Belgium reached the World with a victory from February to January against Croatia in Zagreb on Friday in the rain. Switzerland defeated Albania 2-1 in Tirana . Germany beat Ireland 3-0 in Cologne and Colombia signed a 3-3 draw with Chile.
A single point was enough to Belgians for their ticket to Brazil, and Romelu Lukaku took care of it .
The Congolese origin, instead of tenured teammate Christian Benteke , wounded, was the hero with goals in the 15th and 38th minute. The Everton striker concluded against two attacks, the first after losing the ball in midfield, Croatia , and the second after a 50 meter sprint .
Long dominated and often clumsy , Croats still reduced the score through Niko Kranjcar late in the game , in the 83rd minute . But too little, too late.
"Belgium can be proud of his team. It is , and we will try to make a big competition in June , reacted Marouane Fellaini , Belgian middle ground in micro RTBF. We knew the game was going to be difficult but we did the right thing . In this new generation , there is technology, maturity, physical . There are also warriors, and friends. These are all great players must allow Belgium to make a great competition in June. "
The match started at 18 am , local time , for safety reasons . The police wanted to disperse fans before nightfall . Two thousand Belgian fans had made the trip to Zagreb.
Belgium is undefeated and confident to finish in 1st place in Group A with 25 points ( eight wins and a draw ), followed by Croatia ( 17), which will rely on the play-offs to hope to go to Brazil . Follow in this Group A Serbia, Scotland, Wales and Macedonia.
Belgium, driven by French coach Marc Wilmots , is the 11th country to qualify , after Brazil , the host country , Argentina , Japan , Australia , Iran, South Korea , the United States , Costa Rica, the Netherlands and Italy.
In total, 32 countries will qualify at the end of different games planned dams 19 ( Europe) and November 20 ( intercontinental dams) .
This is the first qualification of Belgium for an international tournament since the 2002 World Cup .
The trip to South America to look back at the top after a quarter century of decline. Belgium, semifinalist of the World Cup in 1986 , can now count on a generation of talented players who play in the biggest European clubs.
Untouchables Swiss
Xherdan Shaqiri , in the 47th minute and Michael Lang, in the 77th minute , scored the goals to secure the victory for the Swiss 1st place in Group E. They record of six wins and three draws.
Hamdi Salihi scored the Albanians.
Switzerland play a third World on. It is the fourth country in the European zone to qualify .
German logic
The Germans dominated Ireland in a match where the brand could be higher than 3-0 . They enthroned atop Group C with 25 points.
Irish goalkeeper David Forde has avoided a German lesson to his team.
The Germans did not waste any time , Sami Khedira scored in the 12th minute, Andre Schurrle ( 58th ) and Mesut Ozil ( 91st ) were the other scorers .
Colombian response
Colombia scored three goals in the second half to melt ahead of Chile and to a draw.
Radamel Falcao beat the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo twice. Teammate Teofilo Gutierrez had registered a net a few minutes ago .
Chilean Alexis Sanchez scored twice .
Colombia is second in the South American region with 27 points , behind Argentina .
Note :
The road to Brazil is complicated for Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese have a 1-1 draw with Israel and Russia defeated Luxembourg 4-0 in matches of Group F. The Russians now have 21 points or rankings and Portuguese are 18 .
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