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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.

Denmark and Bulgaria split points

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:24:00 GMT

Daniel Agger's penalty cancelled out Stanislav Manolev's 51st minute strike as Denmark and Bulgaria split the points in the Group B fixture, leaving the hosts' FIFA World Cup hopes in peril.

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.

Danes drop Czech Republic with second-half surge

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:48:00 GMT

Denmark earned a solid 3-0 win over hosts czech Republic with three second-half goals to give the Danes their first win in Group B.

Prandelli pleased with Azzurri

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:36:00 GMT

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli believes his side showed spirit in overcoming the dismissal of Pablo Osvaldo to beat Denmark 3-1 at the San Siro.

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.

Ten-man Italy thump Danes

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:14:00 GMT

Italy got the convincing win they needed to silence some of their critics despite playing virtually the entire second half of their 3-1 FIFA World Cup™ qualifier victory over Denmark with ten men.

Buffon out of Denmark clash

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:59:00 GMT

Italy goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon is out of the Brazil 2014 qualifier against Denmark with an adductor muscle injury.

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.

Prandelli: Italy showed a lot of character

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Cesare Prandelli has expressed his satisfaction at Italy's attitude in their victory in Armenia, while Pablo Osvaldo has hailed his own commitment and Domenico Criscito has discussed wearing the blue of his country once again.

Russia, Belgium impress as groups take shape

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:07:00 GMT

Belgium and Russia were both in smashing form in FIFA World Cup™ qualifying on Friday, moving into commanding positions in their respective groups.

Danes held by ten-man Bulgaria

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:22:00 GMT

Denmark were only able to pick up a point from tonight's FIFA World Cup™ qualifier against Bulgaria despite playing with an extra man for more than an hour.

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.

Balotelli back for FIFA World Cup qualifying

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:14:00 GMT

Italy head coach Cesare Prandelli recalled Mario Balotelli and five others for the Azzurri's 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifying matches against Armenia and Denmark.

Denmark, Czechs settle for draw

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:41:00 GMT

A game of few chances saw Denmark and Czech Republic take a point each from a goalless draw in their opening match of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

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.

Prandelli: We're aiming for first

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:18:00 GMT

"We’re Italy and naturally, with the greatest respect to the other sides in the group, we’re aiming to finish in first place," Cesare Prandelli, Italy coach

Italy relishing success once again

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:27:00 GMT

Since crashing out at the group stage at South Africa 2010, Italy have revamped their squad and will look to top Group B in Europe, with Denmark, Czech Republic and Bulgaria their toughest opponents in the section.

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.