2023-06-22 12:13:44
4 distinct events accompanied the European qualifiers, topped by Ronaldo’s record
The European Nations Championship qualifiers, which will take place in 2024, are close to revealing their secrets, by discovering the identity of a number of teams that have come close to reserving their seats in the Euro, thanks to their results in the matches of the past two rounds of the qualifiers, which were full of many events and numbers monitored by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The Portuguese national team match once morest Iceland was very special for the star Cristiano Ronaldo, following reaching the 200th match in his international career, a number that no other player in the world had preceded him, which made him enter the Guinness Book of Records.
When asked in the press conference he attended before the confrontation, regarding the most distinguished match among the 199 matches he has played with the national team so far, the Don was unable to choose only one match, saying: “It is difficult for me to choose only one match, I lived many beautiful moments in Euro 2016 and the Nations League, there were many beautiful moments. So, I’d say the next match is the best.”
The Saudi Al-Nasr player is considered the first player to reach the 200th match with the Portuguese national team, and he said that this makes him very proud: “This means a lot. I always dreamed of playing for the national team, and being in 200 games is something special.”
It is noteworthy that midfielder Joao Moutinho occupies the second position in the list of players most involved with the Portuguese national team, with 146 matches, followed by defender Pepe, in third place, with 133 matches.
And the French national team striker and captain, Kylian Mbappe, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, succeeded in achieving an exceptional achievement in the shirt of his country, following he scored the winning goal for the “Roosters” team once morest Greece, so the 24-year-old raised his score to 40 goals in 70 international matches, and he has The “Opta” network reported that the star of the French capital team became the fifth player to achieve this goal rate in the history of the French national team, but he is the first player to reach 40 goals before reaching the age of 30, as he is currently 24 years, 5 months and 30 days old.
Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sparked a crisis in his country, following the British newspaper “Daily Mail” confirmed that the Real Madrid goalkeeper was very angry at coach Domenico Tedesco’s decision to have his colleague Romelu Lukaku, captain of Belgium, in the Austria match, where the goalkeeper objected. On the decision, he was not present when the Belgium players gathered in their hotel, to start preparations for the Estonia match, before he decided to leave the national team camp, following he poured out his anger on some players in the dressing room following the Austria match.
For his part, Tedesco expressed his surprise at the goalkeeper’s behavior, as he said in a press conference reported by Football Italia: “We decided together that Romelu Lukaku would be the captain of the national team once morest Austria, and that Courtois would be the captain once morest Estonia. This was good for everyone, but following the match Courtois suddenly wanted to talk to me.
He said that he would go home, because he was disappointed and offended. From the beginning I tried to show him the appreciation he deserves. In my opinion, he is the best goalkeeper in the world. I love him as a goalkeeper and as a human being, but I am shocked. I wish I might say that he is out for injury, but I can’t lie, I always try to protect the players, but this is impossible in this case. I tried to ask him to hold out for two more days, but he refused.
The goalkeeper responded to his coach’s statements with a statement that read: “I was surprised to hear the coach’s press conference, during which he gave a fragmented and subjective account of a private conversation we had following the match with Austria. I want to make it clear that it is not the first or last time that I have spoken with a coach regarding issues related to changing rooms.” “The clothes, but it’s the first time someone has decided to tell her publicly. I’m very disappointed with this, but I want to make it clear that the coach’s comments don’t fit the reality.”
And the Real Madrid keeper added: “In that conversation I asked him, not for a direct benefit, to explain and make decisions to avoid situations that have harmed us in the past. While looking for the public benefit, to be the captain of the national team or not to be, is neither a desire nor a decision.” “At random, it must be his decision, and that’s what I tried to convey to him. Unfortunately, I didn’t achieve my goal.”
He concluded his statement: “I insist that I did not demand anything in any way, and that I spoke to my team-mate Romelu Lukaku to clarify any matters related to this situation. At the same time, I want to make it clear that I did not have any discussion on any similar issue with any “A teammate, as said. Furthermore, I underwent a medical for a problem with my right knee. The medical staff of the club and the national team were in contact, and we reviewed everything to make the decision to leave the national team camp.”
England’s match with Macedonia witnessed the brilliance of Arsenal star Bukayo Saka, at Old Trafford, following he scored a “hat-trick” in the match, in the 38th, 47th and 51st minutes, before leaving the field to replace Manchester City player Phil Foden. According to the “Opta” statistics network, Saka became the first player in Arsenal’s history, and the youngest player to score a hat-trick for the England national team (21 years and 287 days), since Theo Walcott achieved this feat, at the age of 19 years and 178 days, in a match once morest Croatia in September. September of 2018.
He also became the second player to score a hat-trick for England following Harry Kane, since March of 2019, so that the achievement of the Gunners star contributed to the Three Lions’ team becoming close to qualifying for the “Euro” finals that will be held in Germany next summer, following raising its score in Group lead to 12 points from 4 matches.
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