In Euro 2024 qualifiers on Sunday (March 26), Portugal defeated Luxembourg 6-0 to take back-to-back wins and England thrashed Ukraine 2-0 to earn two straight victories.
England hosted Ukraine at Wembley after having beaten reigning European champions Italy away three days previously. Harry Kane tapped in Bukayo Saka's cross after 37 minutes and Saka curled in a close-range volley three minutes later.
The visitors failed to make any threat with only three attempts on goal, with England sealing a comfortable win to lead Group C with a perfect start.
Italy beat Malta 2-0 thanks to goals from Mateo Retegui and Matteo Pessina. The Azzurri are second in the group, but North Macedonia also claimed three points and have one game in hand over Italy.
In Group J, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Portugal sweep Luxembourg 6-0. The 38-year-old extended his record for international goals to 122 in his 198th appearance for his country.
Slovakia are two points behind Portugal as they defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on Sunday. After two matches, Iceland whitewashed Liechtenstein 7-0 to collect three points.
In Group H, Kazakhstan came from 2-0 down to beat Denmark 3-2, Slovenia beat San Marino 2-0, and Northern Ireland lost 1-0 to Finland.
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