Sharjah24: Victor Jioqueris, Sporting Lisbon's striker, scored 4 goals (a super hat-trick) to lead the Sweden national team to a sweeping 6-0 victory over the visiting Azerbaijan national team in the final round of Group A matches in the third tier of the UEFA Nations League.
In another match in the same group, the Slovakian national team defeated the visiting Estonian national team 1-0.
Sweden advanced to the second tier by topping Group A in the third tier with 16 points from 5 wins and a draw.
Slovakia finished second with 13 points, followed by Estonia with 4 points, and Azerbaijan at the bottom with 1 point.
Sweden secured their win over Azerbaijan in the first half with a 3-0 lead. Denis Kolosevski opened the scoring in the 10th minute, followed by Victor Jioqueris scoring the second and third goals in the 26th and 37th minutes.
In the second half, Kolosevski scored his second goal and Sweden's third in the 57th minute, with Jioqueris adding the fifth and sixth goals in the 58th and 70th minutes.
Jioqueris now leads the UEFA Nations League goal-scoring chart with 9 goals.
His standout performance solidifies him as one of Europe's best football talents, with his value soaring to $100 million.
English clubs missed a chance to sign Jioqueris, as Sporting Lisbon acquired him from Coventry City, a second-tier English club, for $25 million last year.
He has scored 66 goals in 68 matches for the Portuguese team, including 23 goals in 18 matches this season, contributing significantly to their league title last season.
The 26-year-old striker outperforms Robert Lewandowski, who scored 19 goals in 17 matches for Barcelona, Harry Kane with 17 goals in 16 matches for Bayern Munich, and Erling Haaland with 15 goals in 16 matches for Manchester City.
At the Antona Malatinsky Stadium, David Strelec scored the winning goal for the Slovakian national team in the 72nd minute.
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