Thanks to the victory, the Portuguese achieved first place in the Group J standings with 15 points. The Slovaks, with ten points, share second place with Luxembourg, who beat Iceland at home 3:1. Bosnia has six points, Iceland three and Liechtenstein none.
A heated match took place in the city of Eskisehir, where the leaders of group D, Turkey and Armenia, faced each other. The visitors took the lead for a long time thanks to Artak Dashyan’s goal, but the locals were saved in the 88th minute thanks to the efforts of Bertug (1:1). The Turks remained in first place (ten points), but Croatia (seven points) closed in on them, defeating Latvia 5-0. The Armenians also scored seven points, followed by the Welsh (four points) and Latvia (zero).
Georgia suffered the biggest defeat in its history, against which Spain scored seven goals away from home (7-1). The leader of Group A remains Scotland, which has the maximum of 15 points after five rounds. They are followed by the Spanish (six points), the Norwegians and Georgians (four points each) and Cyprus (zero points).
