid defeat against Morocco (Photo: AP).

Playing away against Morocco in a friendly match, Brazil fielded a squad with many new names such as Rony, Andrey Santos, Emerson and Roger Ibanez. Casemiro took on the role of captain, while Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo became the mainstays in attack.

The match was quite open after the opening whistle. The two teams continuously had situations of tit for tat and in the 29th minute, the home team Morocco found the opening goal, starting from a mistake by the Brazilian defense. Sofiane Boufal turned and shot coldly, leaving goalkeeper Weverton standing still and watching the ball go into the net.

Conceding the goal, Brazil rose up to attack strongly. It was not until the 67th minute that the South American representative found an equalizer. Lucas Paqueta won the ball well near the middle of the field, then passed it to Casemiro for a long-range shot. The Man Utd star's shot was not too dangerous, but goalkeeper Bono unfortunately let the ball slip through his hands and into the net.

However, 10 minutes later, Morocco regained the lead with an unstoppable volley from 26-year-old midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri in the penalty area. In the remaining time, Brazil tried their best to attack but were unable to find an equalizer, thereby accepting a 1-2 defeat.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/tay-ban-nha-thang-dam-na-uy-duc-danh-bai-peru-brazil-thua-morocco-20230326072433368.htm