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Northern Ireland – Russia qualifier rescheduled

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:10:00 GMT

The Group F 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualifier between Northern Ireland and Russia, postponed last month, will now be played on Wednesday 14 August 2013.

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.

Windsor Park qualifier off

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:06:00 GMT

Northern Ireland's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Russia has fallen foul of the weather for the second time in 24 hours, with hostile conditions rendering Windsor Park unplayable.

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.

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.

Capello sees Belfast as Russia's toughest test

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:16:00 GMT

Russia's forthcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier with Northern Ireland in Belfast will probably be their toughest test, according to national squad manager Fabio Capello.

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.

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.

Late relief for Russia as they sink Azerbaijan

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:26:00 GMT

Despite dominating play, Russia had to wait until six minutes from time to score the only goal against a determined Azerbaijan, with Roman Shirokov slotting home a penalty after Vladimir Bystrov was fouled.

Capello keeping his cool

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:04:00 GMT

Despite registering a perfect start to Russia's FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaign, Fabio Capello insists his team can't dwell on their early charge in Group F and must turn focus on facing Azerbaijan.

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.

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.

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.

Abishov: I'm proud of Azerbaijan

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:26:00 GMT

Azerbaijan international Ruslan Abishov believes the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup could be a great stepping stone for bigger tournaments and fancies his side's chances against Russia in their FIFA World Cup™ qualifier.

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.

Russia enjoy rout in Israel

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:25:00 GMT

Russia made it two wins out of two in FIFA World Cup qualifying, with Alexander Kerzhakov grabbing a double as Fabio Capello's side won 4-0 in Israel.

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.

Northern Irish stumble in Russia

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:20:00 GMT

Northern Ireland's FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaign got off to a losing start as goals from Viktor Fayzulin and Roman Shirokov gave Fabio Capello's Russia three points in Moscow.

Capello: I want to maintain Russia's spirit and style

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:14:00 GMT

Fabio Capello has said he left his England post as a matter of "respect", discussed Russia's forthcoming test against Northern Ireland and his mission to help them succeed.

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.

Capello drops Arshavin for qualifiers

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:01:00 GMT

Russia manager Fabio Capello left Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin out of his 24-man squad to play 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers with Northern Ireland in Moscow and Israel.

Capello eyes World Cup journey

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:43:00 GMT

After being presented as the new Russia coach, Fabio Capello revealed his primary aim of reaching the 2014 FIFA World Cup and stressed his winning mentality.

Capello confirmed as Russia coach

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:27:00 GMT

Russia have appointed former England manager Fabio Capello as their new coach following the departure of Dick Advocaat after their elimination from UEFA EURO 2012.

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.