Striker Bent gets England call-up
Sunderland striker Darren Bent is named in the England squad to face Brazil in a friendly on 14 November.

O'Neill hopes Wales rest Collins
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has advised Wales boss John Toshack to rest defender James Collins for their friendly with Scotland on Saturday.

Capello warns injury-hit players
England boss Fabio Capello says he will only take fully-fit players to the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Duff fitness boost for Republic
Damien Duff looks set to play for the Republic of Ireland in the World Cup play-off with France after recovering from injury.

Ramsey statue unveiled at Wembley
Members of England's 1966 winning World Cup team are joined by England manager Fabio Capello at Wembley to unveil a bronze bust of Sir Alf Ramsey.

Burley takes pressure off Driver
George Burley asks for the spotlight to come off Andrew Driver after leaving the winger out of his latest Scotland squad.

McCarthy recalled by South Africa
Striker Benni McCarthy is included in coach Carlos Alberto Parreira's first squad back in charge of South Afirca.

Hamren named as new Sweden coach
Rosenborg coach Erik Hamren is to become the new coach of Sweden, initially on a part-time basis.

Fifa man hands back England gift
Fifa senior committee member Jack Warner returns the luxury handbag given to him by the team from England bidding for the 2018 World Cup.

Who has made it to South Africa?
The countries who are joining the hosts at the 2010 World Cup

Cup map
Check out South Africa's 10 venues for this time next year

Win seals Argentina qualification
Argentina seal their place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after securing a narrow 1-0 win in Uruguay.

Crunch time for World Cup hopefuls
Whose World Cup dreams could be shattered?

Italy seal World Cup finals berth
World champions Italy, Germany, Denmark and Serbia all book their places at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Spain qualify for 2010 World Cup
European champions Spain book their place at the 2010 World Cup following a 2-0 win over Group Five rivals Estonia.

Egypt & Cameroon earn vital wins
Ghana become the first African country to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals after a 2-0 win over Sudan, plus details of all the other qualifying action.

Pick your England XI
Pick your England side for Wednesday's friendly in Germany

England quartet up for Fifa award
England stars John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney are among 23 players nominated for the Fifa World Player of the Year award.

Beckham 'should go to World Cup'
AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf believes David Beckham should be in England's squad for the 2010 World Cup finals.

Capello keen to learn from Brazil
Coach Fabio Capello says England's friendly against Brazil will be key to his team's 2010 World Cup preparations.

Burley seeks government support
Scotland manager George Burley calls for greater public finance to help the nation improve at football.

Driver to wait for Scotland call
Hearts winger Andrew Driver will delay any decision on playing for Scotland until he receives an invite to do so.

Friendly was worthwhile - Burley
Scotland manager George Burley insists the friendly with Japan was a worthwhile exercise after six players made their debuts in the 2-0 defeat.

Shawcross now eligible for Wales
Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross and St Mirren midfielder Andy Dorman are now available to play for Wales thanks to a change in the eligibility rules.

Ramsey looks to finish on a high
Aaron Ramsey calls on Wales to finish their disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign on a high by beating Liechtenstein on Wednesday.

Finland 2-1 Wales
Wales' hopes of finishing third in their World Cup qualifying group are ended by Finland.

N Ireland arrange Serbia friendly
Northern Ireland will play Serbia at Windsor Park on 14 November.

N Ireland display pleases McGinn
Niall McGinn says he is happy with his first full competitive 90 minutes in a Northern Ireland shirt in the 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic in Prague.

Czech Republic 0-0 N Ireland
Northern Ireland finish fourth in World Cup Qualifying Group Three after ending their campaign with a 0-0 draw against the Czech Republic in Prague.

Republic face France in play-offs
The Republic of Ireland will face France in the World Cup play-offs on 14 and 18 November.

Winger Reid seeks Ireland return
Sunderland midfielder Andy Reid remains hopeful over his Republic of Ireland future thanks to his excellent recent form for the Wearsiders.

Trapattoni opts for six changes
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni makes six changes from Saturday's draw with Italy for Wednesday's clash with Montenegro.

South Africa reappoint Parreira
Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira is to return to his previous job as coach of South Africa.

Hodgson rejects Sweden and Norway
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson reveals he has turned down offers from Sweden and Norway to coach their national teams.

SA and Santana part company
South Africa coach Joel Santana agrees by mutual consent to leave his job eight months before the country hosts the World Cup finals.

Eriksson rules out Sweden switch
Notts County director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson rules himself out of the running to become the new Sweden coach, the Swedish FA has announced.