Group 1: Albania were seconds away from holding Portugal to a draw but a Bruno Alves goal 3 minutes into added time gave Portugal a vital win. Hugo Almeida had given Portugal the lead before Erion Bogdani levelled up.
Sweden are in real trouble after losing 1-0 to Denmark. The group leaders Denmark are now looking good. Thomas Kahlenberg scored the winner.
Group 3: Just one game took place in Group 3 and it was a stroll for Slovakia as they hit San Marino for 7 in a 7-0 win. Marek Čech got a brace with Peter Pekarik, Miroslav Stoch, Jan Kozak, Martin Jakubko and Ľuboš Hanzel getting the other goals. Slovakia move top by 2 points from Northern Ireland.
Group 4: Finland were made to work for their win over Liechtenstein. Surprisingly it was the visitors who struck 1st when Mario Frick found the net. But Finland came back and levelled thanks to Mikael Forssell and Jonathan Johansson scored the winner. Finland stay 3rd.
Wales travelled to Azerbaijan with a youthful side rocked by injuries but a David Edwards goal made the trip worthwhile. Wales into 4th.
Group 6: Croatia fell further behind England after being held to a 2-2 draw by Ukraine. Mladen Petrić gave Croatia the lead before Andriy Shevchenko levelled the scores. But it was Ukraine who then took the lead when Olexiy Gay made it 2-1 to the visitors. Luka Modrić levelled up soon after.
Belarus made light-work of minnows Andorra with a 5-1 win in Grodno. Gennady Blizniuk gave Belarus the lead before Timofei Kalachev and a double from Sergei Kornilenko plus another from Blizniuk gave Belarus a 5-0 lead. Ildefons Lima pulled a goal back for Andorra in injury-time with a penalty.
England made it 6 wins form 6 with a 4-0 win away to Kazakhstan. England made to long flight to Almaty looking to move a step closer to qualification. But the Kazakhs kept England out until 40 minutes. Gareth Barry set England on their way before Emile Heskey made it 2-0 just before half-time. Wayne Rooney made it 3-0 before a Frank Lampard penalty secured a 4-0 win.
Group 7: Serbia stayed top with a narrow win over Austria. Nenad Milijaš got the only goal of the game on 7 minutes with a penalty.
Romania got a good win over Lithuania in Marijampole. Christian Marica got the only goal of the game. A bad loss for Lithuania.
Group 8: Cyprus were pegged back by a spirited Montenegro side that had to come from 2-0 down to secure a point. Michael Konstantinou opened the scoring before Chrysostomos Michail's penalty made it 2-0. Dejan Damjanović's double secure the point.
Bulgaria needed a win at home to the Republic of Ireland but were forced to a draw. Richard Dunne's header made it 1-0 before Dimitar Telkiyski levelled up.
Group 9: Macedonia held Norway to a 0-0 draw in Skopje. The result does little for Norway's hopes of qualifying while Macedonia's hopes are hurt as well.
Holland secured qualification for next year's world cup with a 2-1 win away to Iceland. Nigel De Jong's opener set them on their way and Mark Van Bommel secured the win despite Kristján Sigurðsson's consolation goal.
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