Before the final match of Group E of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, the Polish team was 3 points ahead of the second-placed team - Denmark. A home win against DT Montenegro will help Lewandowski and his teammates secure a direct place in the 2018 VCK World Cup.
It is not too difficult for them to do this. After the first half, the Polish team took a 2-0 lead with goals from Maczynski (6) and Grosicki (16). However, DT Montenegro played resiliently to equalize 2-2 after goals from Mugosa (78) and Tomasevic (83).
However, just 2 minutes after the second goal of the away team, striker Robert Lewandowski increased the score to 3-2 with a shot taken in the penalty area. DT Montenegro's Stojkovic's own goal in the 87th minute sealed the 4-2 score of the match.
In the same-time matches of this group, although Tottenham midfielder - Christian Eriksen scored the opening goal, DT Denmark only had a 1-1 draw with DT Romania. This is also the score of the match between Kazakhstan DT and Ukraina DT. In which, Henrikh Mkhitaryan was the one who scored for the away team.
Thus, the Polish national team has maintained its top position in Group E to return to VCK for a World Cup after being absent in 2010 and 2014. With second place in the group, DT Denmark only hopes to get a place in the 2018 VCK World Cup through a series of play-off matches.
In Group F, the match against Lithuania is just a formality for England after officially qualifying for the 2018 VCK World Cup from the previous round. The "Three Lions" had a minimal victory thanks to Harry Kane's successful penalty kick in the 27th minute.
In this match, coach Gareth Southgate made 7 changes to the starting lineup of England compared to the match against Slovenia. Harry Winks, a player who participated in the 2014 U19 International Tournament at Thong Nhat Stadium, along with Tottenham U19 and Harry Maguire, were the two players who wore the England DT shirt for the first time.
In the remaining 2 matches of this group, Slovenia drew with Scotland with a score of 2-2 while Slovakia defeated Malta 3-0. Slovakia won second place in the group and had a chance to participate in the 2018 VCK World Cup through the play-off match.
