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Spain triumph, Montenegro hold firm

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:04:00 GMT

FIFA.com wraps up another massive evening of European Brazil 2014 qualifying highlighted by a crucial win for world champions Spain on their trip to Paris, while Montenegro and England remain evenly poised after a hard-fought draw.

Lewandowski downs San Marino

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:53:00 GMT

Robert Lewandowski scored two penalties as Poland thumped Group H minnows San Marino 5-0 in their FIFA World Cup qualifying match. Lukasz Teodorczyk, Jakub Kosecki and Lukasz Piszczek were also on the scoresheet.

Crunch time for former champions

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:03:00 GMT

Spain's trip to France is among the eye-catching fixtures in Tuesday's European Zone FIFA World Cup qualifiers. FIFA.com previews the action.

Hodgson cautious despite San Marino demolition

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:07:00 GMT

England manager Roy Hodgson warned his players not to get carried away after they outclassed San Marino 8-0 in Brazil 2014 qualifying, ahead of a key visit to Montenegro on Tuesday.

Spain stumble, Portugal rescue point

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:25:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews all the action from a massive evening of Brazil 2014 qualifiers in Europe highlighted by a shock draw at home for world champions Spain against Finland, while Portugal narrowly avoided defeat in Israel.

England hit San Marino for eight

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:15:00 GMT

England dominated their FIFA World Cup qualifying match against San Marino, with six different English goalscorers contributing to the victory. It was the first time the Three Lions had struck eight since 1987.

Savic: We need all three points

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:48:00 GMT

Stefan Savic believes Montenegro need to claim all three points against Moldova, believing they must remain focussed, while England are suffering a defensive crisis and the UEFA EURO 2012 hosts meet in Group H.

Cahill ruled out of San Marino game

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:59:00 GMT

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has been ruled out of England's FIFA World Cup™qualifier in San Marino on Friday due to injury.

Hodgson: Fitness the difference for Dawson

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:35:00 GMT

England manager Roy Hodgson put Michael Dawson's recent run of fitness for his inclusion in his squad for their FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers with San Marino and Montenegro.

Baines: Neville a wise inclusion

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:18:00 GMT

Leighton Baines has said England manager Roy Hodgson made a shrewd move by adding Gary Neville to his back-room staff, beleiving the former Manchester United defender has provided valuable insight to the side.

Polanski eyes 'emotion and adrenaline' in Brazil

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:19:00 GMT

Ahead of Poland’s Brazil 2014 qualifying matches against Ukraine and San Marino, FIFA.com caught up with Roman Polanski, who is eager to sample a FIFA World Cup after experiencing UEFA EURO 2012 in his homeland.

Mazza: Results are not a priority

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:46:00 GMT

Gearing up for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against England, San Marino coach Giampaolo Mazza spoke with FIFA.com to discuss his country's history as a footballing nation and how he doesn't use results as a measure ofsuccess.

Who should your club sign?

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:54:00 GMT

FIFA.com wants to know who you reckon your club should sign in January 2013.

UEFA confirm multi-city EURO 2020

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:50:00 GMT

UEFA have confirmed that UEFA EURO 2020 will not take place in a single country, instead being staged across multiple cities around the continent.

Ibra turns on the style, France impress again

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:10:00 GMT

FIFA.com wraps up a big night of international action across the globe highlighted by an impressive win for France in Italy, a Zlatan Ibrahimovic masterclass and Saudi Arabia denying Argentina.

Montenegro top qualifying group

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:14:00 GMT

Andrija Delibasic scored twice as Montenegro knocked England off the top of FIFA World Cup™ Qualifying Group H with a 3-0 victory over group minnows San Marino in Podgorica.

What is international football’s biggest rivalry?

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:36:00 GMT

FIFA.com wants to know what you feel is the biggest rivalry in the international game.

Sting in the tail for Germany, Spain

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:58:00 GMT

Surprise results littered Tuesday's 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualification, as Germany let slip a four goal lead to draw 4-4 with Sweden, Northern Ireland held Portugal and France stunned Spain to grab a point in the closing seconds.

Moldova claim first win

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:46:00 GMT

Following last week's morale-boosting draw with Ukraine, Moldova beat San Marino 2-0 and claim their first win of the FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaign.

Excitement as Euro elite face off

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Five games pit table-toppers against close rivals on Matchday 4 of European Zone qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, as FIFA.com explains.

Easy night for five-goal England

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:28:00 GMT

Manchester United team-mates Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck bagged a brace each as England cruised to a straightforward 5-0 victory at home to San Marino in Group H.

Rooney to captain England

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:20:00 GMT

The Football Association have announced that Wayne Rooney will captain England in tomorrow's FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino.

High stakes in Belgrade, Moscow and Piraeus

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:08:00 GMT

England, the Netherlands and Sweden may be expected to build up their goal difference on Matchday 3, but in Serbia-Belgium, Russia-Portugal and Greece-Bosnia-Herzegovina, the menu has some fascinating, hard-to-call fixtures.

Gibbs set to miss England qualifiers

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:49:00 GMT

England defender Kieran Gibbs is set to miss the country's FIFA World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland after sustaining an injury in Arsenal's match on Saturday.

Forster, Shawcross named by Hodgson

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:12:00 GMT

Roy Hodgson has revealed his squad for England's FIFA World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland this month, with Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster and Ryan Shawcross the new inclusions.

