• Despite the Dutch being in a commanding position in qualification Group Nine, Hutton reckons the pressure is all on Bert van Marwijk's Oranje.

    BBC: I am ready to face Dutch - Hutton

  • The 40-year-old, who has never been a club manager, led his country to the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 after topping a qualification group, which included England and Russia.

    BBC: Reid dampens Celtic speculation

  • Terry, who has earned 59 caps for his country and succeeded David Beckham as England captain in August 2006, successfully led England to this year's World Cup finals after finishing top of their qualification group.

    BBC: FA silent on John Terry's future as England captain

  • The battle for qualification from Group E is now out of England's hands.

    BBC: Loss in Russia mystifies McClaren

  • Milan Baros' second-half penalty gave Galatasaray a 1-0 victory over Hertha Berlin as the Turkish side ensured their qualification from Group B.

    CNN: Liege thrash Sampdoria to reach last 32

  • The Netherlands , who have already sealed qualification from Group 9, maintained their 100 per cent record with a 2-0 win in Norway.

    CNN: Rooney double as England rout Andorra

  • Senegal coach Bruno Metsu will have a nearly fully fit squad to choose from when his side play Uruguay in their bid to secure qualification from Group A on Tuesday.

    BBC: Senegal near full strength

  • Portugal's hopes of automatic qualification from Group F suffered a big blow as Cristiano Ronaldo's team needed late goals from Helder Postiga and Fabio Coentrao to draw 3-3 in Israel.

    CNN: Shock draw dents Spain's World Cup qualification hopes

  • Davies, though, was one of the senior Welsh players criticised following Wales' disappointing World Cup qualifying defeat to an average Finland side in Cardiff in March, a loss that made World Cup qualification from Group Four virtually impossible.

    BBC: Davies considered quitting Wales

  • What was perceived as arguably the potential standout game of the group stages failed to deliver on its promise as Portugal's desire to secure the point that would definitely seal what was already likely qualification from Group G limited any free-flowing football from either side.

    BBC: Portugal 0-0 Brazil

  • Angola won 2-0 at home to qualify on away goals for the group qualification stages following their 3-1 away defeat in N'Djamena one month earlier.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Angola confirm Goncalves as coach

  • But England's victory over Papua New Guinea in their opening match is almost certain to secure their qualification from their group - unless PNG can pull off a huge shock by defeating Australia on Sunday.

    BBC: Smith furious after loss to Kiwis

  • Despite scoring one goal for his team, Fabiano saw Sevilla miss out on qualification for the group stages of the Champions League on Tuesday as they lost the second leg of their play-off 4-3 to crash out 5-3 on aggregate against Portuguese club Braga.

    BBC: Spurs boss Harry Redknapp baulks at Luis Fabiano price

  • But Oman's Hussain Al Hadri and Abdul Aziz Mubarak scored to give them a 2-0 home win over Thailand and claim the second qualification spot in the group.

    CNN: South Korea beat Kuwait to advance with underdogs Lebanon

  • Coach Carlo Ancelotti, with top place in Group D and qualification for the last 16 assured, took the opportunity to give his line-up an experimental look and rest key personnel.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Chelsea 2-2 Apoel Nicosia

  • The group would like the qualification to be one of the government's new English Baccalaureate Certificates which will replace GCSEs.

    BBC: Overhaul school history, urges report by MPs and peers

  • Despite Alessandro Faria, Jesus Fabio de Oliveira, Christiano Parreira and Jefferson de Souza playing key roles for their adopted country, Togo could only finish second in Group 5 and ceded qualification to Kenya.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Tunisia naturalise Brazilian

  • Needing to win at Trent Bridge in their final group game to guarantee qualification, Dominic Cork's 4-18 helped blow Notts away for just 145 before Michael Lumb and Jimmy Adams shared an unbroken opening stand to lead Hampshire to a 10-wicket win and a guaranteed home quarter-final.

    BBC: Friends Provident Trophy - Road to Lord's

  • Paul Le Guen's Cameroon booked their place with a 2-0 win over Morocco in Group One while Gabon's dreams of qualification ended with a 1-0 defeat in Togo.

    CNN: Egypt secure dramatic playoff

  • School history lessons should be overhauled and a British history qualification brought in for 16-year-olds, urges a group of MPs and peers.

    BBC: Overhaul school history, urges report by MPs and peers

  • The result meant South Africa missed out on qualification by just one run as they ended up finishing fourth in the group with 14 points.

    BBC: Duckworth hits back at SA

  • In Group Two, leaders Switzerland took a step closer to automatic qualification with a 3-0 victory in Luxembourg, as defender Philippe Senderos scored twice before Benjamin Huggel also netted in the 22nd minute.

    CNN: Ukraine beat 10-man England to boost 2010 hopes

  • They began with back-to-back defeats to eventual group winners Gloucestershire and Yorkshire, before four successive wins sealed their qualification.

    BBC: Friends Provident Trophy - Road to Lord's

  • With both teams out of contention for qualification for next year's World Cup in South Africa, third place in Group Four was still the target with the Finns going into the game occupying that spot.

    BBC: Finland 2-1 Wales

  • Meanwhile, Liverpool's compatriots Arsenal made no mistake in their quest to secure qualification, cruising to a 2-0 home win over Standard Liege to finish top of Group H.

    CNN: Liverpool crash out despite victory

  • Slovenia defeated group leaders Slovakia 2-0 and the two are now vying for the one automatic qualification spot, with the other entering the play-offs.

    BBC: McGinn and McGivern start for NI

  • Going into the Cardiff Arms Park game, the Blues top Group B by four points from Bath, with Leicester also retaining a slim hope of qualification if they beat Sale and the Blues lose.

    BBC: Davies intrigued by Young gamble

  • Germany had long ago secured qualification for next year's finals in Austria and Switzerland, but any hopes of winning the group were taken away shortly before kick-off as the Czech Republic secured top spot by beating Cyprus.

    BBC: Germany 0-0 Wales

  • Yet after winning their opening four Group E matches - beating Malawi, Guinea and main rivals Burkina Faso home and away - qualification had never been in doubt.

    BBC: A new and improved Ivory Coast?

  • Cameroon - who had secured leadership of Group Three after beating Ivory Coast 3-2 in Abidjan - needed to beat Egypt to secure qualification for Germany 2006.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Ivory Coast defy the odds

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