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Italy, England set the pace in race for World Cup finals – The World Game
Italy and England are flying while Spain and France are doing just enough but Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands are flirting with danger in their bid to achieve…
This is the situation in Europe after the first phase of qualifying for the tournament in Qatar that will take place in November and December.
The winners of Europe’s 10 groups will qualify automatically for the finals and the runners-up will have to go through the minefield of a playoff to reach the promised land.
Here is a brief summation of how the 10 seeded teams are faring in their respective groups.
Portugal
The European champions are fully immersed in an uncompromising battle for automatic…
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