Denmark book World Cup berth – Dabbur scores and wins

There were 35,000 spectators at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen to see the Denmark national team run out 1-0 winners against Austria. TSG players Stefan Posch and Florian Grillitsch played the full 90 minutes for the ÖFB team, but they were powerless to prevent their side from losing due to Joakim Maehle's 53rd-minute goal. Within the victorious Danish ranks was Jacob Bruun Larsen, though the TSG midfielder did not feature. That Group F victory seals Denmark's spot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while the defeat leaves Austria still on 10 points and with their qualification hopes hanging in the balance. Second spot is now out of reach for Austria, with the Nations League path representing the last route to the tournament for Franco Foda's charges. Those matches will be played across three mini-tournaments – each with semi-finals and a final – between 24 and 29 March 2022.

For Munas Dabbur and the Israeli national team, however, the matchday ended positively: Israel claimed an important 2-1 win against Moldova at the Turner Stadium in Be’er Scheva. Dabbur extended the lead to 2-0 in the 49th minute, with Moldova only narrowing the deficit in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The victory leaves Dabbur & Co. in third spot in Group F on 13 points, three clear of Austria. 

The Germany U21s, whose ranks include TSG duo Luca Philipp and Angelo Stiller, kept up their strong run and picked up their fourth victory in four EURO qualifiers. Antonio di Salvo's charges beat their Hungarian counterparts 5-1. Philipp and Stiller both made the starting XI and played the full 90 minutes at the Szent Gellert Forum in Szeged.

The international call-ups at a glance:

David Raum (Germany)

World Cup qualifier, Friday 8 October: Germany 2-1 Romania

World Cup qualifier, Monday 11 October: North Macedonia 0-4 Germany

Stefan Posch and Florian Grillitsch (Austria)

World Cup qualifier, Saturday 9 October: Faroe Islands 0-2 Austria

World Cup qualifier, Tuesday 12 October: Denmark 1-0 Austria

Sargis Adamyan (Armenia)

World Cup qualifier, Friday 8 October: Iceland 1-1 Armenia

World Cup qualifier, Monday 11 October: Romania 1-0 Armenia

Andrej Kramarić (Croatia)

World Cup qualifier, Friday 8 October: Cyprus 0-3 Croatia

World Cup qualifier, Monday 11 October: Croatia 2-2 Slovakia

Munas Dabbur (Israel)

World Cup qualifier, Saturday 9 October: Scotland 2-3 Israel

World Cup qualifier, Tuesday 12 October: Israel 2-1 Moldova

Diadie Samassékou (Mali)

World Cup qualifier, Friday 8 October: Mali 5-0 Kenya

World Cup qualifier, Sunday 10 October: Kenya 0-1 Mali

Kevin Akpoguma (Nigeria)

World Cup qualifier, Friday 8 October: Nigeria 0-1 Central African Republic

World Cup qualifier, Tuesday 12 October: Central African Republic 0-2 Nigeria

Jacob Bruun Larsen (Denmark)

World Cup qualifier, Saturday 9 October: Moldova 0-4 Denmark

World Cup qualifier, Tuesday 12 October: Denmark 1-0 Austria

Chris Richards (USA)

World Cup qualifier, Thursday 7 October: USA 2-0 Jamaica

World Cup qualifier, Sunday 10 October: Panama 1-0 USA

World Cup qualifier, Wednesday 13 October: USA 2-1 Costa Rica

Luca Philipp und Angelo Stiller (Germany U21s)

EURO qualifier, Thursday 7 October: Germany U21s 3-2 Israel U21s

EURO qualifier, Tuesday 12 October: Hungary U21s 1-5 Germany U21s

Melayro Bogarde (Netherlands U21s)

EURO qualifier, Friday 8 October: Switzerland U21s 2-2 Netherlands U21s

EURO qualifier, Tuesday 12 October: Netherlands U21s 5-0 Wales U21s

Georginio Rutter (France U20s)

International fixture, Thursday 7 October: France U20s 1-1 Tunisia U20s

International fixture, Sunday 10 October: France U20s 0-0 Tunisia U20s