Carvalho demanding Portugal tighten things up
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Ricardo Carvalho is hoping Portugal can be "more compact, especially at the back" when they play Norway after twice surrendering the lead in a 4-4 draw with Group H rivals Cyprus.

Santos wants Greece organised for Croatia trip
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Fernando Santos said his Greece team showed nerves in the 1-1 draw against Georgia and wants the squad to "organise themselves" before the trip to Croatia on Tuesday.

Gerrard sees Switzerland as England threat
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:45:00 GMT

Steven Gerrard knows England will find it tough to match their 4-0 defeat of Bulgaria when they visit Switzerland on Tuesday but is hoping Jermain Defoe can continue his "lethal" form.

Lukaku rallies Belgium for Turkey test
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:40:00 GMT

Teenage striker Romelu Lukaku said Belgium can "hold our heads high" after a 1-0 defeat by Germany as they seek to remain positive ahead of Tuesday's game in Turkey.

Nordic neighbours renew acquaintances
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:25:00 GMT

Iceland will be keen to exact revenge for successive defeats by Denmark during qualifying for UEFA EURO 2008 when the Group H contenders renew acquaintances in Copenhagen.

Modrić back in Croatia fold
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Croatia's Luka Modrić is in contention for a start against Group F counterparts Greece after missing the 3-0 victory against Latvia on Friday having not fully recovered from a thigh problem.

Zola welcomes Prandelli's fresh start
Posted on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Gianfranco Zola believes Cesare Prandelli's appointment as coach will bring a "fresh mentality" to the Italian national team as they look to put FIFA World Cup disappointment behind them.

More worries for France in Sarajevo
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT

As if losing 1-0 at home to Belarus in their opening qualifier was not enough, France visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday without forwards Guillaume Hoarau, Loïc Rémy and Louis Sah.

Carmiel Safed through from preliminary round
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:39:00 GMT

FC Carmiel Safed of Israel took first place in preliminary round Group B with a 1-0 win against hosts West Hungary though coach Oded Cotter admitted: "We had a little bit of luck."

Greece assured of play-off place
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:01:00 GMT

FYROM 1-2 Greece
Anastasios Papazoglou scored an 80th-minute winner as Georgios Georgiadis's side secured top spot in Group 9 and a play-off place.

Point earns Croatia progress
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Serbia 2-2 Croatia
Croatia clinched first place in Group 7 and a play-off berth after two Ivan Perišić goals gave them the point they needed.

Wales beat Hungary to pull clear at summit
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Hungary 0-1 Wales
Brian Flynn's side will be sure of a play-off place if they avoid defeat in Italy on Tuesday after Robson Kanu's goal gave them victory in Hungary.

EURO co-hosts share spoils in Lodz
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:01:00 GMT

Poland 1-1 Ukraine
Yevgen Selezniov's late goal earned Yuriy Kalitvintsev's side a draw after Ireneusz Jelen had given their UEFA EURO 2012 co-hosts the lead.

Georgia take second place from Turkey
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:45:00 GMT

Turkey 0-1 Georgia
An own goal on 50 minutes gave Georgia victory and took them above their hosts into second place in Group 2.

Former president Lech Wałęsa among Polish Friends of EURO
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:41:00 GMT

Lech Wałęsa, former president of Poland, was at the Polish launch of the Friends of UEFA EURO 2012 scheme, along with Józef Młynarczyk, Maryla Rodowicz and Robert Korzeniowski.

San Marino look to buck Sweden trend
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:15:00 GMT

San Marino will look to change the course of history when they meet Sweden in Group E of qualifying having lost 6-0 and 5-0 in their two previous encounters.

Faroes finish on a low note in Moldova
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Moldova 1-0 Faroe Islands
Home captain Artur Ioniţă scored the only goal ten minutes from time before Finnur Justinussen was dismissed for the visitors.

Azerbaijan record overdue win against Albania
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Azerbaijan 3-2 Albania
Bernhard Lippert's side nearly nearly squandered a three-goal lead but clung on to record their first Group 10 win in seven attempts.

Latvia get the better of ten-man Andorra
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Andorra 0-1 Latvia
The ten-man visitors end their campaign bottom of Group 1 with just a point after Kaspars Dubra's goal condemned them to defeat.

Spurs denied Dawson for at least six weeks
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:16:00 GMT

Tottenham Hotspur FC look set to be without Michael Dawson for their first three group games after the defender was ruled out for six to eight weeks with knee ligament damage.

Germany good value for their win says Lahm
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:12:00 GMT

Philipp Lahm captained Germany to their opening 1-0 Group A victory in Belgium and told UEFA.com: "We were the better team over the 90 minutes and could have won by more."

UEFA president Michel Platini visits Latvia
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:45:00 GMT

The excellent working ties between UEFA and the Latvian Football Federation were underlined during UEFA president Michel Platini's visit to the Baltic state.

Charalambous points to Cyprus improvement
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:20:00 GMT

Elias Charalambous was pleased after Cyprus drew 4-4 in Portugal but told UEFA.com: "I think that if we had concentrated a bit more in the game we might have got a win. "

Wernbloom shows his worth for Sweden
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:44:00 GMT

Pontus Wernbloom scored his first two Sweden goals to defeat Hungary 2-0 and said the doubts about whether he would even win his ninth cap proved a spur to his performance.

Belgium make Turkey return
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:35:00 GMT

Group A rivals Turkey and Belgium meet for the first time in a EURO qualifier having encountered one another several times in the past en route to the FIFA World Cup.