WC selection: the French narrowly defeated the Icelanders, England crushed Serbia, and C. Ronaldo scored another career goal.

2025-09-09 23:58 © IMAGO/HMB-Media

On Tuesday, the last qualifying matches of the World Championship took place in this window.

France narrowly managed to win against Iceland – 2:1.

The match at the PSG stadium started with a goal from Andri Gudjohnsen. Before the break, Kylian Mbappe equalized the score by converting a penalty kick.

In the 62nd minute, "Les Blues" took the lead with a goal from Bradley Barcola.

In the 68th minute, Aurelien Tchouameni received a red card for a rough foul. Towards the end of the match, the Icelanders were still aiming for an equalizing goal, but it was disallowed by VAR.

Meanwhile, England defeated Serbia 5:0 away.

The goals for the "Lions" were scored by Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa, and Marc Guehi.

Portugal defeated Hungary 3:2 away.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 943rd goal of his career, while the victory was secured by a precise shot from Joao Cancelo.