Lamine Yamal scores again for Spain as Hungary qualify for Euro 2024 | Mohamed Salah nets four in Egypt WC Qualifying win
Hungary qualified for its third straight Euros after a 2-2 draw in Bulgaria; Ronaldo scored his 128th goal for Portugal in their 2-0 win in Liechtenstein; Mohamed Salah netted four as Egypt thrashed Djibouti 6-0 in Cairo in their opening 2026 World Cup Qualifier
Thursday 16 November 2023 23:24, UK
Already sure of its spot at Euro 2024, Spain beat Cyprus 3-1 to remain top of Group A on Thursday, with Lamine Yamal, 16, scoring again for his country.
Yamal, who became Spain's youngest player and scorer in a 7-1 qualifying win against Georgia in September, was on target to open the scoring in Cyprus, with Mikel Oyarzabal and Joselu also netting first-half goals to give Spain a two-point lead over second-place Scotland after their 2-2 draw in Georgia, who stay in fourth place, two points behind Norway.
Also on Thursday, Hungary qualified for its third straight European Championship thanks to a stoppage-time own goal in a game marred by violent clashes outside an empty stadium in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian fans threw makeshift bombs, stones and plastic bottles at the police, who responded with a water cannon after trash cans were set on fire in the capital of Sofia. Local media reported several protesters were injured.
Thousands of Bulgarian supporters were protesting the management of the Bulgarian soccer federation, which they blame for the national team's poor results. Fans were made more upset with the decision to play the match against Hungary in an empty stadium.
The Bulgarian national team hasn't qualified for a major tournament in nearly two decades. It was coming off humiliating losses to Albania in a friendly and to Lithuania in qualifying, prompting fans to call for a nationwide protest and demand for the resignation of
