“Regular matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle took place.”, — write: football.ua
Regular matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle took place.
Ireland v Portugal, Getty Images November 13, 2025, 11:45 p.m
In the first match, the Portuguese national team unexpectedly lost to Ireland with a score of 0:2.
The Irish opened the scoring in the 17th minute through the efforts of Troy Perrott, after which he scored a double in the 45th minute.
It should also be noted that at the 61st minute, the Portuguese remained in the minority after the withdrawal of their leader, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ireland — Portugal 2:0
goals: Perrott, 17, 45.
Withdrawal: Ronaldo, 61 (straight red card).
Group F 1 
Portugal 5 3 1 1 11 6 5 10 2 
Hungary 5 2 2 1 9 7 2 8 3 
Ireland 5 2 1 2 6 5 1 7 4 
Armenia 5 1 0 4 2 10 -8 3 In the second meeting, Italy won against Moldova with a score of 2:0.
As the coach of the Italians, Gennaro Gattuso, suggested, Moldova did not turn out to be an easy walk. The Italians opened the scoring in the 88th minute thanks to Gianluca Mancini. Then, in stoppage time, Francesco Esposito doubled the lead.
Moldova — Italy 0:2
goals: Mancini, 88, Esposito, 90+3.
Group I 1 
Norway 7 7 0 0 33 4 29 21 2 
Italy 7 6 0 1 20 8 12 18 3 
Israel 7 3 0 4 15 19 -4 9 4 
Estonia 8 1 1 6 8 21 -13 4 5 
Moldova 7 0 1 6 4 28 -24 1