Spain finally clinching their World Cup 2018 spot as La Furia Roja comfortably seeing off Albania’s resistance on Friday fixture with ended in a 3-0 victory for Julen Lopetegui’s men.
Playing in front of their home crowd, Spain didn’t give much chance for their opponent as David Silva and co immediately set themselves on the attack and got themselves in front after 16 minutes of play through Rodrigo’s effort.
La Furia Roja continue to dominate as they added their second soon afterwards, this time from Isco’s effort as the Real Madrid star making things more comfortable for the host.
Lopetegui’s side basically sealed the game during that first 45 minutes as they added a third goal on 26 minutes after a fine header from Thiago Alcantara.
Despite maintaining their dominance over their opponent, Spain didn’t add to their score line as that 3-0 victory was more than enough to confirm their spot for World 2018 in Russia.
Meanwhile, Italy are not looking that bright as they prepare themselves for playoffs following a 1-1 home draw over lowly Macedonia.
Struggling to break down their opponent’s defense, Giampiero Ventura’s men were able to break the dead lock five minutes from half time break through Giorgio Chiellini’s effort.
Keen on doubling their advantage in the second half, Italy found themselves drawing instead when a swift counter attacking play resulting in a Macedonia goal netted by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
In other tie, Wales keeping their direct World Cup qualification alive and well after picking up a hard fought 1-0 victory over Georgia, courtesy of Tom Lawrence’s second half effort.