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0-1 upset! 2-2 narrow draw! A night of tragedy and joy in the World Cup preliminaries, Sweden fell, France overturned, and Germany narrowly won

1:08am, 15 October 2025Football

There were many games in the first stage of the European World Cup qualifiers, each with its own ups and downs. Sweden once again suffered an upset and lost to Kosovo 0-1. Aslani scored the only goal of the game. In this game, Sweden had a ball possession rate of 68% and failed to score in 13 shots. Kosovo only had 7 shots and seized 1 opportunity. Isaac, who is worth as much as 120 million euros in the Swedish team, failed to score in 6 shots. Djekeresh, who plays for Arsenal, only had 2 shots and failed to score. It is unbelievable that Sweden, which has a luxurious lineup, was double beaten by Kosovo. In 4 group matches, Sweden had 1 draw and 3 losses. Such a poor record.

The French team, ranked second in the world, overturned in the away game and was tied 2-2 by Iceland. Pålsson scored the first goal for Iceland in this game. In the second half, Nkunku and Mateta scored 2 goals in just 5 minutes to help the French team take the lead. However, France conceded the goal again. Herlinsson scored to equalize the score. The French team failed to score again after that. The French team has 3 wins and 1 draw in 4 group matches and still ranks first in the group.

The German team narrowly defeated Northern Ireland in an away game. Walter Mader, who plays for Newcastle United, scored the only goal of the game to help the German team win the game 1-0. Although the German team won this game, they actually did not play well. They took 11 shots in the game, one less than Northern Ireland. In another match in the same group, Slovakia defeated Luxembourg 2-0 with goals from Obert and Schranz. In this group, Germany and Slovakia both have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and both scored 9 points. It's just that Germany ranks first in the group with a goal difference.

Belgium once again staged a goal battle with Wales, and in the end Belgium had the last laugh. Joe Rodon gave Wales the lead in the opening eight minutes. De Bruyne then relied on a penalty kick to equalize the score. Meunier soon scored to give Belgium the lead. De Bruyne scored again from the penalty spot in the second half. Although Brodhead pulled a goal back in the 89th minute. But then Belgium conceded again. Trossard scored to seal the victory. In the end, Belgium won the game 4-2. Belgium completed a double play.

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