Italy clinch place at Euro 2020 as Spain made to wait

PARIS: Italy became the second team to qualify for Euro 2020 after a 2-0 win over Greece yesterday, while three-time champions Spain edged closer to the finals despite conceding a stoppage-time equaliser away to Norway.

Roberto Mancini’s side joined Belgium in the draw for next year’s finals, where Italy will play their first two group games at the Stadio Olimpico. The visitors led when Saul Niguez slammed home from 20 yards moments after halftime but Spain were denied a seventh win in a row as King’s equaliser kept Norway in the running.

Sebastian Larsson netted two spotkicks as Sweden cruised to a 4-0 rout of Malta to reclaim second place behind Spain. Leicester City goalkeeper Schmeichel pulled off superb stops to deny Granit Xhaka, Admir Mehmedi and Ricardo Rodriguez before Yussuf Poulsen grabbed an 84th-minute winner for Denmark in Copenhagen.

Mick McCarthy’s Ireland couldn’t establish any momentum earlier in the day in Tbilisi and were left frustrated by wayward finishing from their few opportunities to break the deadlock.

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