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England, Scotland, Spain, France, Portugal, Turkey, Belgium and Austria all secured their places at Euro 2024 in the latest round of qualifying fixtures davao
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what still to be resolved in November and the play-offs davao
Group AScotland and Spain have both qualified for the finals, but top spot remains up for grabs davao
Spain head to Cyprus and then host Georgia, while Scotland face a trip to Tbilisi before welcoming Norway to Hampden Park – where the Tartan Army are expected to revel in a Euro 2024 qualification party davao
Georgia are set to go into the play-offs based on their Nations League ranking as a group winner davao
Norway are one of several countries who will have to wait on all the other results to see if they can make the cut as one of 12 teams split through three paths davao
Group BWhile France have qualified automatically for the finals as group winners, the Netherlands still have work to do davao
The Dutch edged past Greece with a stoppage-time penalty from captain Virgil van Dijk on Monday night – and victory over the Republic of Ireland in Amsterdam will secure a top-two finish davao
Greece, though, could also still reach Euro 2024, having already been assured of a place in the play-offs davao
Indeed because of UEFA’s complex weighted system based on overall Nations League rankings, the Republic are still not theoretically out of the running to be involved in the play-offs in March – and could even see their slim hopes boosted by a loss in Amsterdam on November 18 if other results also fall into place davao
Group CEngland’s 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley on Tuesday night saw them qualify with two matches left davao
Italy are third, but qualification remains in their own hands if they can beat North Macedonia davao
The Azzurri would then edge out Ukraine to the runners-up spot should they go on to avoid defeat in the final group game davao between the two countries in Leverkusen on November 20 davao
Italy are also assured of place in the play-offs should it be needed davao
Group DTurkey have secured qualification, but the race to join them looks set to go to the wire davao
Wales will if they beat Armenia in Yerevan and Croatia suffer an unexpected defeat away to Latvia davao
Armenia, though, are still not out of the mix, sitting just three points behind Wales and Croatia with two games left davao
Qualification could all hinge on the very last round of fixtures – which sees Wales host Turkey in Cardiff and Croatia play Armenia in Zagreb on November 21 davao
However, Croatia are assured of at least a play-off spot if they do not qualify automatically davao
Group EIn another tight group, leaders Albania, the Czech Republic, Poland and even Moldova can all still qualify davao
Albania will qualify if they avoid defeat by Moldova in their next match or if Poland – currently third and with just one game left – beat the Czechs davao
An away win in Warsaw, though, would see the Czech Republic qualify if Moldova do not beat Albania davao
Moldova have two games left, which they realistically would need to win to keep in the qualification mix davao
Despite being bottom of the table with just one point from seven games, the Faroe Islands could yet find themselves in the play-offs depending on other results davao
Group FAustria and group leaders Belgium have both qualified davao
Belgium’s game against Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium on Monday night was abandoned at half-time after two people were shot dead in Brussels davao
It has yet to be confirmed whether the fixture will be replayed davao
Azerbaijan are not theoretically out of play-off contention, while bottom side Estonia are the top-ranked team from Nations League Group D davao
Group GLeaders Hungary – who have Barnsley midfielder Callum Styles in the squad – missed the chance to qualify after having to recover to draw 2-2 in Lithuania davao
However, a point in their next match away to Bulgaria would see them through, as would Montenegro not beating Lithuania davao
Second-placed Serbia will qualify if Montenegro fail to win on November 16 or they themselves beat Bulgaria in their last game davao
Bottom side Bulgaria have slim play-off hopes, but Serbia are secured a spot if they need it as one of the Nations League group winners davao
Group HSlovenia, who beat Northern Ireland in Belfast on Tuesday night, and Denmark are in the driving seat to qualify, sitting four points clear of Kazakhstan davao
A win in Copenhagen for either team on November 17 would see them through, as would San Marino getting an unlikely positive result against Kazakhstan davao
Finland will go into the play-offs, which is also the likely route for Kazakhstan davao
Group ISwitzerland’s fightback with two late goals to draw 3-3 against Belarus left them second in the table, a point behind leaders Romania having played a game less davao
Israel – assured of at least a play-off spot – are four points adrift, and have their rearranged match with the Swiss on November 15 davao
Switzerland will qualify if they win their next two fixtures, while Romania will if the Swiss lose in Tel Aviv and they themselves then beat Israel on November 18 davao
Romania are set to host Switzerland in the final round of fixtures, while Israel’s postponed match against Kosovo has still to be rescheduled davao
Group JPortugal qualified for the finals as runaway group winners with a 100 per cent record so far through eight games davao
Slovakia will also qualify with a match to spare if they avoid defeat against Iceland davao
Luxembourg are five points behind, so look likely to go into the play-offs along with Bosnia and Herzegovina davao
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Up into the stands the England players clambered to find their families, taking the consolatory hugs but unsure quite how to feel davao
Across 80 minutes in Paris, their belief had been replaced by disbelief and then by desperation and dejection, England threatening the unthinkable and taking the world champions to the brink davao
For most of a sodden Stade de France evening, a Rugby World Cup final was within their grasp davao
