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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.

Croatia comeback to sink Wales

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:15:00 GMT

Wales saw their hopes of 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualification all but ended as Croatia came from a goal down to claim victory, thanks to goals from Dejan Lovren and Eduardo. Gareth Bale had earlier given Wales the lead.

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.

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.

Croatia cruise past Serbia

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:17:00 GMT

Goals from Mario Mandzukic and Ivica Olic handed Croatia a 2-0 win over visiting Serbia, putting the hosts level with Belgium on top of Group A.

Bisevac and Lovren bridging the divide

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:27:00 GMT

FIFA.com speaks to Dejan Lovren and Milan Bisevac about growing up in warring countries and their relationship nowadays, life at Lyon and their dreams of playing at Brazil 2014.

Srna: High hopes for Shakhtar, Croatia

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:04:00 GMT

FIFA.com chatted exclusively to Croatia captain Darijo Srna about his country's FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaign, playing in the UEFA Champions League with Shakhtar Donetsk and the importance of family.

Duo remain perfect, France troubling Spain

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:32:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews the European race for Brazil 2014 places so far, including crucial games and goals and an intriguing stat, and looks at some of the biggest upcoming clashes.

Simunic: Messi’s the best of all time

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:53:00 GMT

Josip Simunic speaks to FIFA.com about his long and distinguished career, his hopes for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia, his tip for the Ballon d'Or and the target of a Brazil 2014 swansong.

Kompany: Belgium's team spirit is unbelievable

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Vincent Kompany has discussed Belgium's 2-0 victory over Scotland, refused to rule Craig Levein's team out of the Group A running, lauded Eden Hazard for his response to being dropped and enthused about the spirit with the camp.

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.

Croatia heap woe on struggling Welsh

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:39:00 GMT

Wales fell to their third defeat in four FIFA World Cup qualifiers after being overrun 2-0 by a dominant Croatia side in Osijek.

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.

Coleman discusses relief, focuses on Croatia

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:03:00 GMT

Chris Coleman has reflected on his first win as Wales manager, discussed why Gareth Bale took their penalty ahead of Aaron Ramsey, and looked ahead to the meeting with Croatia.

Croats squeak past Macedonia for second win

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:51:00 GMT

Croatia came from a goal down to claim the second victory of their 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualification campaign with a narrow 2-1 result over FYR Macedonia.

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.

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.

Belgium, Croatia share spoils

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:47:00 GMT

Two of the favourites for qualification from Group A had to settle for a point as Ivan Perisic's opener for Croatia was cancelled out by Guillame Gillet of Belgium in FIFA World Cup™ qualifying.

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.

Big guns hit ground running

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:56:00 GMT

The likes of England, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal made winning starts to European Zone qualifying for Brazil 2014, while Italy were held to a 2-2 draw in Bulgaria.

Jelavic header seals Croatia win

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:39:00 GMT

Nikica Jelavic's opportunist 68th-minute header got Igor Stimac's reign as Croatia coach off to a winning start against FYR Macedonia in Group A.

Belgium looking for winning start

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:17:00 GMT

Belgium will hope to meet the rising expectations of their nation by getting their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start in Wales.

Road to Brazil begins in Europe

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:41:00 GMT

All 53 European member associations will be involved in the first round of FIFA World Cup preliminaries this Friday and Saturday as the road to Brazil begins in the Old Continent.

Macedonia name Janevski as coach

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:52:00 GMT

FYR Macedonia have named Cedomir Janevski as their new national coach to replace former Wales and Real Madrid boss John Toshack.

European qualifying fixtures announced

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:52:00 GMT

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.

Levein: We have homework to do

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:12:00 GMT

"It could have been worse. With a draw like this we’ll have a lot of homework to do in preparation for the matches, and I wouldn’t dare to make any predictions at this early stage. I have faith in my team," Craig Levein, Scotland manager

Wide open in Group A

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:46:00 GMT

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

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:37:00 GMT

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.