Italy and Spain have work to do in qualifying for next year's European Championship. Italy drew 1-1 in North Macedonia on Saturday in Luciano Spalletti’s first game in charge and is languishing in third place in Group C heading into a home match against Ukraine.
Second-place Spain will aim to eat into Scotland’s nine-point lead by beating Cyprus, which has lost all four of its qualifiers. Spain is coming off a 7-1 thrashing of Georgia, which travels to Norway — led by Erling Haaland — in the other match. Spain has played two games fewer than Scotland and has still to host the Scots in qualifying. If the Norway-Georgia match ends in a draw, Scotland will become the first nation to qualify for next year’s tournament in Germany.
Group leader Switzerland heads into a home game against Andorra in need of a drama-free evening. Captain Granit Xhaka openly criticized the team and, by extension, coach Murat Yakin after twice wasting the lead in a 2-2 draw in Kosovo on Saturday. Kosovo leveled deep into stoppage time. Xhaka said a lack of intensity was logical after lackluster training sessions last week. It was the second straight game that the Swiss had dropped points because of a late goal.
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