In the semi-final of the European Championship qualification play-offs, Greece defeated Kazakhstan 5-0 on Thursday. Kostas Tsimikas contributed an assist.

The Liverpool left-back, who participated in all ninety minutes of play, set up Dimitrios Kourbelis for his team’s fourth goal of the match with a header just before halftime.

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.Greece scored a fifth goal in the last seconds in Athens to guarantee a play-off match against Georgia on Tuesday.

The winner of that matchup will join Portugal, Turkey, and Czechia in Group F at Euro 2024 this summer.

After Japan overcame Korea DPR to advance to the Asian 2026 World Cup, Wataru Endo was brought in during the second half of the match.

The midfielder entered the match in Tokyo in the 58th minute, with his country leading 1-0 thanks to an early goal from Ao Tanaka.

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