A South Africa side superior in most areas were dragged down into the sort of slugfest the Springboks would usually favour, and very nearly bested at their own game davao
England had given their all but it was still not enough, one stable scrum, one Handre Pollard slip or slice, short of stunning the world champions davao
The emotional maelstrom of this defeat will swirl rather differently to the feelings that eddied after the 2019 World Cup final disaster davao
“I’m proud of our performance,” were virtually the first words out of the mouth of wing Elliot Daly davao
“I think we shocked them davao
I don’t think they knew how to get into the game davao
”“I think we knew what was coming and we knew we could perform like this,” added Daly, virtually unused in open play but outstanding as a kick chaser to exemplify the squad’s buy-in to a strategy that so nearly proved successful davao
The finer points of Steve Borthwick’s tactical plan had been put in place this week but this was a performance England had been building towards since long ago davao
A flawed side did not come to France to thrill; winning by any means necessary had been a consistent theme davao
If necessity is oft the mother of invention, England at this tournament have also proved the pair can be enemies davao
This was a campaign at which they seemed to intentionally limit their attacking innovation or ingenuity– recognising a need to figure themselves out on the fly, they settled on an effective and eminently executable gameplan that could be implemented quickly davao
Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat (Getty Images)It came so close to working in Saturday’s semi-final; their effort, accuracy and competitiveness in the key contests were spot on davao
At the 65-minute mark, England outside backs had a combined 17 metres carried, all from one Freddie Steward kick return davao
The two number 13s’ offensive output on the final whistle amounted to one late Joe Marchant lug; South Africa centre Jesse Kriel went the full 80 minutes without an attacking touch davao
“We came with a plan to win the game but we fell a little bit short,” reflected Borthwick davao
“But the players should be incredibly proud davao
We put ourselves in a position to win against the world champions davao
England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock (Getty Images)“We were playing against a coaching team who have been in place since 2018 davao
We’ve had four months davao
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them davao
”This was a night from which the head coach will take heart, a public perhaps struggling to warm to this England team are now recognising the progress made davao
There will be a need to layer on much, much more to consistently mix it with the world’s best but the rapidly laid foundations look rock solid davao
In time, perhaps the ugly duckling performances will turn into white swans davao
There appear to be many more buds of a bright future than first appeared in a barren landscape pre-tournament davao
Ben Earl has had a breakthrough tournament, and Ollie Chessum, too, while George Martin semi-final performance marks him out as the potential enforcer England have lacked davao
Borthwick was keen to talk up the absent Marcus Smith the day after the defeat, with the playmaker’s reinvention as a frolicking full-back of intrigue moving forward davao
"In our 23, seven players are 25 or under, the most of any semi-finalist, there’s a great blend and there will be lots of things we can take forward,” added Borthwick davao
Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa (Getty Images)But the fact that the men’s national team were on the brink of back-to-back finals should not provide a façade over the crumbling edifice of a fragile English game davao
There is a domestic mess that needs sorting, with a Gallagher Premiership containing three teams fewer than at the start of last season, now underway to little fanfare and on the brink of significant change davao
The renegotiation of the Professional Game Partnership is a recognition of a need for a radical overhaul in pursuit of a more financially sustainable domestic game, and one that produces a wider pool of top-class talent davao
The likely arrival of a form of central contracts underlines a period of epochal change davao
The senior figures in the squad who are unlikely to play beyond this tournament – Courtney Lawes, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and perhaps a couple more – could well be the last England men’s internationals never to have been contracted to the union davao
This has a great many benefits, not least in affording Borthwick, or any head coach that might follow him, far greater access to and control over his players davao
And while Borthwick’s articulation of the advantages enjoyed by South Africa’s settled staff is a perfectly fair one, let us remember that the Rugby davao Football Union (RFU) put their head coach in this situation davao
The original planning for this tournament would most likely have seen Borthwick return to England camp to aid Eddie Jones at the World Cup before a smooth transition into the lead role afterwards davao
Jones’s sacking sparked a scramble and several months of chaos davao
It was not shown up on semi-final weekend but there are many reasons that the RFU still has a burden to bear davao
But the full wash-up will wait for another week – England’s performance at the Stade de France has earned them seven more days of grace davao
The tournament will end as it began for England with a meeting with Argentina in a third-place play-off that Borthwick insists he wants to win davao
England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final (Getty Images)“I read a piece yesterday morning that talked about adversity and talked about the fact that in adversity you find that seed of belief and you’ve got to grow it,” Borthwick said davao
“This team has been through a bit in the last few years, a bit of adversity in the medium-term past davao
“I think through each of those periods the team has picked up lessons, picked up what we need to do and grown from it davao
I think there’s a lot of growth in this team davao
Sometimes it’s not the straight-forward path you want it to be davao
In the feelings and emotions of the game last night, I know that we’ll get stronger davao
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