Italy, led by Roberto Mancini, tied this Sunday as a visitor against Switzerland 0-0, leads group C of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup and reached the record of 36 unbeaten matches of a soccer team without losing. La Azzurra had a penalty kick to stay with the victory, but the Brazilian nationalized Italian Jorginho finished softly and announced, and the local goalkeeper and figure of the match, Yann Sommer, contained the shot in the 82nd minute.
Italy, current European champion, also kept the absolute record of unbeaten by a national team by reaching 36 games without losing, 28 wins and 8 draws, all under the command of Mancini, who was also the manager of the last defeat on 10 September 2018 against Portugal by 1 to 0, by the League of Nations of Europe. With this new brand, the Azzurra surpassed the record of 35 games without losing that it shared with Spain, achieved between 2007 and 2009, and with Brazil, obtained between 1993 and 1995.
For its part, Spain recovered from the fall of last date against Sweden and beat Georgia 4-0, in a match for group B of the European qualifiers, thanks to the goals of José saya (14m. PT), Carlos Soler (25m. PT), Ferrán Torres (41m. PT) and Pablo Sarabia (18m. ST). The success allowed Hispanics to come to command the zone with 10 points, 1 above Sweden.
Results and positions:
B Group: Kosovo 1 – Greece 0 and Spain 4 – Georgia 0. Free: Sweden. Positions: Spain 10 points; Sweden 9; Kosovo 4; Greece 3; and Georgia 1.
Group C. Bulgaria 1 – Lithuania 0 and Switzerland 0 – Italy 0. Free: Northern Ireland. Positions: Italy 11 units; Switzerland 7; Bulgaria 5; Northern Ireland 4; and Lithuania 0.
Group E: Belarus 2 – Wales 3; Belgium 3 – Czech Republic 0. Free: Estonia. Positions: Belgium 13 points; Czech Republic 7; Wales 6; Belarus 3; and Estonia 0.
Group I: Albania 1 – Hungary 0, England 4 – Andorra 0 and San Marino 1 – Poland 7. Positions: England 15 units; Poland 1; Albania 9; Hungary 7; Andorra 3; and San Marino 0.
Group J: Iceland 2 – North Macedonia 2, Romania 2 – Liechtenstein 0 and Germany 6 – Armenia 0. Positions: Germany 12 points; Armenia 10; Romania 9; Macedonia 8; Iceland 4; and Liechtenstein 0.
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