England 0-0 Macedonia: Steven Gerrard tries to get England moving forward in a dour opening at Old Trafford
Despite enjoying the majority of possession, England cannot find a way past a resilient Macedonian defence
And when Frank Lampard does burst through just before half-time, visiting keeper Jane Nikoloski dives bravely at his feet
And Macedonia boss Srecko Katanec will be the happier of the two managers as the sides go in level at half-time
Gerrard is booked early in the second half - it means the midfielder will miss Wednesday's game in Croatia
Gary Neville wastes England's best chance, somehow glancing the crossbar from eight yards with the goal gaping
Rooney is his usual tenacious self, but is far from his best, and is replaced by Jermain Defoe with 20 minutes remaining
Gerrard hits the bar with a 25-yard thunderbolt late on to sum up a frustrating afternoon for England
The draw ends McClaren's winning start as manager - he must now prepare for England's game in Croatia on Wednesday
Scotland 1-0 France: Two Thierry Henry free-kicks trouble Scotland - one hits the post, Craig Gordon saves the other
James McFadden is fighting a lonely battle up front for the Scots who are struggling to get out of their own half
Patrick Vieira has a header disallowed for offside before David Trezeguet's spectacular effort is also ruled offside
Gordon then gets down well to turn away Florent Malouda's low drive as Scotland reach half-time on level terms
Scotland continue to hurry the French after the break and come close to breaking the deadlock but McFadden fires wide
And the home side's endeavour pays off when Gary Caldwell turns in Paul Hartley's corner to put Scotland ahead
It is a massive shock for the 2006 World Cup finalists who had been in complete control of the match up to that point
Henry misses a late chance to snatch a point for France who slip to their first qualifying defeat in seven years
Wales 1-5 Slovakia: Craig Bellamy leads Wales for the first time as they look for their first Euro 2008 qualifying points
Keeper Paul Jones marks his 50th appearance for Wales, but his first job is to pick Dusan Svento's shot out of the net
Marek Mintal capitalises on a scuffed Jones clearance to make it 2-0 before Gareth Bale's free-kick gives Wales hope
Mintal restores Slovakia's two-goal lead almost immediately with a 20-yard drive in front of only 28,493 fans in Cardiff
Following the restart, a stationary Jones is again caught out when Miroslav Karhan floats in a fourth from outside the box
And Robert Vittek slides home a fifth to complete the rout - Bellamy must lift Wales for Wednesday's visit of Cyprus
Denmark 0-0 N Ireland: The Northern Ireland fans are out in force in Copenhagen for their Group F qualifier
Michael Gravgaard's acrobatical effort fails to break the deadlock as Northern Ireland reach half-time level
The Danes continue to dominate after the break, but visiting boss Lawrie Sanchez guides his side to a deserved point
Cyprus 5-2 Republic of Ireland: Stephen Ireland puts the Irish ahead, but two defensive errors allow Cyprus to take the lead
Richard Dunne heads in a Damien Duff corner to pull Ireland level just before the end of an entertaining first half in Nicosia
But Michalis Konstantinou scores his second to restore Cyprus lead and a Constantinos Charalambidis brace stuns the Irish
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