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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.

Dzeko double sees off Greece

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:48:00 GMT

Bosnia-Herzegovina moved three points clear at the section summit by beating Greece 3-1, with Edin Dzeko scoring twice.

Pressure on in Europe as Brazil 2014 draws nearer

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:58:00 GMT

FIFA.com looks ahead to today's 24 qualifying matches in Europe, with the meeting of Croatia and Serbia just one of several tasty encounters in prospect.

Susic: I'll only be satisfied with victory

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:17:00 GMT

Ahead of their top-of-the-table clash with Greece in Group G, Bosnia-Herzegovina coach Safet Susic has said he won't be satisfied with a draw, while Slovakia will look to get their FIFA World Cup™ qualifying back on track.

Kone finally showing his calibre

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:55:00 GMT

Perhaps best known for his incredible bicycle kick goal against Napoli a few months ago, Greek international Panagiotis Kone chats with FIFA.com about adjusting to life in Serie A and his Brazil 2014 ambitions.

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.

Salpingidis the hero as Greece win in Slovakia

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Greece beat Slovakia 1-0 on their travels to move above their opponents into second in their Brazil 2014 qualifying group, with Dimitris Salpingidis the lone scorer.

Karagounis: Greece can beat anybody

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:50:00 GMT

Giorgos Karagounis has expressed his disappointment at Greece dropping points but insisted they will get three points against Slovakia.

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.

Greece, Bosnia-Herzegovina play out goalless draw

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:41:00 GMT

Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina maintained their unbeaten starts to FIFA World Cup qualifying Group G with a hard-fought goalless draw in Piraeus.

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.

Irish confirm Greece and Poland friendlies

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Republic of Ireland have confirmed that they have arranged home friendlies against Greece and Poland ahead of their next FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Greece claim comfortable win over Lithuania

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Second-half goals from Sotiris Ninis and Kostas Mitroglou gave Greece their second straight win in Group G with a 2-0 success over Lithuania in Piraeus.

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.

Greece bounce back to beat Latvia

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:46:00 GMT

Greece came from behind through goals from Nikos Spyropoulos and Theofanis Gekas to secure a 2-1 win over Latvia in their 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifying opener in Group G.

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.

Cech: The draw was very kind to Slovakia

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:31:00 GMT

Marek Cech speaks to FIFA.com about Slovakia’s qualification campaigns for UEFA EURO 2012 and Brazil 2014, life at West Bromwich Albion and his ambitions for the future.

Santos: A good draw for us

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:14:00 GMT

"I have to admit that the draw was a good one for us considering the teams which have been drawn together in other groups,” Greece coach Fernando Santos.

All to play for in Group G

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:25:00 GMT

Group G includes three serious candidates for an automatic berth at the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014: two-time participants Greece, Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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.