Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring their second goal (Image credit: Reuters) 
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Spain books its spot, Serbia stuns Portugal to qualify

Alvaro Morata came off the bench to strike a late winner as Spain qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup Finals in Qatar by beating stubborn visitor Sweden 1-0 in a tense clash here on Sunday. Morata struck the winning goal in the 86th minute when he cleverly lifted the ball over Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

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Meanwhile, Aleksandar Mitrovic emerged as his country’s hero with a 90th-minute goal, which gave Serbia a 2-1 qualifying win at Portugal on Sunday and a berth in the 32-nation tournament in Qatar.

RESULTS: Spain 1 (A Morata 86) bt Sweden 0; Portugal 1 (R Sanches 2) lost to Serbia 2 (D Tadic 33, A Mitrovic 90)

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