European preliminaries were upset: Faroe Islands drew 1st in the group, England 1-1 Italy 0-0 thrillingly advanced

In the early morning of November 21, Beijing time, the final round of the European Cup qualifiers continued, and all three games broke out in the upset, and the stronger side had no way to win.

Ukraine 0-0 Italy

Italy, ranked No. 9 in the world, are the defending champions of the European Championship. In the last World Cup qualifiers, Italy was defeated by North Macedonia and fell in the play-offs.

The situation in Group C of the two teams is relatively clear, with England topping the group. Ukraine are on the same points as Italy, who occupy second place by virtue of their win-loss relationship, and a draw against Ukraine will lead to the European Championship finals, which Ukraine must win.

Of course, the team that finished third in this group can also participate in the play-offs, but there are too many variables in the play-offs.

Throughout the game, Italy had a clear advantage, completing 17 shots on goal. However, neither team had too good chances to score, and in the end, a 0-0 draw was made, and Italy advanced thrillingly.

North Macedonia 1-1 England

Although North Macedonia has been eliminated ahead of schedule, there is still no shortage of upsets. At home against England, who are valued at 1.3 billion euros and ranked fourth in the world, North Macedonia scored first.

Towards the end of the first half, Manchester City youngster Lewis hit the opposition player in the face with his hand when he returned to the defence, and North Macedonia were awarded a penalty.

Baldy's penalty was saved by Jordan Pickford, but he was able to follow up in time to break the deadlock.

In the 57th minute, Southgate brought on Kane. The captain's introduction was immediate, and in the 60th minute, Foden took a corner kick and Kane tried to head the ball, but he couldn't touch the ball, which caused a false whim, and the North Macedonian player set up an own goal.

In the end, North Macedonia broke out a big upset, drawing 1-1 with European Cup favorites England.

Albania 0-0 Faroe Islands

This is also the last round of the group, Albania won 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the first 7 rounds, ranking first in the group, beating Poland and advancing to the main stage of the European Championship in advance.

The Faroe Islands are still recognized as a fish belly team, with 7 games, 1 draw and 6 losses in this European qualifiers, only drawing with the second-to-last Moldova.

Fans can understand this situation, after all, the total population of the Faroe Islands is only 48,000, and the latest edition of the world ranking is 131st.

In the final round away to Albania, who won the group, the Faroe Islands played quite well, still leading Albania 10-8 in terms of shots on goal.

In the end, the Faroe Islands did not shoot well and drew 0-0 away to Albania, causing a big upset.