Powerhouses make steady progress

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:23:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews all the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying action from Europe on a positive evening for the continent's major nations, although both Germany and Spain were made to work overtime before collecting wins.

Montenegro put six past San Marino

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:09:00 GMT

Montenegro hit San Marino for six in a predictably one-sided 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualifier tonight.

World champions join the party

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:26:00 GMT

After a dramatic opening weekend of FIFA World Cup qualifying action in the European Zone, Spain begin their campaign tomorrow with a match in Georgia. FIFA.com looks ahead to all the action in the old continent.

Malta beat San Marino, win for Liechtenstein

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:21:00 GMT

Malta claimed their third win in succession as they saw a Michael Mifsud brace lead them to a 3-2 win over San Marino, while Liechtenstein saw off Andorra 1-0.

The flawless, troubled and triumphant

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:01:00 GMT

With 240 matches played among nine qualifying groups, FIFA.com reviews the most memorable moments from the 13-month-long qualifying campaign for next summer's UEFA EURO 2012.

Greece, Belgium push for qualification

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:36:00 GMT

Greece moved into pole position in UEFA EURO 2012 qualification Group F after beating fellow contenders Croatia 2-0, while Belgium beat Kazakhstan 4-1 to move into second in Group A at Turkey's expense.

Swedes slam San Marino late

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:13:00 GMT

Sweden left it late before scoring five goals inside the final 30 minutes to beat ten-man San Marino in their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier in Serravalle tonight.

Robben, Afellay missing for Dutch

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:17:00 GMT

Bert van Marwijk has left injured duo Arjen Robben and Ibrahim Afellay out of his squad to face San Marino and Finland next week, although he hopes the former could still play some part.

Familiar foes await England

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:59:00 GMT

Ukraine, Poland and Montenegro, all of whom have taken points off England in previous qualifying campaigns, are once again preparing to challenge the Three Lions in Group H.

The preliminaries in numbers

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:30:00 GMT

Ahead of Saturday's Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, FIFA.com looks at some statistics from the qualifying competition's history and some other records on the verge of crashing.

Atletico dealt Norwegian Europa trip

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:11:00 GMT

Atletico Madrid will face Norwegian side Stromsgodset, who last appeared in the UEFA Cup 13 years ago, while Stoke City have been been paired against Hadjuk Split in the UEFA Europa League.

Hungary three sink San Marino

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:57:00 GMT

Hungary defeated San Marino 3-0 with goals from Zoltan Liptak, Imre Szabics and Vladimir Koman, keeping the pressure on Sweden who are just three points ahead in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group E.

Sweden aim to reduce Dutch lead

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:50:00 GMT

Sweden will be without injured captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic as they aim to cut Netherlands' Group E lead by beating Moldova, while the other group game features Finland against San Marino.

Who’ve been the stars of 2010/11?

Wed, 18 May 2011 10:09:00 GMT

FIFA.com wants to know which players have impressed you the most during the 2010/11 season across Europe.

Messi sinks Brazil, Spain slump in Lisbon

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:14:00 GMT

Argentina hit the headlines in Wednesday’s international action by beating Brazil for the first time in five years, world champions Spain came unstuck in spectacular fashion against Portugal while England lost to a rejuvenated France.

Finland stun San Marino

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:11:00 GMT

Mikael Forssell helped himself to a hat-trick as Finland picked up their first points of their UEFA EURO 2012 qualification campaign with a sensational 8-0 win over San Marino in Helsinki.

Moldova beat sorry San Marino

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:39:00 GMT

San Marino lost their fourth consecutive match in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying, visitors Moldova recording their second win of the campaign with a 2-0 victory.

Szalai stars in Hungary goalfest

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:19:00 GMT

Hungary overwhelmed minnows San Marino, winning 8-0 at home to record a second win in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group E, Adam Szalai the star with a hat-trick.

Van Marwijk calls for Dutch focus

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:04:00 GMT

Bert Van Marwijk has warned his Netherlands players against complacency ahead of their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier away to Moldova, whose fans he described as “fanatical”.

French relief, Scandinavian success

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:36:00 GMT

France deservedly won in Bosnia-Herzegovina as fellow strugglers Portugal lost away to Norway, while Sweden, Italy and Germany posted emphatic victories and England saw off Switzerland.

Favourites to the fore

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Europe's major nations scored impressive wins in the latest round of UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers with England, France, Germany and Italy victorious with only Portugal left shocked by defeat in Norway.

France stunned as forwards thrive

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:35:00 GMT

Belarus won 1-0 in France as Portugal were held 4-4 by visiting Cyprus, while Italy's Antonio Cassano, Fernando Torres of Spain and England talisman Wayne Rooney inspired victories.

47 days to go

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:21:00 GMT

In their 10 matches, all defeats, San Marino conceded 47 goals in their qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, while scoring just once.

Stadiums offer the comforts of home

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:11:00 GMT

From Wembley to the Azteca to the Stadio Olimpico in San Marino, national team home stadiums are some of the most prized places on planet football.

TheKingKelly triumphs as CTID77 climbs

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:06:00 GMT

TheKingKelly posted 475 points to win a signed FIFA World Cup winner's jersey, while CTID77 jumped from 25th to fourth in Round 13.