The 9th round of the European World Cup preliminaries has ended with 8 games. The latest standings are as follows!

The latest standings of the European World Cup preliminaries

Portugal, which was placed in Group F, suffered a heavy blow. It lost 0-2 to Ireland in an away game. Cristiano Ronaldo was also stained red due to an elbow attack. He has been winless for two consecutive rounds. The current record is 3 wins. With 1 draw and 1 loss, they have 10 points. Although they are still ranked first in the group, they are only 2 points ahead of Hungary behind them. If they continue to lose upset in the final round and Hungary gets three points, Portugal will lose the first place in the group and miss the opportunity to directly win the World Cup. This is a situation that Portuguese fans don't want to see. In the final round of the home game against the underdog Armenia, they must take all three points.

C Ronaldo dyed red and Portugal was upset

In the past few games, Portugal had an advantage, but it was difficult to play against the opponent's intensive defense, and the efficiency of the final kick was not high. As a 40-year-old player, Ronaldo also dyed red because he lost control of his emotions. The gains outweighed the losses. The Portuguese team needs to make a good summary. Hungary defeated Armenia 1-0, and its points rose to 8 points. In the final round, it will have a life-and-death battle with Ireland. As long as it is undefeated, it will have a chance to at least lock in a play-off spot.

Mbappe's Double Sound

The French team in Group D defeated Ukraine 4-0 at home, with all four goals scored in the second half. In the 55th minute, Olise was stepped on by his opponent in the penalty area and succeeded in creating a penalty. Mbappe scored with a penalty kick. As the score changed, the French team got more opportunities. Then Olise, Mbappe and Ekitic scored three goals in a row. In the end, France won its fourth victory, locking in the first place in the group with 4 wins, 1 draw and 13 points, and got the World Cup tickets in advance. In another match in the same group, Iceland defeated Azerbaijan 2-0. The current points are 7 points equal to Ukraine's. The two teams will compete for qualifications for the second play-off in the group in the final round.

Norway has basically secured its ticket to the World Cup.

In Group I, Norway defeated Estonia 4-1 at home. Haaland and Serlot both scored twice. They won 7 consecutive victories and scored 21 points, leading the second place Italy by 3 points. Due to the huge advantage in goal difference, Norway basically locked the first place in the group. If Italy wants to overtake Norway, it must not only defeat Norway in the final round, but also score at least 9 goals, which is very difficult. England in Group K defeated Serbia 2-0 at home. Saka and Eze scored. England won 7 consecutive victories and scored 21 points without conceding a goal, qualifying early. Albania defeated Andorra 1-0. Asrani scored the only goal, locking in second place in the group and qualifying for the play-offs!