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Georgiev spoils Montenegro's debut

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:11:00 GMT

An injury-time goal by Blagoy Georgiev gave 10-man Bulgaria a 2-2 draw against Montenegro in their opening FIFA World Cup Group 8 qualifier.

Spain off to winning start

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:59:00 GMT

A solitary goal from David Villa gave Spain victory over Bosnia in Murcia, in the European champions' opening South Africa 2010 qualifier.

Croatia coast against Kazakhstan

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:55:00 GMT

Croatia opened their 2010 FIFA World Cup Group 6 qualifying campaign with a solid 3-0 win at home to Kazakhstan on Saturday.

Paraguay stun Argentina

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:45:00 GMT

Paraguay's 1-1 draw Argentina in Buenos Aires was enough to retain their lead at the top of the South American FIFA World Cup qualifying table.

Austria humble Les Bleus

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:04:00 GMT

France went down to a shock 3-1 defeat Austria as the 2006 finalists got their their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign off to the worst possible start.

Italy scrape past Cyprus

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:52:00 GMT

A last-minute goal from Antonio Di Natale secured a 2-1 victory over Cyprus for holders Italy in Marcello Lippi's first competitive game since returning.

Podolski helps Germany stroll

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Lukas Podolski scored Germany's first two goals as they opened up their South Africa 2010 qualifying campaign with a 6-0 defeat of Liechtenstein.

Cameroon make the cut

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:10:00 GMT

The Indomitable Lions made sure of their place in the third qualifying phase on Saturday, while Burkina Faso and Tunisia shared a goalless draw.

Aguero rescues Argentina - LIVE

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:10:00 GMT

South American qualifying got back underway on Saturday with ten-man Argentina drawing 1-1 with leaders Paraguay and Ecuador beating Bolivia.

East Asians set the pace

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:59:00 GMT

On the first matchday of Asian fourth round qualifying for South Africa 2010, it was the East Asian competitors who made the early running.

Cole spares England's blushes

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:14:00 GMT

Substitute Joe Cole rescued England as his double secured a 2-0 victory over Andorra in their opening FIFA World Cup qualifier in Barcelona.

McCarthy accentuates the positive

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:02:00 GMT

Stand-in captain Benni McCarthy believes South Africa will be competitive at the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals despite suffering another setback.

Albania frustrate Sweden

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:47:00 GMT

Albania held Sweden to a 0-0 draw in their FIFA World Cup™ Group 1 qualifier, though they had to rely on some fine goalkeeping from Arjan Beqaj.

Slovakia edge Northern Ireland

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:17:00 GMT

Goals from defender Martin Skrtel and midfielder Marek Hamsik gave Slovakia a 2-1 home win over Northern Ireland in their FIFA World Cup Group 3 qualifier.

Poland held by Slovenia

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:46:00 GMT

Poland produced a lacklustre performance to draw 1-1 with Slovenia in their opening Group 3 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Irish give Trapattoni winning start

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Republic of Ireland beat Georgia 2-1 in their opening FIFA World Cup Group 8 match to give Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni a winning start.

Beckham out, Walcott in for England

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:29:00 GMT

David Beckham has been left out of England's starting line-up for their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Andorra, with Theo Walcott taking his place.

Nigeria sink luckless South Africa

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:04:00 GMT

South Africa fell 1-0 to Nigeria, leaving the FIFA World Cup hosts with a mountain to climb if they are to qualify for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations.

Vokes rescues Wales

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:41:00 GMT

Teenage striker Samuel Vokes came off the bench to score a late winner as Wales beat Azerbaijan 1-0 in their opening FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Scotland wilt in Macedonia

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:56:00 GMT

Scotland crashed to a 1-0 defeat in their opening FIFA World Cup Group 9 qualifier in Macedonia, where temperatures hit a sizzling 35 degrees.

Europe up and running

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:01:00 GMT

England needed two-goal hero Joe Cole to beat Andorra on a day when France lost to Austria and Italy needed a little luck to beat Cyprus.