A roundup of the most important sporting events
Romania's national football team on Sunday defeated Lichtenstein 2-0 in the 2022 World Cup preliminaries. Scoring for Romania were Alin Toşca on minute 11 and Cristian Manea seven minutes later. Romania dominated the game and had no trouble securing the win. Attending the match hosted by National Arena Stadium in Bucharest were some 10 thousand fans. Following Thursday's win in Iceland, this is Romania's second consecutive victory in preliminary Group J. After five rounds, Germany tops the group tables with 12 points, followed by Armenia with 10 points, Romania with 9 points, North Macedonia with 8 points, Iceland with 4 points and Lichtenstein with zero points. Romania will next play North Macedonia in Skopje.
In the round of 16 at the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, Simona Halep, seeded 12th in the competition, lost on Sunday to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, seeded 5th, score 6-3, 6-3. The Ukrainian player won at the end of 1 hour and 16 minutes of playtime. An Olympic bronze medalist in Tokyo, Svitolina now leads 6-5 in head-to-head encounters with Halep. For reaching the round of 16, Halep will receive a 265-thousand-dollar check and 240 WTA points.
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