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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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John Brewin

Portugal 1-0 Republic of Ireland, Spain 2-0 Georgia: World Cup 2026 qualifying – as it happened

Ruben Neves shows his joy after scoring for Portugal late on against Ireland.
Ruben Neves shows his joy after scoring for Portugal late on against Ireland. Photograph: Pedro Nunes/Reuters

Here’s the World Cup roundup from today’s Uefa action. More to follow on Sunday.

Francesco Pio Esposito on his first ever Italy goal: “It all happened so fast, but it has to be a starting point. I don’t like to rest on my laurels.”

Fellow scorer Mateo Retegui: ““I hope to continue like this, it was a good game, especially the first half. If the result had been a little different at half-time, then so would’ve been the second half, but it was decent anyway. I’m so proud to be here, I hope to continue helping the team and winning games.”

“I am sorry for Moise [Kean], hopefully it is nothing serious, I talked to him in the locker room. I combined well with Pio too, we have so many talented players who can work together, including Scamacca, Lucca, Raspadori, so we’ve all got to keep going and let the coach choose,” noted Retegui.

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