Six of the best in Spain while the European champions crush Turkey

On Sunday, there were victories for three of the traditional heavyweights of European football in qualification in the World Cup, with Spain, Germany and the Netherlands Triumph.

European champions in Spain are considered one of the favorites of the life of the World Cup next year, when the tournament is heading to the United States, Canada and Mexico for an extended 48 team competition.

And the Roja was in exceptional form in Konya while they were beating a turkey team who reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, Mikel Merino of Arsenal marking a hat-trick and the star of Barcelona Pedri producing an instrumental display in a 6-0 rout.

Pedri only needed six minutes to break the blocking in style as he whipped a superb finish in the lower right corner. Merino dubbed his head six minutes later when he slipped a fresh finish beyond Ugurcan Cakir after Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal granted himself too much time and space in the box to win.

Merino made 3-0 in the first half of a stop, Oyarzabal again the supplier after another complex team involving Pedri and Ferran Torres.

Torres ignited at home with a nearby post after a quick counterattack from Spain seven minutes after the start of the second half before Merino finished his tripled with a wonderful long-term curling effort.

Pedri rightly had the last word when he pulled in his second since the edge of the area, Spain imposed an emphatic marker when they made two victories of two to start their group’s campaign.

Lithuania 2-3 Netherlands

Florian Wirtz produced a moment of magic when Germany has bounced back from its humiliating defeat in Slovakia with a 3-1 victory against Northern Ireland. Slovakia Top Group after a last 1-0 victory against Luxembourg.

Earlier, Memphis Depay entered the history of the Netherlands, his double in a 3-2 victory against Lithuania seeing him become a record scorer of his country while he net for the 52nd time in international football.

He broke the record by opening the scoring in the 11th minute, and the Corinthian striker had the word decisive with a 63rd minute head after the Oranje rejected a 2-0 lead.

Speaking after the match, Depay thanked his teammates and the Grande-Downians who preceded him.

“I am very happy to have realized it and that I have reviewed it (the record). Now we can continue,” Depay told our.

“Of course, I’m super proud of it. I manifested it. I also thanked everyone in the locker room.

“Even the great players who were in front of me, who no longer play. Robin (Van Persie) and Klaas (Jan Huntelaar). I did not play with Patrick Kluivert, but Kluivert was one of those who inspired me to reach the Dutch national team. A thank you to all these players who were before me. Because they inspired me.”

The Netherlands are at the top of group G on the difference in goals, the Oranje seated over Poland, which beat Finland 3-1.

Belgium 6-0 Kazakhstan

Belgium began its qualification campaign in a disappointing way, drawing with northern Macedonia before pushing a 4-3 victory against Wales.

But they beat Liechtenstein 6-0 Thursday, and they reproduced this feat against Kazakhstan to move behind the north of Macedonia with a match in hand.

Kevin de Bruyne was on the target twice for the Red Devils, while his former Manchester City teammate, Jeremy Doku, also marked a splint.

Nicolas Raskin and Thomas Meunier were also on the target of Belgium, which faces key games with northern Macedonia and Wales next month.