Spain is now on the brink of automatic qualification. Second-placed Turkey, which beat Bulgaria 2-0 on Saturday, trails Spain by three points and has a goal difference of +5, compared to Spain’s +19. Mathematically, Turkey would need to defeat Spain by seven goals or more in their final qualifier in Seville on Tuesday to overturn the difference, making Spain’s qualification virtually certain. Conversely, the defeat officially dashed any remaining hope Georgia had of reaching a playoff spot.
