England dropped their first points of FIFA World Cup qualifying following a 1-1 draw with Poland in Warsaw.
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Damian Szymanski headed in a stoppage time equaliser to deprive England of all three points and a sixth straight victory in Group I.
Harry Kane had fired England ahead with a swerving strike in the 72nd minute as Gareth Southgate’s side looked set to retain their 100 percent record.
England have 16 points from six games with Albania second on 12 points, Poland on 11 and Hungary on 10 points.
The top team in the group qualifies for next year’s World Cup in Qatar with the second place team heading into the playoffs.
Italy recorded their first win since being crowned European champions as they crushed Lithuania 5-0 to strengthen their grip on top spot in Group C.
Italy top the standings with 14 points, six ahead of second-placed Switzerland following their 0-0 draw away to Northern Ireland. The Swiss have two games in hand.
Goals from Pablo Fornals and Ferran Torres earned Spain a 2-0 victory away to Kosovo and dragged them back into automatic qualification contention.
Spain top Group B with 13 points, while second placed Sweden are on 9 after their 2-1 loss to Greece, but have two games in hand.
Greece defeated Sweden 2-1 to move into third place on six points.
Winger Leroy Sane scored one goal and made another as Germany made it three wins in a row with a resounding 4-0 victory over Iceland and stay top of their group.
Belgium beat Belarus 1-0 in Kazan to move them closer to World Cup qualification.
-Reuters
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