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England will be playing in the World Cup for the eighth consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s brace gave Portugal a 2-1 lead over Hungary in Lisbon, and they look set to join England in next year&#8217;s tournament in North America. A win would have ensured that Portugal would have finished first, but Dominik Szoboszlai made it 2-2 in the first minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo at least left the game with a new scoring record. He has scored 41 goals in World Cup qualifying, breaking the previous record of 39 with Guatemalan player Carlos Ruiz.<\/p>\n<p>Italy defeated Israel 3-0 in the match, ensuring at least a place in the playoffs. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">full of tension<\/span>played amid a large police and military presence, and preceded by a pro-Palestinian march attended by an estimated 10,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>The match was classified in the highest risk category despite the breakthrough. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">armistice agreement<\/span> it stopped for 2 years <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">war in gaza<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Second-placed Azzurri are three points behind Norway, who have a much higher goal difference. Both teams have two games remaining next month, including a final qualifying match in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Spain defeated Bulgaria 4-0 to remain top of the group with a three-point lead over T\u00fcrkiye. T\u00fcrkiye also defeated Georgia 4-1 at home.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/england-world-cup-qualifying-portugal-45e5e4b3c51dadd76371df2608563ec0\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England on Tuesday became the first European nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait to play after conceding an injury-time equalizer against Hungary. 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