Lucas Paqueta came to the rescue with a penalty kick late in stoppage time. Brazil Luckily it was a 3-3 draw. Spain In a tough friendly match at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The hosts dominated from the start, opening up a two-goal lead thanks to Rodri’s penalty and Dani Olmo’s goal, but a mistake by goalkeeper Unai Simon allowed Rodrygo to reduce the gap before the break. .
Brazilian teenager Endrik came on as a substitute and equalized from a corner kick four minutes into the second half, but Rodri converted a penalty in the 86th minute to put Spain back in the lead. However, in the 5th minute of stoppage time, Brazil were able to equalize the score again with Galeno being fouled in the penalty area and Paqueta taking a shot from the spot.
Niklas Furkrug scored with a header in the 85th minute to help the Euro 2024 hosts. Germany 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Netherlands In international friendlies, they have won two games and two wins in the last four days.
The result gave Germany more confidence after a number of years of disappointing international results, following their 2-0 win over France on Saturday. The Germans are hoping to assemble a competitive team for the tournament in their home country. It was also the first time that coach Julian Nagelsmann, who was appointed in September, has won consecutive games in six international matches.
In Saturday’s 2-0 win over France, they scored after just seven seconds, but this time Joey Wiermann converted a mistake from defender Maximilian Mittelstedt four minutes later with a volley.
The hosts had over 70% possession in the first 30 minutes before Mittelstedt leveled the score seven minutes later with a perfect curl into the top corner. Nagelsmann’s side could have scored again during a strong first half, when the Netherlands were forced to defend deep to contain the pressure.
After the break, the tempo dropped significantly and the visitors started to create more space, closing in on Donyell Malen and Memphis Depay. Jamal Musiala, who has been in great form for club and country this season, responded in the 76th minute, forcing a fine save from Dutch keeper Bad Verbruggen.
He came to the rescue again minutes later, stopping Thomas Muller’s attack and keeping the Netherlands in the game in Friday’s 4-0 win over Scotland. However, Verbruggen lost in the 85th minute when Furkrug headed home from close range, scoring his 11th goal in his 15th international match.
georgia They won the penalty shootout 4-2 and qualified for Euro 2024, their first major tournament. Greece The tense playoff final game ended 0-0. Georgia’s Nika Khubekveskiri converted the spot-kick after Greece’s Giorgos Jakoumakis converted a penalty wide, sending the home crowd into a frenzy as his team advanced.
The match was a heated and nerve-wracking affair, with few chances in normal times. Extra time provided a little more entertainment and created a chance for both teams to tie and win, but a penalty shootout seemed inevitable. Georgia will be in Group F with Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic for the Euros, which begin on June 14 in Germany.
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France We bounced back from an early deficit and won. Chile In the friendly match held at the Stade Velodrome, the score was 3-2 thanks to goals from Youssouf Fofana, Randal Kolo Muani and Oliver Giroud.
The visitors’ early pressure paid off and they took the lead six minutes later with Marcelino Nuñez scoring from a low shot after some great passing from the right. However, France equalized in the 18th minute when Kylian Mbappé found the back of the net and deflected a defense past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo for Fofana to equalize.
Kolo Muani put the hosts ahead in the 26th minute with a close-range header from Theo Hernandez’s pinpoint cross, before Giroud sealed the win in the 72nd minute, extending France’s all-time scoring record to 57 goals.
