On March 27, Beijing time, the second round of the European Cup qualifiers was contested. The matchday featured the second round of Group C, Group H and Group J, with Kane scoring to help England beat off Ukraine in several high-profile matches, Cristiano Ronaldo beating Luxembourg in a double-winning match, and defending champions Italy beating Malta away to secure their first victory.
Luxembourg 0-6 Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in 31 minutes, Felix and B set up a 4-0 lead in the first half. Leo scored a pass in the second half and Ottavio scored with a header to make it 6-0.
England 2-0 Ukraine. In the 37th minute, Sakkari crossed from the wing and Kane snatched a penalty shot in the box to give England a 1-0 lead. In the 40th minute, Saka scored from distance from the perimeter to give England a 2-0 lead with two goals in three minutes.
Malta 0-2 Italy. Italy took a corner kick in the 15th minute and Retegui scored with a header from inside the box to give Italy a 1-0 lead. In the 27th minute, Pessina pushed in front of the goal to extend Italy's 2-0 lead.
In other matches, Kazakhstan scored three goals in a row after trailing by two goals, defeating Denmark 3-2. Slovenia beat San Marino 2-0 at home, Iceland beat Liechtenstein 7-0 away, Northern Ireland lost 1-0 to Finland and Slovakia beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0.