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Celebrations for Swiss, Slovaks

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:42:00 GMT

Switzerland and Slovakia seized Europe's last two automatic berths in South Africa, while Portugal, Greece, Slovenia and Ukraine made the play-offs.

Greece seal play-off spot

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:26:00 GMT

Greece secured their place in the FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs with a comfortable 2-1 defeat of Luxembourg in the Olympic Stadium in Athens.

Two tickets on offer in Europe

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:09:00 GMT

Switzerland, Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia head into Wednesday's final qualifiers hoping to claim the two remaining direct tickets to South Africa.

European quartet stamp tickets

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:46:00 GMT

Italy, Germany, Denmark and Serbia all sealed their places at South Africa 2010 with positive results during Saturday's nervy round of qualifiers.

Senderos stars as Swiss cruise

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:44:00 GMT

Philippe Senderos scored twice in as many minutes as Switzerland cruised to a 3-0 win over Luxembourg that keeps alive their South Africa 2010 hopes.

European qualifiers preview

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:24:00 GMT

Ten tickets to South Africa remain up for grabs in Europe, where crucial games are set to unfold in Athens, Copenhagen, Dublin, Lisbon and Moscow.

England, Spain cruise through

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:02:00 GMT

England and Spain sealed tickets to South Africa 2010 in style, while Portugal threw themselves a lifeline and Slovakia sprinted towards qualification.

Barda helps Israel run riot

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:44:00 GMT

Elyaniv Barda hit a hat-trick as Israel put seven unanswered goals past Luxembourg to lift their slim hopes of a top-two finish in Group 2.

England and Serbia on the verge

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:54:00 GMT

England and Serbia will have the chance to reach South Africa 2010 in midweek, while Denmark, Slovakia and Spain could also secure qualification.

Swedes surge as France flounder

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:32:00 GMT

Sweden gave some much-needed impetus to their qualification hopes with a win over Hungary, while France could only draw with Romania at home.

Moldova and Luxembourg share spoils

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:06:00 GMT

In a repeat of their first encounter in qualifying, Moldova and Luxembourg drew 0-0 to stay bottom and second-bottom of Group 2 respectively.

Flawless trio aim for more

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Spain, England and Netherlands have won all their games to date and are out to consolidate their leads on matchday six in the European Zone.

Points to make in Europe

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:14:00 GMT

FIFA.com looks ahead to the latest set of European Zone qualifiers, which include crucial games in a wide open Group 1, and tests for some big names.

The Grand hope of Luxembourg

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:13:00 GMT

FIFA.com hears from Luxembourg striker Alphonse Leweck on the Grand Duchy's hopes of causing another upset or two in FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Determining Europe's runners-up

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:17:00 GMT

FIFA has revealed the criteria that will determine the eight best runners-up in the group phase of European Zone qualifying for South Africa 2010.

First point for Moldova

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:08:00 GMT

In a match which produced few chances, Luxembourg were unable to find a way past Moldova at home, despite two chances hitting the woodwork.

Fearsome foursome lead the way

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:10:00 GMT

Four teams have maintained a perfect record on the first three matchdays of European qualifying for South Africa 2010. Can they keep it up?

Fast starters eye nine from nine

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:09:00 GMT

England, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Ukraine and Spain will hope to make it three wins in a row, but the pressure is on Croatia, France and Portugal.

Luxembourg shock Hitzfeld's Swiss

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:39:00 GMT

Switzerland have gone down to a shock 2-1 home defeat to Luxembourg in Ottmar Hitzfeld's first home competitive match since taking charge.

Trebles steal the headlines

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:24:00 GMT

Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick to inspire England to a 4-1 win in Croatia, while Miroslav Klose's treble saved Germany from defeat in Finland.

All eyes on Zagreb

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:24:00 GMT

England face a tough test against bogey side Croatia in the pick of Wednesday evening's FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in Europe.

Draw settles disputes

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:53:00 GMT

The fixture list draw of Groups 2 and 5 of the European preliminary competition for South Africa 2010 was conducted on Wednesday.

European qualifiers taking shape

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The European teams have been busy drawing up a fixture list, with the matchdays for Groups 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 now set in stone.

From Europe to the world

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:38:00 GMT

Greece are looking to translate their recent success on the European stage into significant progress in FIFA World Cup football.

Europe stirs preliminary passions

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:39:00 GMT

In our feature examining the history of FIFA World Cup preliminaries, FIFA.com reflects on Europe's most memorable and dramatic qualifiers.