Scotland open World Cup qualifying campaign with comprehensive win
New permanent captain Weir fires Scots into lead after eight minutes
Clark heads visitors' second before Weir completes hat-trick with a free-kick and stabbed finish
McGovern slots Scotland's fifth with a couple of minutes left
Scotland 26th in world rankings, Luxembourg 108th
Belgium and Israel are the other teams in Group B4
FT: Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
A thoroughly professional job for Scotland out in Luxembourg.
A hat-trick for Caroline Weir, and goals from Jenna Clark and Kathleen McGovern. Clean sheet at the other end. Up the road.
At the weekend, Scotland will welcome Luxembourg to Hampden in a 17:00 KO in the second match of the campaign.
We hope you'll join us then. Goodbye!
Image source, Scottish FAJenna Clark celebrates with her teammates
FT: Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
On the set-piece threat, Andreatta adds: "It's important that people's hard work is recognised and I'm lucky to have a team of great staff, an outstanding performance staff, operational team.
"I'm so fortunate that are giving it their all, just like the players.
On Caroline Weir: "Class. She's a classy person, and a classy player as well.
"It's only game seven. The thing about football is it's always changing, we've had the opportunity to evolve. There's lots of individuals who will feel positive about their contribution to the team effort.
"This group are always hungry for more, and they'll want to get back to training."
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Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta tells BBC Scotland: "Feels good, the start we wanted, positive from the outset.
"There were some areas of our game we wanted to work on, we got to do that. Now it's all about recovery and making sure we're ready for game two.
"The most pleasing start is we wanted to put in a 90-minute performance and we saw that tonight, both sides of the ball. Goals in one end and stopping them at the other.
"There's learning moments as well, we're always striving to be better. We'll look at those things and work on them in training and get ready for the return match at home."
Image source, Scottish FAMelissa Andreatta and her coaching staff sing the anthem
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A little more from Caroline Weir: "You can say a lot of things off the pitch bit it's what happens on it. Scoring five goals in any international match, and keeping a clean sheet, is really impressive.
"It's just a start, we know that, but it's a great foundation to build on."
On her favourite goal this evening, she adds: "Got to be the free-kick. I'll take any goal for Scotland of course, but I practice free-kicks so I was happy that one went in.
"We focus a lot on set pieces because we have a strong threat there, delivery-wise and aerial wise. Every set piece is a good chance for us."
FT: Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
Scotland captain and hat-trick hero Caroline Weir tells BBC Scotland: "It feels really nice. It's great to score but getting the three points is the most important thing. Coming away from home, first game of the campaign, we wanted to get off to a fast start and we did that tonight.
"Five goals, clean sheet, happy with that and we move on to Saturday.
"I'm just focusing on helping the team. I play an attacking role and helping create things, that's what I'm here to do.
"Tonight was about finding a way to win. The conditions were a bit tricky but the team played well considering. Really organised, full of confidence.
"We've done a lot of talking about this campaign, for a whole week we've prepared. We were ready to go tonight, we wanted to hit the ground running and we did that. I'm really proud of the team."
Image source, Scottish FACaroline Weir celebrates with her teammates
FT: Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
Scorer of Scotland's second goal, Jenna Clark, tells BBC Scotland: "Really good to get five goals and a clean sheet as well. We wanted to set the tone for the rest of the campaign and we did that well tonight.
"It's just about thinking forward, playing forward, being positive and you saw that tonight with the goals we've got.
"A new campaign always feels like a fresh start, and it's been a while since we've played together. It's nice to come together and gel again.
"It's been a while since I've scored in a Scotland shirt, so I'm delighted. It's part of my game that I really want to work on and bring to the team.
"We've got amazing players with such good deliveries, it's just our job to get on the end of them."
Image source, Scottish FAJenna Clark nods a header just past goal
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Kathleen McGovern scores Scotland's fifth goal
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Caroline Weir completes her hat-trick
FT: Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
While we wait for Amy to grab a chinwag with the winning manager Melissa Andreatta, let's have a look at the second half goals again, shall we?
FT: Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
Gemma Fay
Former Scotland goalkeeper on BBC iPlayer
Caroline Weir played 71 minutes, and I'm not sure she ever got out of third gear.
She's just a class act.
Job done for Scotland.
A hat-trick for Caroline Weir on her debut as permanent captain. Five goals scored and a clean sheet with Sandy MacIver barely troubled.
In fact, I can't actually recall her touching the ball. Probably not a bad thing for Scotland.
Onto Saturday at Hampden.
Image source, Scottish FAScotland players celebrate the fourth goal
Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
Well now.
Scotland cross to the back post, looking for Lauren Davidson. It looks like a clear hand ball from the Luxembourg defender but play goes on.
It won't affect the result, at least.
Luxembourg 0-5 Scotland
And Scotland make a final change, introducing Mia McAulay for Erin Cuthbert with a few minutes left.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the likes of McAulay get a few more minutes on Saturday.
Kathleen McGovern
Who's the governor?!
Brilliant from McGovern, killing a ball stone dead in the box and flicking it over the keeper. Fantastic first-touch, even better finish.
A third Scotland goal for the Hibs hit-woman.
Luxembourg 0-4 Scotland
A long ball over the top picks out Kathleen McGovern, and she makes the right decision to hit it first time.
