Morning Post: No surprises! Germany and the Netherlands both won and qualified

Football 6:35am, 18 November 2025 73

【World Cup Qualifiers Report】

Enter the World Cup! Germany swept Slovakia 6-0. Wirtz assisted Sane twice and Gnabry passed the ball

In the sixth round of Group A of the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, Germany beat Slovakia 6-0 and Sane scored twice.

Advanced to the World Cup! The Netherlands defeated Lithuania 4-0. Reinders and Gakpo passed the ball and Simons scored

In the 6th round of Group G of the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, the Netherlands 4-0 Lithuania. Reinders and Gakpo passed the ball and scored.

【Other information】

There are 14 seats left! 34 seats have been reserved for the World Cup: Germany and the Netherlands have direct access to the main draw of the 2026 World Cup

. After many matches in the European preliminaries group stage, Germany and the Netherlands both achieved great victories, and the two teams successfully advanced to the main draw of the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. So far, 34 direct seats for the 2026 World Cup have been confirmed, with 14 seats left.

The World European Preliminary Group A and G results: Germany and the Netherlands entered the World Cup, and Poland and Slovakia entered the play-offs.

The World European Preliminary ended with many matches. Among them, Germany advanced in Group A and the Netherlands advanced in Group G. The two teams went directly to the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Go to the United States, Canada and Mexico! Germany has direct access to the 2026 World Cup. The previous two tournaments were stopped in the group stage

All the World European Preliminary Group A games are over. The German team ended in first place and won the direct quota for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

This is the 12th time to participate! The Netherlands has direct access to the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It has been the runner-up three times in the past 11 times

. At the end of the World European Preliminary Group G competition, the Netherlands advanced to the top spot and obtained direct qualification for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Agent: If there is a chance to sign Messi, it will be very beneficial to the Galatasaray club

Recently, there have been transfer rumors between Argentine star Messi and Galatasaray. In this regard, agent Gardi expressed his views.

The first battle of the new Camp Nou! Athletic Bilbao official: Barcelona cannot provide away team tickets to the team

Barcelona will return to the Nou Camp this Saturday against Bilbao. This is the first time Barcelona has returned to the Nou Camp after nearly two and a half years. Athletic Bilbao officials stated that FC Barcelona will not be able to provide away team tickets to Athletic Bilbao.

President Trump and Paris officially go to court! Mbappe claimed 240 million euros, and Paris demanded 180 million euros.

On November 17, local time, the wage dispute between Mbappe and his old club Paris Saint-Germain was heard at the Paris Labor Arbitration Court.

RMC: Mbappe accused Paris of "mental harassment", made things difficult for his younger brother and hired trolls to smear

French media RMC reported that Mbappe's lawyer accused Paris Saint-Germain of planning "mental harassment."

Major injury! When Gabriel plays, Arsenal's league winning rate is 64.3%, and vice versa. Opta Analyst compiled a piece of data about Gabriel and Arsenal: Since September 2020, when Gabriel plays, Arsenal's league record is 110 wins, 27 draws and 34 losses, with a winning rate of 64.3% and an average of 2.1 points per round.