Soccer-Spain close in on top spot with Cyprus win

Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group A - Cyprus v Spain - Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus - November 16, 2023 Spain's Joselu and Ferran Torres celebrate with a young fan after the match REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

(Reuters) -Spain closed in on clinching top spot in their Euro 2024 qualifying Group A when they strolled to a 3-1 away win against Cyprus on Thursday.

The result put them on 18 points with one game left, two ahead of second-placed Scotland, who had also already qualified and were held to a 2-2 draw in Georgia.