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Dutch win delights Van Gaal

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:09:00 GMT

After their 4-0 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying win over Romania, Netherlands coach expressed his delight at his team's performance and waxed lyrical about Robin van Persie's two-goal showing.

Spain triumph, Montenegro hold firm

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:04:00 GMT

FIFA.com wraps up another massive evening of European Brazil 2014 qualifying highlighted by a crucial win for world champions Spain on their trip to Paris, while Montenegro and England remain evenly poised after a hard-fought draw.

Van Persie fires Dutch to victory

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:44:00 GMT

Robin van Persie grabbed a second-half brace to guide the Netherlands to a 4-0 victory over Romania and extend their remarkable winning streak to 14 games. Rafael van der Vaart and Jeremain Lens grabbed the other 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.

Romania late show denies Hungary

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:30:00 GMT

A last-gasp Alexandru Chipciu goal secured Romania a share of the spoils in their Brazil 2014 qualifier against Hungary in Budapest, with the pair remaining five points off leaders Netherlands.

Lens: Win puts us in driving seat

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:42:00 GMT

Midfielder Jeremain Lens believes Netherlands took a major step towards booking their place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup following their 4-1 win over Romania last night.

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.

Netherlands maintain winning record

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:44:00 GMT

Group D's two unblemished records clashed in Bucharest as Romania hosted leaders the Netherlands, but three goals in the first-half set the visitors on their way to a 4-1 victory.

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.

Grozav goal keeps Romania perfect

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Romania have won three matches out of three and have yet to concede in Group D after a single strike from Gheorghe Grozav earned a 1-0 victory at Turkey.

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.

Van Gaal brings back Van der Vaart

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Hamburg midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has been included in Louis van Gaal's Netherlands squad for their upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Romania.

De Jong: I know my place in Dutch squad

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:57:00 GMT

Luuk de Jong chats to FIFA.com about adapting to life in the Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach’s targets and his own personal goals with the Netherlands.

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.

Four more goals for Romania

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:18:00 GMT

Romania maintained their encouraging start to FIFA World Cup qualifying as they eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory at home to Group D rivals Andorra.

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.

Romania begin with Estonia win

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:08:00 GMT

Second-half goals by Gabriel Torje and Ciprian Marica lifted Romania to a solid 2-0 victory over Estonia in tonight's FIFA World Cup™ qualifier in Tallinn.

Egervari: Netherlands are favourites

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:35:00 GMT

"The battle for second should be tough, with Turkey, Romania and Hungary all involved. Taking into account our recent results, I think we’ve got a chance." Hungary coach Sandor Egervari

Rocky road for the Netherlands

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:08:00 GMT

Favourites in a group featuring “four genuine football nations” according to coach Bert van Marwijk, the Netherlands cannot expect to have everything their own way.

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.