World Cup qualifier Merino wears a hat to help Spain defeat Türkiye with six goals

Spanish midfielder Merino scored his first hat-trick in his career, helping the team beat Türkiye 6-0. After the first game of "opening the ball" of 0-2, the German team returned to home court to beat Northern Ireland 3-1, and their form recovered.

Spanish midfielder Merino (middle school) scored three goals in this game and scored a hat-trick. This is his first time in his career. In the European Group E match of the World Cup outside match held in the early morning of Monday (September 8), Spain defeated Turkey 6-0 on the road, winning two consecutive victories.

European champion Spain has been in a hot state recently. After defeating Bulgaria 3-0 in the first game, this game even played the second largest away victory in the World Cup in history 6-0, second only to the game in which it defeated Liechtenstein 8-0 in September 2017.

In this game, Spain scored with left midfielder Pedri from outside the penalty area in the 6th minute. Turkey later got a great one-on-one chance, but forward Akturkoglu hit the post and failed to equalize the score.

Pedri (No. 20) scored twice in this game. Although Cucurella did not score, she was very active on both offense and defense. She repeatedly threatened the ball in the 22nd minute, Spanish right midfielder Merino easily pushed the ball into the penalty area and expanded the lead. He scored another goal in the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, giving the visiting team a three-goal lead into the break.

After the change of sides, Spanish striker Torres received a selfless assist from winger Yamal in the 53rd minute and scored at close range. Four minutes later, Merino, who had two goals in his hand, kicked out of the world wave and shot the ball into a dead corner, making his first hat-trick in his career.

Spanish forward Torres (No. 11) scored the fourth goal for the team, and young player Yamal (faced with the camera) gave him an assist

As Pedri scored twice in the 62nd minute, the game completely lost suspense. Spain, who was visiting, defeated Türkiye 6-0, and scored six points in two games in the perimeter, leading the E Group standings.

Georgia, who is also in Group E, defeated Bulgaria 3-0, and led Türkiye with a goal difference advantage, ranking second, and Bulgaria, which suffered two consecutive losses, ranked last. After the game, the winning hero Merino said: "I am very happy to win, get six points, and win in this way, and score three goals. This is my first hat-trick in my career." The three goals of Spanish midfielder Merino (center) were all very exciting, including a long shot outside the penalty area. According to the competition system, there are 16 places in the European region of the World Cup, and the teams in 12 groups play one home and away game with their opponents in the group. In the end, the top spot in the group directly advanced, and the remaining four places were generated according to the playoffs.

Wilz free ball world wave Germany defeated Northern Ireland to win its first victory in Group A, the German team, which encountered a black goal in the last game, defeated Northern Ireland 3-1 at home, and won its first victory in this perimeter match. Germany's ball possession rate reached 80%. In the seventh minute, midfielder Gnabry scored a single shot, but was equalized by the opponent's midfielder Price in the 34th minute. The two teams entered the midfield break 1-1.

German offensive midfielder Gnabry (right) calmly shot and scored in the seventh minute of the opening, allowing the team to take the lead early in the second half. German midfielder Amiri scored a header in the 69th minute. Three minutes later, midfielder Wirtz scored directly with a free kick, extending the home team's lead to two goals. In the end, Germany defended its home court, ranking third in Group A with three points, and fell behind Northern Ireland, which had the same three points with a goal difference. Slovakia, who defeated Luxembourg 1-0, ranked first with two consecutive wins and sent his opponent to the bottom of the two consecutive losses.

German midfielder Werz scored a long-distance free ball, expanding the lead for the German team

German midfielder Werz scored a free ball with a penalty into the dead end of the goal. Northern Ireland goalkeeper Picock Farrell (red) tried his best to save but still couldn't stop the goal

After the game, Werz believed that the team's performance in the last game (0-2 loss to Slovakia) was very bad, so this game must be done better. "We performed well in this game and it is worth our efforts in the next game."