{"id":111151,"date":"2023-10-16T14:26:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/16\/france-portugal-belgium-clinch-euro-2024-qualification\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:26:56","slug":"france-portugal-belgium-clinch-euro-2024-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/16\/france-portugal-belgium-clinch-euro-2024-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"France, Portugal, Belgium Clinch Euro 2024 Qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice to help France and Portugal secure a spot at next year\u2019s European Championship with a perfect record in qualifying, with Belgium also clinching a berth in Germany on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The three European powerhouses all needed a win to qualify for the tournament and their star strikers made sure they got them.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s two goals \u2014 including a long-range strike for the second \u2014 helped secure a 2-1 win over the Netherlands in Amsterdam for a perfect sixth win in Group B.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 opened the scoring in just the seventh minute when he beat Lutsharel Geertruida to a cross from the right by Jonathan Clauss to volley past Brighton goalkeeper Bert Verbruggen, who was making his debut for the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>It was Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s 41st international goal, drawing him level with France great Michel Platini, and came despite recent struggles with Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not one to worry, and especially not about Kylian,\u201d France coach Didier Descamps said. \u201cHe showed today there was nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he\u2019s like this, obviously France have more chances to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 doubled the lead in the 53rd minute when he exchanged passes with Adrien Rabiot on the edge of the Netherlands\u2019 penalty area before curling a shot over Verbruggen.<\/p>\n<p>Feyenoord midfielder Quilindschy Hartman, in his first full international appearance, made it 2-1 with 10 minutes to go. It was the first goal France have conceded in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Greece moved up to the second place with 12 points after Giakoumakis and Giorgos Masouras scored a goal a piece to beat Ireland 2-0 in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands remain on nine in third with a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in each group directly qualify.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo\u2019s double improved his record tally of international goals to 125 in 202 appearances and led Portugal to a 3-2 win over Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo converted from the penalty spot in the 29th minute, sending Slovakia goalkeeper Martin D\u00fabravka the wrong way to double the lead to 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Goncalo Ramos had given the hosts the lead with a header 11 minutes earlier.<\/p>\n<p>After David Hancko pulled one back for Slovakia in the second half, Ronaldo restored a two-goal advantage off a low cross from Bruno Fernandes that found him at the far post.<\/p>\n<p>He jumped high in his trademark celebration in front of the roaring fans in Porto after his seventh goal in six qualifying games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice to help France and Portugal secure a spot at next year\u2019s European Championship with a perfect record in qualifying, with Belgium also clinching a berth in Germany on Friday. 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