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1-0, 90 minutes of winning, 52nd in the world, winning three consecutive wins in the World Cup, defeating Germany to lead

6:07am, 8 September 2025【Football】

The 92nd-ranked Luxembourg team ushered in the 6th round of the first phase of the European qualifiers in the World Cup. Luxembourg team took his home court to face the 52nd-ranked Slovak team in this game.

Luxembourg ranked third in Group A with 0 points before the game, while Slovak ranked second in Group A with 3 points before the game. In the last four matches between the two sides, Slovakia has the upper hand because Slovakia defeated Luxembourg three times in those four matches. So before the game, more fans were full of confidence in the stronger Slovakia team on paper defeating Luxembourg.

Neither side scored a goal in the first half.

When the second half was about to end, Slovakia suddenly showed its power. In the 90th minute, the 23-year-old Stoke City strongman Rigoli was unscathed to help the Slovakia team perform a great victory.

In the end, Slovakia narrowly defeated Luxembourg 1-0 away, winning three consecutive wins in the World Cup, while Luxembourg suffered a three-game losing streak in the World Cup. Slovakia immediately beat Germany to the first place in Group A with 6 points.

The Slovak team's ball possession rate exceeded 50% throughout the game, and both sides had the same number of corner kicks, both sides had 4 shots, 11 shots, 5 more than Slovakia, and 4 shots, and 2 more than Slovakia.

Congratulations to Slovakia.