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  • European qualifying fixtures announced

    European qualifying fixtures announced

    Thursday 1 December 2011

    All but two of the Groups in European Zone qualifying for Brazil 2014 have had their fixtures finalised, with England, France, Italy and Spain starting out away to Moldova, Finland, Bulgaria and Georgia respectively.

  • Leekens: Every team is capable

    Leekens: Every team is capable

    Sunday 7 August 2011

    "We need to be prepared to try and beat everyone, because it’s something you have to be able to do if you want to qualify. So I’m fairly happy. Everyone will have to be at their best," Georges Leekens, Belgium coach

  • Wide open in Group A

    Wide open in Group A

    Friday 5 August 2011

    Group A is possibly the hardest to call out of all the European qualifiers, with every team no doubt thinking they at least have a chance of a play-off spot, and no game looking like an easy asking.

  • Drama and derbies await in Europe

    Drama and derbies await in Europe

    Sunday 31 July 2011

    The draw for the European zone yielded some potentially thrilling sections, with local rivalries set to be stirred and the world champions left to do battle with another winner of football's ultimate prize. 

  • Celebrations for Swiss, Slovaks

    Celebrations for Swiss, Slovaks

    Wednesday 14 October 2009

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

  • Belgium humbled in Estonia

    Belgium humbled in Estonia

    Wednesday 14 October 2009

    Estonia rounded off their Group 5 campaign in style, cruising to a comfortable 2-0 win over Dick Advocaat's lacklustre Belgium side.