Liechtenstein scored late on to earn a draw against Portugal
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Group One
Macedonia twice came from behind to hold Holland to a 2-2 draw, Aco Stojkov equalising 20 minutes from time.
The Czech Republic got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 1-0 win over Romania.
Jan Koller's 36th-minute penalty - after Martin Jiranek had been fouled inside the penalty box - secured the Czech's first points in Group One.
Elsewhere, Finland had Ipswich striker Shefki Kuqi to thank for their 3-1 win over lowly Armenia.
Kuqi scored twice, either side of a Aleksei Eremenko goal, to seal the points for Finland.
Group Two
A late goal by substitute Vassilis Tsartas helped earn European champions Greece a 1-1 draw against Ukraine.
Tsartas scored from a 25-yard free-kick nine minutes from time to cancel an earlier strike by Ukraine captain Andriy Shevchenko.
Turkey striker Fatih Tekke scored two late goals to seal a resounding 4-0 victory over Kazakhstan.
Gokdeniz Karadeniz opened the scoring after 17 minutes, Nihat Kahveci doubled their lead before Tekke ensured the victory.
Second-half goals from Martin Jorgesen and Jon Dahl Tomasson sealed a 2-0 win for Denmark away to Albania.
Group Three
Portugal suffered a humiliating World Cup setback when they were held to a 2-2 draw by part-timers Liechtenstein.
Thomas Beck netted a 76th-minute equaliser to earn Liechtenstein a point against the Euro 2004 runners-up.
A second-half hat-trick from Dmitri Sychev helped Russia to a comprehensive 4-0 win over Luxembourg.
Slovakia trailed 1-0 at half-time to Latvia but goals from Szilard Nemeth, Lubos Reiter and a brace from Miroslav Karhan took them to a 4-1 win.
Group Four
A goal from Giannakis Okkas denied Faroe Islands a win away to Cyprus.
Michael Constandinou put Cyprus ahead after 14 minutes before goals from Claus Bech Jorgensen and Rogvi Jakobsen put the Faroes on the way to victory, until Okkas' late strike.
Two goals from Yossi Benayoun gave Israel a deserved point against Switzerland.
The Republic of Ireland grabbed a well deserved point with a 0-0 draw against a disappointing France side in Paris.
Group Five
Bostjan Cesar's header eight minutes from time gave Slovenia a dramatic victory over Italy that took them to the top Group Five.
Scotland had James McFadden sent off in their 1-0 defeat against Norway.
McFadden saw red for a deliberate handball with Steffen Iversen converting the penalty to intensify the pressure on Scotland boss Berti Vogts.
A goal from Sergei Omelyanchyuk just before half time helped Belarus cruise to a 4-0 win over Moldova.
It was plain sailing from then on as Vitaly Kutuzov, Vitaly Bulyga and Maxim Romashchenko all got on the scoresheet.
Group Six
England outclassed a hard-working Wales to earn a 2-0 win at Old Trafford.
Frank Lampard's shot deflected off Michael Owen to put England ahead and captain David Beckham struck a spectacular second to clinch the win.
Goals from Jacek Krzynowek and Tomasz
Frankowski in the last 11 minutes secured a 3-1 win for Poland away to group rivals Austria.
Northern Ireland drew 0-0 at Azerbaijan - a result that does little to help either side's qualifying hopes.
Group Seven
Bosnia and Serbia drew 0-0 in Sarajevo in a match played in
a highly-charged atmosphere.
It was the first competitive match between the neighboring countries that fought a civil war from 1992-95.
Gonzalez Raul and Alberto Luque got the goals as Spain ran out 2-0 winners at home to Belgium.
The visitors finished the game with nine men after Bart Goor was sent off for spitting and Eric Deflandre was dimissed for foul and abusive language.
Group Eight
Sweden escaped the shackles of a negative Hungary team to earn a 3-0 victory in Stockholm.
Fredrik Ljungberg, Henrik Larsson and Anders Svensson claimed the goals as Sweden put their disappointing defeat to Croatia behind them.
Iceland were held to a 0-0 draw with Malta, leaving both clubs at the bottom of Group Eight with just one point.
Bulgaria scored twice in the last 12 minutes to cancel out Darijo Srna's double and earn a 2-2 draw with Croatia.
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