In the early morning of March 27, Beijing time, a number of international warm-up matches attracted the attention of fans. Belgium, which came first, and England, who came later, showed different results.
World Number One Belgium, away to world number 49 Ireland. In terms of rankings, there is a considerable gap between the two teams.
Qatar World Cup European Qualifiers, Ireland is divided in Group A, the first place in this group is Serbia, the second is Portugal, Ireland ranks third, and qatar has said goodbye after the group stage.
Away to Belgium, Martinez made a certain adjustment to the squad. After the opening, Ireland played quite actively, and Belgium had a hard time pushing the ball into the opposing half.
In the 12th minute, Belgium launched a quick counter-attack, Batshuayi fully used his personal ability to get rid of and shoot, and Belgium took a 1-0 lead.
Ireland, behind, stepped up its attack and Belgium gradually regained the initiative in possession. In the 35th minute, Belgium was in front of the goal, Oberna barb scored four times, Ireland equalized.
In the 59th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick, Wakakenna's header changed line and the Irish goalkeeper missed the save, and Belgium once again took the lead.
Just when the fans thought the match would end with a Belgian victory, in the 85th minute, Oberner, who scored the team's first goal, sent an assist and Brown helped Ireland complete the draw.
In the end, Ireland, ranked 49th in the world, sat at home and drew 2-2 with top-ranked Belgium.
England's home match against Switzerland, which started a little later by half an hour, is more worthy of the attention of fans in terms of rankings. England is ranked 5th in the world and Switzerland is ranked 14th.
In the Group Stage of the World Cup in Qatar, Switzerland pushed the European Champions Italy to take the first place in the group. Facing the runner-up of the European Championship this time, Switzerland, who played away, did not play conservatively.
In sharp contrast, England fell into a complete passivity. In the 22nd minute, the extremely active Embolo helped Switzerland take a 1-0 lead.
In first-half stoppage time, Luke Shaw's burst helped England equalize, and throughout the first half, England had only 4 shots on goal and Switzerland had 9 shots on goal.
For most of the second half, the scene was dull. In the 75th minute, Zubel held a handball in the penalty area while defending the opponent's header and the referee blew a penalty.
Kane fired hard and although the Swiss goalkeeper judged the right direction, the ball went into the bottom left corner.
In the end, with Luke Shaw's equaliser and Kane's penalty, England reversed Switzerland 2-1 with a 1-0 deficit to win the warm-up match.
From Ireland's draw with Belgium to England's thrilling reversal of Switzerland, Europe's no weak brigade is vividly reflected!