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Saevarsson: Icelandic football has a bright future

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:39:00 GMT

Iceland international Birkir Saevarsson spoke exclusively to FIFA.com about life in his home country, the improvement in facilities there and Iceland's hopes of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

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.

Iceland boost qualification hopes

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:35:00 GMT

Tottenham midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson grabbed both goals to down Slovenia and keep Iceland's hopes of FIFA World Cup qualification alive. Slovenia had earlier taken the lead through Milivoje Novakovic.

Henriksen: Albania will be a tough test

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:51:00 GMT

Norway's game against Albania will be no easy task according to the hosts' midfielder Markus Henriksen, who expects a the visitors will give them a tough game in Group E, while Slovenia will host Iceland in the group's other game.

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.

Swiss move clear with Iceland victory

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:28:00 GMT

Two second-half strikes earned Switzerland a 2-0 victory over Iceland and extended their lead at the top of Group E to three points in European qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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.

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.

Sigurdsson claims second win for Iceland

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:49:00 GMT

Iceland claimed their second FIFA World Cup qualifying victory in Group E after Gylfi Sigurdsson struck a late winner to earn a 2-1 win away from home against Albania.

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.

Iceland secure victory over Norway

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:52:00 GMT

Iceland opened their Brazil 2014 qualifying campaign with a well-deserved victory over a below-par Norway side in Reykjavik.

Hangeland, Olsen discuss Norway hopes

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:29:00 GMT

Norway captain Brede Hangeland has spoken about their opener in Iceland and Group E being so wide open, while coach Egil Olsen believes home form will be crucial to the Scandinavians qualifying.

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.