Sergio Ramos and Alvaro Morata both scored penalties as Spain got the better of Sweden, while the Republic of Ireland and Poland continued their strong starts in qualifying for Euro 2020. Ramos strikesIt won a penalty just after the hour when Sebastian Larsson blocked a Marco Asensio cross with his arm, and captain Ramos converted the spot-kick. Ireland is top of Group D with 10 points from four games after again doing the minimum to get the better of minnows Gibraltar. It went ahead in Dublin when David McGoldrick’s wayward shot went in thanks to a wicked deflection off Joseph Chipolina. Group F: Spain 3 (Ramos 64-pen, Morata 85-pen, Oyarzabal 87) bt Sweden 0; Malta 0 lost to Romania 4 (Puscas 7, 29, Chipciu 34, Man 90+1); Faroe Islands 0 lost to Norway 2 (Johnsen 49, 83).

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2019 17:03 UTC