Italy and Spain both made easy work of low-ranked opposition on Tuesday as the two former European champions try to build some momentum after a disappointing year.Spain comfortably beat Malta 2-0 Cheap Portugal Soccer Shirts , while Italy did even better with a 6-0 thrashing of 10-man Liechtenstein as both teams maintained a perfect record after two matches in qualifying for the 2020 European Championship.“Mission accomplished,” Italy coach Roberto Mancini said. “It was important to score lots of goals. Our concentration levels were important. The result was never in doubt but we had to produce a good performance.”Italy is keen to restore confidence in the national side after the embarrassing failure to not reach last year’s World Cup. Spain likewise wants to use the European qualifying campaign to restore its status as one of the continent’s best teams after losing to a less talented Russia in the World Cup’s last 16.Tuesday’s games also included two event-filled 3-3 draws capped by late equalizers. Denmark fought back from 3-0 down against Switzerland while Norway gave up a 2-0 lead against Sweden and needed an equalizer deep into injury time just to salvage a point.SUPER QUAGLIARELLAVeteran forward Fabio Quagliarella became the oldest player to score for Italy as he converted two penalties for his first international goals in 8 ½ years.The 36-year-old Quagliarella had tears in his eyes after converting his first penalty and being given a standing ovation by the fans at the Stadio Tardini.“I will always remember this night,” Quagliarella said. “I don’t care about my age because I feel very good physically. I just focus on working hard and play with serenity.”Italy was 4-0 up at halftime after Quagliarella’s penalties and goals from Stefano Sensi and Marco Verratti. It also started the second half with a numerical advantage after Liechtenstein defender Daniel Kaufmann was sent off.Teenager Moise Kean netted his second goal in as many starts for Italy and 30-year-old debutant Leonardo Pavoletti capped a great night for the hosts.Italy moved into sole lead of Group J, two points ahead of Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina. They drew 2-2 after Greece fought back from two goals down in a match which saw Bosnia midfielder Miralem Pjanic sent off.Armenia lost 2-0 to Finland and has zero points Cheap Russia Soccer Jerseys , along with Liechtenstein.MAGIC MORATAAlvaro Morata scored a goal in each half in a match which Spain dominated from the outset.The Atletico Madrid forward had not scored for his country since 2017.Luis Enrique was not with the squad because of personal problems, and assistant coach Robert Moreno was in charge during the game.“Winning here was crucial but we had extra motivation: we wanted to win for our coach — we hope things go as well as possible for him,” Morata said.Spain has two points more than Sweden, which drew at Norway after a dramatic finale.Norway led 2-0 but Sweden drew level four minutes from time and appeared to have completed a comeback when Robin Quaison netted in stoppage time for his third goal in two qualifiers.However replica football jerseys from China , Ola Kamara headed in a corner six minutes into injury time.LATE COMEBACKDenmark stunned Switzerland with three late goals as it came back from 3-0 down in Basel.The visitor’s first goal came in the 84th minute.It was Denmark’s first match of the campaign and left it third in Group D, three points behind Switzerland and five below Ireland which beat Georgia 1-0 thanks to a free kick from Conor Hourihane for his first international goal. The head coach of the Iranian national team Carlos Queiroz has stepped down from his managerial position following his side's elimination from the 2019 Asian Cup. Team Melli qualified to the last-four stage of the tournament by seeing off China via a 3-0 score in the quarterfinal but saw its dream of progressing to the final cut short as a result of a 3-0 defeat to Japan on Monday.Following his appointment in 2011, Queiroz has slowly revolutionized the football of the Iranian national team while simultaneously achieving momentous feats with it. Under his supervision, Team Melli qualified for two FIFA World Cup Finals in 2014 and 2018 respectively and also managed to fire the 1976 Asian Cup winners to the No.1 spot in the continental rankings.Carlos Queiroz's contract was due to expire after the Asian Cup and multiple reports indicate that he is set to succeed Jose Pekerman as the head coach of the Colombian national team. Ahead of Iran's Round of 16 clash with Oman www.thetopsoccer.com/spain , the Portuguese manager declared that he was "honored" to be courted by Colombia.In his post-match interview after Iran's defeat to Japan on Monday, the 65 years old ex-Real Madrid coach expressed ecstasy about how far he had come in his eight-year stint."I think the simplest thing to do is to copy the old song: 'and now, the end is here", he said."I'm happy and proud to say I did it my way."A statement on his official Facebook page also reads as follow:聽Monday's semi-final encounter with Japan at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain was coincidentally Carlos Queiroz's 100th game in charge as the head coach of Iran. He departs with a record of 60 wins Cheap Sweden Soccer Shirts , 27 draws, and 13 defeats.A total of 181 goals were also scored by Team Melli during his eight-year stint while 60 were conceded.
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