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On Friday, the 22 qualification tournament matches of the Old Continent took place in the European stadiums.
The French national team experienced a sensational defeat, losing 0-1 to Belarus in front of their own fans.
More than 76 thousand spectators gathered at the Paris "Stade de France" stadium whistled as the French players left the field, unable to convert their chances and paying dearly for it when Sergej Kisliak scored a goal just as the match was ending.
To make matters worse, Louis Saha, who returned to the national team after the break, suffered an injury and was replaced after playing just 10 minutes.
Portugal, the favorite of Group H, also stumbled, playing to a 4-4 draw at home against Cyprus.
Cypriots Efstathios Alonefitis and Michael Constantinou's accurate strikes in the first half prevented the visitors from taking the lead, as Hugo Almeida and Raul Meireles equalized the result.
Portugal themselves took the lead thanks to Danny and Manuel Fernandes' goals, but Yiannis Okkas and Andreas Avraamas, who scored in the 88th minute, secured the draw.
Defending European champions Spain easily defeated Liechtenstein 4-0 away.
Fernando Torres scored two goals for the winners, while David Villa and David Silva each scored one.
Italy also won, defeating Estonia 2-1 in Group C match in Tallinn.
Antonio Cassano leveled the score after an hour, and later, after his pass, Leonardo Bonucci scored the winning goal. Estonians took the lead after Sergei Zenjov scored in the 31st minute.
Group A:
Kazakhstan 0 - 3 Turkey
Belgium 0 - 1 Germany
Group B:
Armenia 0 - 1 Macedonia
Andorra 0 - 2 Russia
Slovakia 1 - 0 Macedonia
Group C:
Faroe Islands 0 - 3 Serbia
Estonia 1 - 2 Italy
Slovenia 0 - 1 Northern Ireland
Group D:
Romania 1 - 1 Albania
Luxembourg 0 - 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
France 0 - 1 Belarus
Group E:
Moldova 2 - 0 Finland
Sweden 2 - 0 Hungary
San Marino 0 - 5 Netherlands
Group F:
Israel 3 - 1 Malta
Latvia 0 - 3 Croatia
Greece 1 - 1 Georgia
Group G:
Montenegro 1 - 0 Wales
England 4 - 0 Bulgaria
Group H:
Iceland 1 - 2 Norway
Portugal 4 - 4 Cyprus
Group I:
Lithuania 0 - 0 Scotland
Liechtenstein 0 - 4 Spain
France - Belarus:
Portugal - Cyprus:
Estonia - Italy:
England - Bulgaria:
Spain - Liechtenstein:
Latvia - Croatia:
San Marino - Netherlands:
Belgium - Germany:
