The 2022 Qatar World Cup European Qualifiers kicked off on the 24th. The first day of the game was an upset. The Netherlands was defeated by Turkey 2:4 in an away game. Former Beijing Guoan forward Yilmaz performed for Turkey. hat trick". The defending champion French team at the Stade de France failed to get off to a good start. They were tied 1:1 by the Ukrainian team led by Shevchenko. The Dutch team in the
G group challenged the Turkish team away. In the 15th minute, Yilmaz took a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit Dericht and then refracted into the net. In the 34th minute, Yilmaz scored another penalty kick to help Türkiye expand its lead. The Dutch team took the initiative on the scene, but failed to score a goal.
At the beginning of the second half, the Dutch team suffered another blow. Calhanoglu scored from a long shot and rewritten the score to 3:0. The frantically attacking Dutch team did not regain a victory until the 75th minute. Klassen received a pass from Depay and pulled the ball beautifully, turned around and shot successfully. One minute later, De Jong took advantage of the opponent's goalkeeper Cakir's mistake to save the ball and scored another goal. The Dutch team seemed to have hope of equalizing. But this hope was soon extinguished by Yilmaz. He scored a "hat trick" from a free kick in the 81st minute, setting the score at 4:2. In the
D group match, the French team played against the Ukrainian team at home. In the 19th minute, Griezmann made a beautiful arc with his left foot on the edge of the penalty area, and the ball passed the Ukrainian team goalkeeper and entered the net. In the 57th minute, Kimpembe's own goal gave the Ukrainian team a lucky equalizer. In the end, the two sides shook hands and made a draw at 1:1.
On the same day, Portugal team led by Ronaldo defeated Azerbaijan 1:0 at home, Belgium team defeated Wales team at home, and Croatian team lost 0:1 away to Slovenia.
A total of 55 teams participated in the European World Cup qualifiers, divided into 10 groups to compete for 13 qualifying places. A total of 10 teams from each group will qualify directly. The two teams with the highest overall ranking in the UEFA Nations League among the 10 second-placed teams and the top-ranked UEFA Nations League teams that did not reach the top two of the group entered the second stage of the draw. The 12 teams were divided into 3 groups, with 4 teams in each group playing a half-match draw. The finals and finals will determine the other 3 qualifying places.
