Roundup of the third matchweek of UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying, featuring all five home nations in action.
Scotland, England and Wales all entered this round looking to consolidate their push for automatic qualification, whilst Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland were looking to ignite their own challenges to qualify for the tournament.
Now, here is a full roundup of the third matchweek of UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying.
Group A
Quick-fire late goals from Lyndon Dykes and Kenny McLean saw Group A leaders, Scotland come from behind to beat Norway 2-1 away in Oslo after Erling Haaland had put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot.
Zuriko Davitashvili’s late winner lifted Georgia up to second with a 2-1 win over Cyprus, in which Georges Mikautadze’s opening goal was cancelled out by Ioannis Pittas’ penalty.
Group B
First-half goals from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe saw France stay top, as Aymen Mouelhi’s 78th minute own-goal completed their 3-0 victory over Gibralter.
Georgios Masouras’ 49th minute winner meant that Greece sat second with a 2-1 home win over Republic of Ireland in Athens, after Anastasios Bakasetas’ opening penalty was cancelled out by Nathan Collins’ equaliser.
Group C
Ferdinando Apap’s early own-goal sent Group D leaders, England on their way to a 4-0 away win against Malta, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harry Kane and Callum Wilson later finding the net.
Second-half goals from Illya Zabarnyi, Yukhym Konoplya and Viktor Tsyhankov saw Ukraine move up to second with a comeback 3-2 win away to North Macedonia, having been 2-0 down at half-time.
Group D
Braces from Lucas Zelarayan and Grant-Leon Ranos saw Armenia come from behind to stun Wales 4-2 in Cardiff.
Irfan Kahveci’s 95th minute winner sent Turkey top in a 3-2 victory away to Latvia, having twice been pegged back by the hosts.
Group E
Vaclav Cerny’s brace and Ladislav Krejci’s 15th minute opener fired Group E leaders, Czech Republic to a 3-0 win away to Faroe Islands.
Albania climbed to third with a 2-0 home win over Moldova as Jasir Asani and Nedim Bajrami both found the net in the second half.
Group F
Orel Mangala’s first-half own-goal handed Group F leaders, Austria a 1-1 draw away to Belgium despite Romelu Lukaku equalising for the Belgian Red Devils.
Anton Kryvotsyuk cancelled out Rauno Sappinen’s first-half opening goal as Azerbaijan fought back to hold Estonia to a 1-1 draw in Baku.
Group G
Hungary missed a chance to go top after they were held to a goalless away draw by Montenegro in Podgorica.
Marin Petkov’s 27th minute equaliser rescued Bulgaria a 1-1 draw away to Lithuania after Edvinas Girdvainis had put the Lithanians in front in the 15th minute.
Group H
Jonas Wind’s 47th minute winner saw Denmark defeat Northern Ireland to stay top of Group H, although they benefiited from a late slice of luck with VAR as Ireland debutant, Callum Marshall saw a late equaliser ruled out.
Yan Vorogovsky, Askhat Tagybergen and Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov all found the net as second-placed Kazakhstan cruised to a 3-0 away win over San Marino.
Goals from Joel Pohjanpalo and Oliver Antman saw Finland leapfrog Slovenia into third with a 2-0 home win in Helsinki.
Group I
First-half goals from Remo Freuler and Zeki Amdouni saw Switzerland stay top of Group I with a 2-1 win away to Andorra.
Romania slipped two points behind Switzerland in second after they were held to a goalless draw away to Kosvo.
Oscar Gloukh struck a 92nd minute winner as Israel defeated Belarus 2-1 in a comeback away victory, in which Shon Weissman’s late penalty cancelled out Belarus’ Afrid Ebong’s 16th minute opening goal.
Group J
Portugal stayed top of Group J with a 3-0 home win over Bosnia & Herzegovina, courtesy of Bruno Fernandes’ brace and Bernardo Silva’s 44th minute opening goal.
Tomas Suslov’s 70th minute ensured Slovakia stayed second with a 2-1 win away to Iceland, in which Juraj Kucka’s opening goal was cancelled out by Alfred Finnbogason’s equalising penalty.
Second-half goals from Danel Sinani and Gerson Rodrigues saw Luxembourg prevail in a 2-0 home win over Liechtenstein.
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