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4-2! 2-2! The World Cup pre-kill was crazy: France overturned, Sweden suffered a double kill, and Germany won the battle to reach the top!

In the group stage of the European World Cup preliminaries, this night's game felt a bit chaotic. Sweden, which is ranked 32nd in the world and has two great forwards, Isaac and Dzekeresh, was double-killed by the little-known Kosovo. The French team, which lost Mbappe, was like a headless fly. They fought independently on the offensive end and were full of loopholes on the defensive end. They tied with Iceland 2-2; the European red devil Belgium became the bright spot, reversed Wales 4-2 and successfully climbed to the top of Group J. The German tank defeated Northern Ireland 1-0 and topped the group, but the content of the game was lackluster.

Germany 1-0 Northern Ireland

Germany is still playing a familiar rhythm. After the start of the game, Germany firmly took the initiative. Northern Ireland's backcourt free kick was dropped into the penalty area. Ballard scored from the chaos, but the goal was invalid due to his previous teammate's offside.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Raum took a corner kick and Walter Mader scored with a header, making Germany 1-0.

In the 47th minute of the game, Germany counterattacked, Wirtz blocked the ball, and Adeyemi drove straight in and missed with a single shot.

In the 60th minute of the game, Bowman passed the ball. Kimmich struggled to save the ball but was intercepted by his opponent. Galbraith hit the side net with a long-range shot.

In the 90th minute of the game, Callum Marshall's shot in the penalty area was saved by Bowman. In the end, Germany 1-0 Northern Ireland, ranking first in the group with a goal difference advantage.

‍ France 2-2 Iceland

In this game, France's Kylian Mbappe was not included in the squad due to injury. After the game started, Iceland, which was playing at home, did not play conservatively. Daniel Gudjohnsen made a clever pass and Albert Gwitzmenson shot high with a single shot.

In the 39th minute of the game, Iceland sent a free kick into the penalty area. Central defender Parsson shot twice through the city in the chaos, and Iceland took a 1-0 lead.

In the 61st minute of the game, French team Olise sent a free kick into the penalty area, and Nkunku missed the opportunity from behind.

In the 63rd minute of the game, France counterattacked. Nkunku cut in from the left and broke into the penalty area with a low shot to equalize the score 1-1.

In the 68th minute of the game, Akliusz crossed in front of the goal. Mateta, who was playing for the country for the second time, scored his first goal for the national team with a tackle. France went ahead 2-1.

In the 70th minute of the game, Iceland counterattacked. Albert Gerwitzmensson passed the ball and Herlingsson scored alone, tying the score again at 2-2.

Belgium 4-2 Wales

Belgium had 3 wins and 2 draws in its first 5 games in Group J of the World European Preliminaries, scoring 17 goals and conceding 4 goals, temporarily ranking second with 11 points; Wales ranked third with 10 points from its first 5 games, and the two teams competed for a direct promotion spot. After Wales coach Bellamy took office, he led his team to play 11 main matches, with 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The only loss was a 3-4 loss to Belgium in the first round. The two teams have faced each other 18 times in history, with Wales at the disadvantage with 5 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. Belgium drew 0-0 with North Macedonia at home in the last round, and Wales urgently needs points to consolidate its ranking.

Wales started the game aggressively. In the 8th minute, Thomas took a corner kick and Joe Rodon took the lead with a header. Wales 1-0 Belgium.

In the 18th minute of the game, Ampadu sent a handball and De Bruyne made a penalty kick. Belgium 1-1 Wales.

In the 24th minute of the game, Doku passed the ball in an inverted triangle from the bottom line. Meunier shot in and took the lead, Belgium 2-1.

In the 75th minute of the game, James sent a handball and De Bruyne made a penalty kick. Belgium 3-1 Wales.

In the 89th minute of the game, Trossard was intercepted and Brodhead scored to get a point back. Wales 2-3 Belgium.

In the 90th minute of the game, Trossard made up for it and scored another victory, Belgium 4-2 Wales.

Sweden suffered a double defeat in Kosovo 0-1

Kosovo won 2-0 at home in the first round match between the two sides. Sweden is aiming for revenge. In the 10th minute of the game, a corner kick was taken. Isaac nodded the ball in front and then rubbed it. The goalkeeper blocked the ball.

In the 27th minute of the game, Aslani took a shot, and Johansson turned sideways to save the ball.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Hoza assisted, Aslani scored in one stroke, Kosovo 1-0 Sweden. In the 44th minute, Muriqi's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Avdullah's supplementary shot bounced out of the post.

In the 68th minute of the game, Elanga made a pass from the left. Isaac shook his head and hit the goal. The ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 90th minute of the game, substitutions were adjusted. Muric was replaced and Rahmani came on as a substitute.