Wolves' Ladislav Krejci fires Czechia to World Cup as West Brom debut and Aston Villa highs and lows | OneFootball

Wolves’ Ladislav Krejci capped a landmark break by leading Czechia to their first World Cup in 20 years. The captain struck in extra time against Denmark after a 1-1 finish in normal time, was pegged back, then his side won 3-1 on penalties despite his miss.

“I haven’t seen such a team performance in a long time. Penalties are a bit of a lottery, but they also reflected the way we approached the game. I’m proud of everyone,” he told Czech TV.

Jackson Tchatchoua captained Cameroon to a 2-0 friendly win over China, with youngster Xu Bin appearing for the opposition.

It was a frustrating night for full back David Moller Wolfe, who came on for Norway in a goalless draw with Switzerland, then was withdrawn for former Albion defender Torbjorn Heggem.

Goalkeeper Jose Sa made a rare Portugal outing, playing 85 minutes of a 2-0 friendly win against World Cup hosts USA.

For West Brom, Ousmane Diakite marked his senior Mali debut with a second-half cameo in a 0-0 draw with Russia. Jayson Molumby played an hour as the Republic of Ireland drew 0-0 with North Macedonia.

Aston Villa’s Matty Cash will miss the World Cup after Poland lost 3-2 to Sweden in their play-off, while Victor Lindelöf captained the winners. There was disappointment for Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa as England fell 1-0 at home to Japan.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com