Mauritania vs Bahrain got day 3 underway and it was the African runners up, Mauritania, who claimed victory, 2-0.
France scored for the second match running in the dying seconds, this time to snatch a point in a 6 goal thriller against Uzbekistan, a point that sees them sit top of the group on 4 points.
Hungary also scored a late goal to break English hearts as they fought back from a goal down to level in the final moments.
The biggest shock in Minifootball history followed as Chad came from 1-0 & 2-1 down to defeat reigning world champions, Romania, 4-2 with an epic performance in Baku.
Bulgaria beat India 5-0, which was a much improved performance from the Asian side, for the Bulgarians, they’ll just be glad to get back to winning ways after an opening day loss.
Türkiye continue to go from strength to strength and their comfortable 3-1 win over the Ukraine means it’s in their own hands going into the final game to see if they’ll qualify for the last 16.
Azerbaijan bounced back after an opening night disappointment to thrash a beleaguered Slovenia 4-0 in front of another bumper, boisterous crowd.
In the final game of the night, group favourites, Slovakia lost 2-1 to Portugal, a win that sees the Portuguese guaranteed top spot with a game to spare.
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