The accuracy is good, but the power is not and Lucie Schlime is able to gather.
Luxembourg 0-4 Scotland
Gemma Fay
Former Scotland goalkeeper on BBC iPlayer
It was an open goal!
McGovern was the ball, goalkeeper was nowhere to be seen, and Jenna Clark needs to communicate.
Luxembourg 0-4 Scotland
Another set piece causes Luxembourg trouble as Jenna Clark gets the ball before the keeper, but her glanced header is wide.
Scotland will fancy a fifth to cap off a professional performance.
Luxembourg 0-4 Scotland
Lauren Davidson almost makes an instant impact, dribbling past a few defenders on the right before drilling a low cross towards Kathleen McGovern.
The Hibs forward sees her shot blocked and can't get to the rebound.
Luxembourg 0-4 Scotland
Here come the Scotland changes.
Charlotte Newsham makes her international debut, with the defender
Lauren Davidson and Kirsty Howat are the other swaps. Caroline Weir, Emma Lawton, and Freya Gregory are off.
Luxembourg 0-4 Scotland
Luxembourg are readying some more changes. Olivia Konsbruck and Catarina Lavinas are getting ready to come on.
Scotland are also making changes - and there's a debutant coming on.
Caroline Weir was recently confirmed as permanent Scotland captain
Captain Caroline Weir scored her first Scotland hat-trick as Melissa Andreatta's side kicked off their 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable win at lowly Luxembourg.
The Real Madrid midfielder - who wore the armband for the first time since officially being named Rachel Corsie's successor - scored twice in the first half, either side of Jenna Clark's header, before tapping in her third just after the hour mark.
Substitute Kathleen McGovern made it a fantastic five late on with a classy finish from close range.
Competing in Group B4 along with Belgium, Israel and hosts Luxembourg, the Scots cannot automatically for next summer's tournament in Brazil.
Instead, they must come through at least two rounds of two-legged play-offs later this year if they are to make their first major tournament appearance since 2019.
Although this was her seventh game in charge, this was always earmarked as the start of the new Andreatta era, following on from four friendlies at the end of last year.
Much was made then of the strides taken on and off the pitch, but it was about putting it into practice at the Stade Emile Mayrisch.
With five goals scored and Sandy MacIver untroubled between the sticks, they accomplished the task at hand with aplomb.
In truth, it could have been much more if it was not for home goalkeeper Lucie Schlime pulling of a string of superb saves.
Meanwhile, Kirsty Hanson was incredibly denied by a combination of last-ditch, goal-line defending and the crossbar.
Now the Scots will be looking for a similar showing against Luxembourg again when they welcome them to Hampden on Saturday (17:00 BST) - live on BBC Alba.
While there is no immediate prize for topping the group - in the form of qualifying, anyway - it is a position that, understandably, makes for a kinder play-off path.
With that in mind, the Scots know maximum points from their opening double-header against the lowest-ranked side is vital.
Part one done.
Amid a performances of many positives, what stood out most notably was Scotland's impact and effectiveness from set-pieces.
It is something Andreatta and her staff - particularly assistant Marty Judge - have put a real emphasis on since they came in nearly one year ago.
Judge can almost always be seen bellowing calls from the technical area when a dead-ball situation presents itself.
Unsurprisingly, Erin Cuthbert and Weir are often the ones attempting to make the magic happen.
It was the Chelsea midfielder's corner that eventually fell to the feet of Weir for the opener, while her deep ball was met confidently by Clark.
The night's third was all about Weir as she found the net directly from yet another free-kick. In her post-match interview, she admitted that was her favourite. A sound choice.
Her first international hat-trick, and only second in professional football, was secured in a low-key manner for the high-quality player.
Speaking of quality, Hibernian forward McGovern continued to star in a Scotland shirt with a tremendous take and finish for the fifth.
The fact there were nearly 80 minutes between the first and last goal, with crucially none conceded in between, was indicative of a long-awaited 90-minute performance from the Scots.
If they are to achieve their goal and right the wrongs of the last three campaigns, they will need many more of such showings.
However, it is a sound and solid start that Scotland so badly needed.
Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta: "Feels good, the start we wanted, positive from the outset.
"There were some areas of our game we wanted to work on, we got to do that. Now it's all about recovery and making sure we're ready for game two.
"The most pleasing start is we wanted to put in a 90-minute performance and we saw that tonight, both sides of the ball. Goals in one end and stopping them at the other.
Scotland welcome Luxembourg back to Hampden on Saturday evening (17:00 GMT).
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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2 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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3 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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4 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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2 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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3 Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
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2 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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3 Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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4 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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2 Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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3 Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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4 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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3 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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4 Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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2 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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4 Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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2 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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3 Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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4 Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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2 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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3 Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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4 Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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2 Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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3 Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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4 Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
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2 Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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3 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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4 Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Kosovo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
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2 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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3 Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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4 Gibraltar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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2 Andorra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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3 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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4 North Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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2 Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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2 Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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2 Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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2 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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3 Andorra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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4 Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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6 Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Manager:Dan Santos
Formation:4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager:Melissa Andreatta
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Manager:Dan Santos
Formation:4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager:Melissa Andreatta
Formation:3 - 5 - 2
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