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Belgium move clear, Portugal claim key win

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:01:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews Friday's matchday in European qualifying for Brazil 2014 as Belgium and Portugal improved their prospects, while Croatia and Montenegro both stumbled at home.

Crunch time for Portugal in Europe

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:09:00 GMT

Russia's trip to face an under-pressure Portugal side is arguably the highlight of an intriguing programme of European Zone qualifiers on Friday, which also includes Belgium-Serbia, Czech Republic-Italy and Austria-Sweden.

Lewandowski downs San Marino

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:53:00 GMT

Robert Lewandowski scored two penalties as Poland thumped Group H minnows San Marino 5-0 in their FIFA World Cup qualifying match. Lukasz Teodorczyk, Jakub Kosecki and Lukasz Piszczek were also on the scoresheet.

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.

Ukraine rebound with crucial victory in Poland

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:44:00 GMT

Ukraine have finally claimed the first victory of their Brazil 2014 campaign after a dynamic first-half showing ensured a 3-1 scoreline over hosts Poland.

Savic: We need all three points

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:48:00 GMT

Stefan Savic believes Montenegro need to claim all three points against Moldova, believing they must remain focussed, while England are suffering a defensive crisis and the UEFA EURO 2012 hosts meet in Group H.

Polanski eyes 'emotion and adrenaline' in Brazil

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:19:00 GMT

Ahead of Poland’s Brazil 2014 qualifying matches against Ukraine and San Marino, FIFA.com caught up with Roman Polanski, who is eager to sample a FIFA World Cup after experiencing UEFA EURO 2012 in his homeland.

Hodgson: Rain delay affected players

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:38:00 GMT

England boss Roy Hodgson feared his team had lost some of their spark during the 24-hour delay to their FIFA World Cup™ qualifier with Poland.

Poland earn point against England

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:08:00 GMT

Wayne Rooney's 30th goal for England was cancelled out by Kamil Glik's header as Poland held England to a 1-1 draw in the Group H qualifier in Warsaw.

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.

Poland-England match rescheduled

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:05:00 GMT

The Group H match between Poland and England which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch has been rescheduled for Wednesday 17 October at 17.00 local time.

Hodgson excited about England's future

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:51:00 GMT

Roy Hodgson believes the senior England players will find if "harder and harder" to hold on to their place because of the rapid development of the younger talent at his disposal.

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.

Chelsea duo sidelined for Three Lions

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:12:00 GMT

England will head to Poland for their FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday without Chelsea pair Frank Lampard and Ryan Bertrand due to a knee injury and illness respectively.

Welbeck relishing Rooney combination

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:06:00 GMT

After England's comfortable 5-0 win over San Marino on Friday, Daniel Welbeck is enjoying his forward partnership with Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney and believes they can top their FIFA World Cup™ qualifying group.

Walcott misses Poland clash

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:54:00 GMT

England will be without Theo Walcott for their FIFA World Cup qualifier in Poland on Tuesday after the Arsenal forward suffered a chest injury against San Marino.

Blaszczykowski to miss England clash

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:42:00 GMT

Poland have been dealt a blow with the news that an ankle injury has ruled out Jakub Blaszczykowski from the FIFA World Cup qualifier with England.

Gibbs set to miss England qualifiers

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:49:00 GMT

England defender Kieran Gibbs is set to miss the country's FIFA World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland after sustaining an injury in Arsenal's match on Saturday.

Forster, Shawcross named by Hodgson

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:12:00 GMT

Roy Hodgson has revealed his squad for England's FIFA World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland this month, with Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster and Ryan Shawcross the new inclusions.

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.

Poland claim victory over Moldova

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:51:00 GMT

Poland eased to a win over Group H rivals Moldova to make it four points from their opening two FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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.

Point apiece for Montenegro, Poland

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:40:00 GMT

An action-packed match between Montenegro and Poland ended in a 2-2 draw after both sides led and had a man sent off.

Kuszczak revels in Poland recall

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:04:00 GMT

Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak is looking for a fresh start with Poland after Waldemar Fornalik to call him into the squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Moldova

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.

Capello: England need to be careful

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:32:00 GMT

"England need to be careful, this will not be easy. We’ve seen already the strength of Ukraine and Montenegro," Fabio Capello, England manager.

Familiar foes await England

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:59:00 GMT

Ukraine, Poland and Montenegro, all of whom have taken points off England in previous qualifying campaigns, are once again preparing to challenge the Three Lions in Group H.

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.