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Portugal rally to see off ten-man Azerbaijan

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:27:00 GMT

After being held for more than an hour, Portugal capitalised on assuming a numerical advantage to beat Azerbaijan 2-0, with Bruno Alves and Hugo Almeida getting the goals.

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.

Coentrao snatches draw in Israel

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:22:00 GMT

Portugal came from 3-1 down to claim a 3-3 draw in Tel Aviv, with Real Madrid's Fabio Coentrao scoring in injury time to keep the teams level in joint-second in Group F.

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.

Hemed eyes next step for Israel

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:55:00 GMT

Israel's top scorer in FIFA World Cup qualifying, Tomer Hemed, speaks to FIFA.com about the team's development and chances of making it all the way to a major tournament.

Duo remain perfect, France troubling Spain

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:32:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews the European race for Brazil 2014 places so far, including crucial games and goals and an intriguing stat, and looks at some of the biggest upcoming clashes.

Postiga saves Portuguese blushes

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:09:00 GMT

Northern Ireland came close to a stunning victory in Portugal after Niall McGinn's first-half strike, but Helder Postiga rescues a FIFA World Cup™ qualifying point ten minutes from time on Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th appearance.

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.

Bento expects regular Ronaldo despite century

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:21:00 GMT

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will be just his usual self when he earns his 100th cap for his country, according to coach Paulo Bento, as they look to recover from Friday's FIFA World Cup™ qualifying defeat.

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 claim slender win over Portugal

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:35:00 GMT

Alexander Kerzhakov's early strike proved the difference as Russia edged out Portugal in tonight's FIFA World Cup™ qualifier in Moscow.

Capello: We must be ready to win a big match

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:02:00 GMT

Russia manager Fabio Capello has been speaking about his team's upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Portugal, the threat posed by Cristiano Ronaldo and playing in front of a big Moscow crowd.

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.

Group favourites Portugal, Russia clash in Moscow

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:40:00 GMT

Either Russia or Portugal can take a massive stride towards Brazil 2014 with victory when the pair meet in Moscow on Friday, with both having perfect records after two matches to date.

Ronaldo likely to be fit for Portugal

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:54:00 GMT

Real Madrid have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will join up with the Portugal squad today after examination of his shoulder injury revealed no serious damage.

Capello omits Arshavin, Pogrebnyak

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:09:00 GMT

Fabio Capello has revealed his 24-man squad for Russia's FIFA World Cup qualifiers this month, with Andrey Arshavin and Pavel Pogrebnyak both missing out.

Powerhouses make steady progress

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:23:00 GMT

FIFA.com reviews all the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying action from Europe on a positive evening for the continent's major nations, although both Germany and Spain were made to work overtime before collecting wins.

Varela spurs Portugal to victory

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:19:00 GMT

Silvestre Varela came off the bench to open the scoring, while Helder Postiga and Bruno Alves also netted in a 3-0 victory for Portugal over Azerbaijan in Brazil 2014 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.

Ronaldo spurs Portugal to victory over Luxembourg

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:27:00 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off his recent sadness with a thrilling goal-scoring performance in Portugal's opening 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualification game against Luxembourg.

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.

Bento: We're not the favourites

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:22:00 GMT

"We’re not favourites: Russia have a lot of talented individuals and Israel have proven they are very dangerous opponents for any team,” Portugal coach Paulo Bento.

Portugal and Russia renew rivalry

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:43:00 GMT

Group F features a couple of heavyweights in the form of Portugal and Russia who will both see themselves as destined for top spot, but the likes of Israel and Northern Ireland will look to rock the boat.

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.