World Cup qualification: results

Italy and Netherlands secured a trip to Brazil on Tuesday night after beating the Czech Republic and Andorra respectively.

Group A
Gareth Bale’s appearance did not prevent Wales from humiliation in hands of Serbia while Scotland save their face in Macedonia.

Wales 0-3 Serbia
Macedonia 1-2 Scotland

Group B
Job done for Cesare Prandelli as Italy get a narrow win against the Czech Republic in Turin and qualify for the World Cup. Denmark revived their chances after an away win over Armenia.

Armenia 0-1 Denmark
Malta 1-2 Bulgaria
Italy 2-1 Czech Republic

Group C
Germany stayed cool after beating Faroe Islands as Zlatan Ibrahimovic strike in the first minute of the match against Kazakhstan denied Joachim Low’s side early progression. David Alaba earned a victory for Austria.

Faroe Islands 0-3 Germany
Austria 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Kazakhstan 0-1 Sweden

Group D
Mission complete for Holland thanks to Robin van Persie’s brace in Andorra. Hungary, Romania and Turkey will fight for the play-off chance.

Hungary 5-1 Estonia
Andorra 0-2 Netherlands
Romania 0-2 Turkey

Group E
Switzerland maintain their unbeaten run in Oslo, while Iceland and Slovenia also win on the night.

Norway 0-2 Switzerland
Cyprus 0-2 Slovenia
Iceland 2-1 Albania

Group F
Russia retrieved the first spot in the group after a comfortable win over Israel in St. Petersburg. They now need to beat Luxembourg and Azerbaijan to send Portugal to play-off.

Russia 3-1 Israel
Luxembourg 3-2 Northern Ireland

Group G
Bosnia and Herzegovina hit back in Zilina after a home loss last week. Greece keep up on points but stay second on goal difference.

Slovakia 1-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece 1-0 Latvia
Lithuania 2-0 Liechtenstein

Group H
England fail to win in Kiev but earn a crucial draw to go 1 point clear at the top of the group ahead of two remaining clashes at Wembley. San Marino managed to score the first goal of the campaign, yet losing to Poland.

San Marino 1-5 Poland
Ukraine 0-0 England

Group I
Franck Ribery inspired France to a comeback against Belarus after being down two times in the match. Finland are out of the tournament despite beating Georgia 1-0.

Belarus 2-4 France
Georgia 0-1 Finland