Stuttgart: Germany continued their dominating run under newly-appointed coach Hansi Flick as they thrashed Armenia 6-0 in the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers on Monday. Serge Gnabry scored a brace and a goal each from Marco Reus, Timo Werner, Jonas Hofmann and Karim-David Adeyemi added to the tally.
On the other hand, Spain thumped Georgia 4-0. Luis Enrique’s man had a cakewalk at the Estadio Nuevo Vivero in Badajoz, with goals from Jose Gaya, Carlos Soler, Ferran Torres and Pablo Sarabia adding to Georgian woes.
Elsewhere, it was not so easy for the Euro 2021 champ Italy as their match against Switzerland ended in a goalless draw. Despite the draw, Italy set a record of being unbeaten for 36 matches at a stretch.
Both Belgium and England, on the other hand, bagged comfortable victories against Czech Republic and Andorra respectively. While Belgium won 3-0 against the Czech, England rout Andorra 4-1.
Eden Hazard found his rhythm back and leaving behind glimpses of his old self while Romelu Lukaku scored on his 100th international appearance. Alexis Saelemaekers also made his way in the scoresheet for the Belgians.
Jesse Lingard netted a double for England and a goal each from Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka orchestrated their win against Andorra. Poland also joined the party defeating San Marino 7-1, thanks to a brace from Robert Lewandowski.
