Spain Can Qualify for Euro 2024 by Beating Norway

 Norway's Erling Haaland attends a training session the day before their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Spain, at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP)
Norway's Erling Haaland attends a training session the day before their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Spain, at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP)
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Spain Can Qualify for Euro 2024 by Beating Norway

 Norway's Erling Haaland attends a training session the day before their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Spain, at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP)
Norway's Erling Haaland attends a training session the day before their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Spain, at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP)

A look at what’s happening in European football on Sunday:

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING

GROUP A

Spain visits Erling Haaland's Norway seeking a win that will clinch qualification for the three-time European champions. A victory in Oslo will put Spain into the finals of Euro 2024 with two games remaining. Norway has to beat Spain to keep alive its chances of finishing in the top two.

Scotland is not in action, but the surprise group leader will qualify if Norway fails to beat Spain. Spain beat Norway 3-0 at home in March, when the visitors were missing Haaland because of injury. Also, Georgia hosts Cyprus.

GROUP D

Group leader Türkiye hosts Latvia and could qualify for next year's tournament in Germany if results go its way Sunday. Türkiye advances if it beats Latvia and Wales fails to defeat Croatia. A draw for Türkiye and a Welsh defeat will also see the Turks qualify.

GROUP E

First-place Albania is not in action but has the most to gain from results in the group. Albania is the only team that can secure its qualification if host Poland and Moldova draw, and if the Czech Republic fails to beat Faroe Islands at home. Albania leads the group with 13 points from six games. Poland has nine points, one more than the Czechs and Moldova.

GROUP I

Israel's scheduled game against Kosovo was postponed, leaving group leader Switzerland versus fifth-place Belarus and second-place Romania facing bottom team Andorra. No team can advance on Sunday.



Saudi Arabia, Argentina Discuss Means to Enhance Football Cooperation

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia, Argentina Discuss Means to Enhance Football Cooperation

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) President Yasser Almisehal met on Wednesday with Argentina’s Ambassador Facundo Vila at the federation’s headquarters in Riyadh.

During the meeting, they discussed means of enhancing cooperation between the Saudi and Argentinean football federations.

The meeting aligns with SAFF’s football transformation strategy launched in September 2021, comprising seven pillars that include strengthening international relations.