 The second qualifier of the Monster Energy FAM Speedway of Nations went to Manchester. The National Speedway Stadium, the home of the Bellevue Aces, and it was a capacity crowd packed out in the sunshine. And the National Speedway Stadium never fails to deliver the goods. Ande Lebedevs, a star for Latvia, magnificent display from him. One of two points slipping away for the Big Nations. Leon Mattson and Niels Christian Everson getting tangled up when they're on the same side. Ty Whopper did not at his best early on, but he came good later on to woo the crowd in the National Speedway Stadium. He went down to the wire for qualifying, very tense and very close between a host of nations and count back, as we know, can prove absolutely decisive. Australia and Great Britain looking good, Denmark trying desperately to automatically qualify. USA with Luke Becker, a real star, and late on brought Mickle, the under-21 reserve, playing a starring role for the USA as well. Woffenden celebrating with Robert Lambert and Craig Cook, all three British riders playing their part and chipping in with important contributions. Denmark came good, Leon Mattson got himself sorted out and piled up the points later on. Then he came down to a straight shootout, the qualifying races. Latvia eliminated. It was France in the USA and it was France who made it through to the final knockout stage. Then it was France backling away with Denmark, but it was the Danes who made it through with Niels Christian Everson and Leon Mattson. Luke Becker, a real star for the USA, some standout individual displays. Becker magnificent, but then it was Denmark who joined Australia and Great Britain in the final of the Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations in Russia in July.