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UEFA 2014 World Cup qualifying: Belgium, Germany and Switzerland all advance
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October 11, 2013
Spain squeeze past Belarus
Spain took their time to break down a resolute Belarus side with two second-half goals from Xavi and Alvaro Negredo in the UEFA World Cup qualifying.
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October 11, 2013
Portugal stunned by Israel
Once again, it looks like Portugal will have to go through a playoff to make a major tournament.
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October 11, 2013
UEFA World Cup qualifying wrap: The end is near
Several teams claimed automatic qualifying spots for next summer's World Cup while, others secured spots in the playoff round.
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October 11, 2013
Germany cruise against Ireland
The Germans are heading to the World Cup, while Ireland's hopes of securing a playoff spot were dashed.
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October 11, 2013
England, Townsend, cruise past Montenegro
Roy Hodgson's England needed a strong performance to have much hope of reaching next year's World Cup finals, and they delivered with a 4-1 win against Montenegro. Another win (against Poland) will see them through.
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October 11, 2013
Switzerland qualify for Brazil 2014
Switzerland's 2-1 win in Albania this evening has guaranteed their place at Brazil 2014.
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October 11, 2013
Germany qualify for 2014 World Cup
Germany have booked their place at the 2014 World Cup with a 3-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland.
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October 11, 2013
van Persie makes history as Netherlands win 8-1
The Netherlands have celebrated their qualification to next year's World Cup with a fantastic victory over Hungary.
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October 11, 2013
Russia thump Luxembourg with ease
Russia got a routine victory against Luxembourg as they put four goals past the minnows in the UEFA World Cup Qualifying stages.
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October 11, 2013
Bendtner and the Danes foiled by Aquilani
In a vacuum, a home draw against Italy is a decent result. In Denmark's current situation, it's a setback.
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October 11, 2013
Lukaku fires Belgium past Croatia
The Belgians are in the World Cup thanks to Romelu Lukaku, while Croatia will have to go through a playoff to make the finals.
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October 11, 2013
Belgium seal Brazil 2014 qualification
Belgium's win against Croatia has seen them confirm their place at next summer's World Cup -- their first major tournament in over a decade.
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October 11, 2013
England vs. Montenegro: Lineups
Andros Townsend starts in place of James Milner for England, while Jack Wilshere is dropped as expected in favour of a Steven Gerrard-Frank Lampard central midfield.
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October 11, 2013
England face must-win clash against Montenegro
England will need two wins to round off their qualifying campaign and secure their spot in the World Cup, starting with Montenegro at Wembley.
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October 11, 2013
Danes looking to keep World Cup hopes alive
Denmark head into Friday's game against already qualified Italy, needing a positive result to stay in the hunt for snatching a playoff spot.
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October 11, 2013
Both Ukraine and Poland still in contention
Poland hop over the border to play neighbours Ukraine on Friday, with both sides still in contention for World Cup qualification.
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October 11, 2013
The Netherlands' work isn't quite done yet
The Netherlands may already have World Cup qualification confirmed, though they've still got important FIFA ranking points to fight for.
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October 11, 2013
Belgium only need a draw against Croatia
Belgium need only a draw away in Croatia to guarantee World Cup qualification, with the hosts needing a win for any chance of avoiding the playoffs.
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October 11, 2013
A wounded Germany can clinch the group with a win
Germany look to wrap up their spot in next summer's World Cup with a result against the Irish.
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October 11, 2013
Portugal look to keep pressure on Russia
Depending on results elsewhere, Portugal can leapfrog Russia with a win at home to Israel on Friday night.
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October 11, 2013
Spain look to sweep aside Belarus
Spain need a win over Belarus to leave themselves only needing a point from their final qualifier to claim their spot in next summer's World Cup.
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October 11, 2013
Russia need three points against Luxembourg
Russia need to just keep winning to secure their place in next summer's World Cup.
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October 11, 2013
Greece need a win against Slovakia
Slovakia are out of the running for Brazil, but hosts Greece need maximum points if they hope to overtake Bosnia and bypass the playoff round.