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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.

Latvia settle for draw with Liechtenstein

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:09:00 GMT

Liechtenstien missed out on their opportunity to win their first FIFA World Cup qualifier since 2005 and Latvia missed a penalty, forcing the two sides to settle for a 1-1 draw in Group G action.

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.

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.

Latvia see off ten-man Liechtenstein

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:34:00 GMT

Goals from Vladimir Kamess and Edgars Gauracs two-thirds into either period saw Latvia beat Liechtenstein 2-0 after the visitors lost Daniel Kaufmann after two yellow cards in quick succession.

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.

Slovaks edge Latvia in Bratislava

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:44:00 GMT

Two goals in the first nine minutes guided Slovakia to a 2-1 victory over Latvia in their 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Group G qualifying clash in Bratislava.

Latvia coach to miss qualifier

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:13:00 GMT

Latvia's head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs will miss his team's qualifier against Slovakia to undergo an appendix operation.

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.

Rudnevs: The dream lives on

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:46:00 GMT

Despite a dissapointing start to FIFA World Cup qualifying, Latvian striker Artjoms Rudnevs firmly believes his country can make it to Brazil 2014, as he told FIFA.com.

Bosnia cruise past Latvia

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:47:00 GMT

Bosnia-Herzegovina kept up their 100 per cent record as a Zvejzdan Misimovic brace saw them towards a 4-1 win over Latvia 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.

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.