09/02/2021 11:45
Clarín.com
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Updated 09/02/2021 11:45 AM
The South American and European Qualifiers coincide this Thursday in
a football day at all hours
, which began in the East with the surprise defeat of Japan against Oman at home.
Today there will be football in Asia, but also in Africa, North and Central America, with an eye on the big goal: the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, at the end of next year.
But the attention will be taken by the matches that respond to Conmebol, with Argentina and Venezuela as the main course, and those that respond to UEFA, with the Old World powers trying to add to avoid suffering when the final dates of each group arrive. : Italy, Spain, England, Germany and Belgium, for example,
take to the field with all their figures
.
The action begins at 1:00 p.m., with the duel between Georgia and Kosovo, and a while later the rest of the games start, all scheduled at 3:45 p.m.
One of the most attractive games will be the visit of Spain to Sweden, first and second in group B respectively, a clash that had its prelude in Euro 2020, when the Scandinavians drew a draw in Seville.
It is televised by DirecTV Sports.
By ESPN, the one that returns to the competition is Italy, brand new champion of the Euro.
The Azzurra will be local to Bulgaria in a group C that has it as a leader with a perfect score, three played and three won.
Harry Kane, emblem of England.
Photo: REUTERS / Laurence Griffiths.
In Estonia, the always interesting Belgium, with Lukaku, De Bruyne and company, will seek to add three and maintain its dominance in group E, where it is the leader with 7 points, three more than Checa.
And the England of Gareth Southgate, runner-up in the Euro, will seek revenge in Budapest against Hungary in a risky visit: they are the first and second of group I with only 2 points of difference.
Germany, which has just lost at home to Macedonia, needs a win to settle into Group J, which is headed by Armenia, with 9 points in three games.
This afternoon the Germans visit Liechtenstein, broadcast by DirecTV.
Lithuania vs.
Northern Ireland, Czech vs.
Belarus, Andorra vs.
San Marino (a historic match for local reasons), Poland vs.
Albania (by DirecTV Sports), Macedonia vs.
Armenia and Iceland vs.
Romania complete the date.
The Andorran team faces San Marino this Thursday in a unique opportunity to win again.
Heading to America
When the matches in Europe are over, those in South America begin, with the start destined for Bolivia and Colombia, at the height of La Paz and transmission of Public TV from 5:00 p.m.
An hour later, at 6 p.m. and by TyC Sports, the meeting between Ecuador and Paraguay will begin, a cross between Argentine coaches with Gustavo Alfaro and Eduardo Berizzo looking for a victory that allows them to continue dreaming of Qatar 2022.
At 21 it will be the turn of the Argentine National Team in its first game after the consecration at the Maracana.
The visit to Venezuela will be seen on the screens of TyC Sports and Public TV with their respective previews and the expectation placed on what happens around Lionel Messi.
Brazil reaches the Qualifiers with a perfect score: six played, six won.
Photo: EFE / ANTONIO LACERDA
The other great game of the day will coincide with that of Argentina for a few minutes and will take place in Santiago de Chile, at 10 pm and on TyC Sports 2, when Brazil visits Chile.
Also at 10 pm Peru and Uruguay will collide, which will be broadcast by DeporTV but which will be a constant mention during the second half of Argentina's game against Venezuela.
If anyone wants to continue watching football, through digital platforms (there is no traditional transmission) you can follow the CONCACAF matches.
At 11 pm, Mexico from Tata Martino receives Jamaica at Azteca.
And five minutes later, at 23.05, the United States visits El Salvador, in the last game of a Thursday, September 2, difficult to repeat.
From Tokyo to San Salvador, a day of pure football that will have the planet vibrating with the dream set in Qatar 2022.
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