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Cyprus frustrate leaders Switzerland

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:14:00 GMT

Switzerland spurned the chance to go four points clear in Group E as Cyprus held them to a 0-0 draw in Nicosia, with both sides having chances to win the match.

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.

FIFA Disciplinary Committee suspends Ottmar Hitzfeld for two official matches

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:31:00 GMT

Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has been banned for two official matches for breaching article 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

Improving Cyprus desperate for consistency

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:42:00 GMT

Tiny Cyprus make occasional waves among the big boys of European football, and they are hoping to turn their most recent jolt up the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking into increased consistency.

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.

Norway roar back to sink Cypriots

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:48:00 GMT

Norway scored two late goals as they came from behind to beat Cyprus 3-1 and boost their hopes of Brazil 2014 qualification.

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.

Matavz at the double for Slovenia

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:36:00 GMT

Tim Matavz scored twice as Slovenia picked up their first points of the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign at the expense of Cyprus in Maribor.

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.

Makridis makes the difference for Cyprus

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:42:00 GMT

Cyprus kickstarted their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win at home to Iceland, with Konstantinos Makridis scoring the winner in the second half.

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.

Late goals grant Albania victory

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:07:00 GMT

Albania required two late goals to open their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a victory over Group E rivals Cyprus in Tirana.

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.

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.

Olsen: It could have been worse

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:16:00 GMT

"Things could have turned worse for us, even though getting Cyprus and Iceland out of pots five and six will make it a tricky group," Egil Olsen, Norway coach.

Trio targeting top spot

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:28:00 GMT

The race for first place promises to be an enthralling tussle as Group E pits together three sides – Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland – in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking top 30.

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.