Overview
- Republic of Ireland beat Portugal 2-0 in Dublin with a first‑half brace from Troy Parrott, handing Cristiano Ronaldo a straight red for elbowing Dara O’Shea.
- Portugal remain top of Group F on 10 points and can secure automatic qualification by beating Armenia in Porto on Sunday.
- France qualified with a 4-0 home win over Ukraine as Kylian Mbappé scored twice, joining already‑qualified England at the 2026 finals.
- England maintained a perfect qualifying record by defeating Serbia 2-0 at Wembley with goals from Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze.
- Norway moved to the brink of qualification after a 4-1 win over Estonia featuring an Erling Haaland double, with Italy’s late victory delaying confirmation to the final matchday.