Where in the World Cup? Norway protest, brilliant De Bruyne, Dutch disaster, Hammer hat-trick, France fail to convince

Round-up of the action and reaction from last night's Uefa World Cup qualifers
Where in the World Cup? Norway protest, brilliant De Bruyne, Dutch disaster, Hammer hat-trick, France fail to convince

Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne scores their side's first goal of the game during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadium in Leuven, Belgium. Picture: PA Wire via Belga. 

Group A: Portugal 1 Azerbaijan 0

In Ireland's group, Portugal produced a rusty display at home to Azerbaijan on Wednesday but still made a winning start with a 1-0 victory in Turin.

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