Austria, the Netherlands and Denmark racked up big wins in World Cup qualifying in Europe to stay top of their groups on Thursday, while England overwhelmed Wales in a friendly without Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham.
On a night of mismatches, Austria ran out a 10-0 winner over San Marino — the world’s lowest-ranked international men’s team — for a fifth straight win in qualifying, with Marko Arnautovic netting four of the goals to become his country’s record scorer.
Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo scored twice and Manchester City’s Tijjani Reijnders added the third as stars of the Premier League inspired the Netherlands to beat Malta 4-0.
Napoli striker Rasmus Hojlund carried his form from Serie A into international soccer with a first-half double for Denmark in a 6-0 thrashing of Belarus. That k