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On Saturday, 13 matches were played in the European Championship qualifying tournament.
England had no trouble defeating Wales 2-0 in Cardiff, taking another step towards the final stage of the competition on the Old Continent.
Two early goals significantly silenced the passionate home crowd, with Frank Lampard converting a penalty from 11 meters and Darren Bent securing the visitors' advantage.
Our neighbors from Latvia suffered a 2-1 defeat against the Israeli national team in the fight for the fourth place in Group E, while the match between Armenia and Russia ended goalless.
In another match, Germany crushed Kazakhstan 4-0 in front of their own fans.
Group A:
Germany 4 - 0 Kazakhstan
3' [1 - 0] M. Klose
25' [2 - 0] T. Muller
43' [3 - 0] T. Muller
88' [4 - 0] M. Klose
Group B:
Armenia 0 - 0 Russia
Andorra 0 - 1 Slovakia
21' [0 - 1] F. Sebo
Ireland 2 - 1 Macedonia
2' [1 - 0] A. McGeady
21' [2 - 0] R. Keane
45' [2 - 1] I. Trickovski
Group D:
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 - 1 Romania
29' [0 - 1] C. Marica
63' [1 - 1] V. Ibisevic
83' [2 - 1] E. Dzeko
Albania 1 - 0 Belarus
62' [1 - 0] H. Salihi
Group F:
Georgia 1 - 0 Croatia
90' [1 - 0] L. Kobiashvili
Israel 2 - 1 Latvia
16' [1 - 0] E. Barda
62' [1 - 1] K. Gorkss
81' [2 - 1] B. Kayal
Malta 0 - 1 Greece
90' [0 - 1] V. Torosidis
S. Papastathopoulos (Greece) was sent off in the 84th minute.
Group G:
Wales 0 - 2 England
7' [0 - 1] F. Lampard (from 11m penalty)
14' [0 - 2] D. Bent
Bulgaria 0 - 0 Switzerland
Group H:
Cyprus 0 - 0 Iceland
21' C. Michael (Cyprus) missed a penalty
Norway 1 - 1 Denmark
27' [0 - 1] D. Rommedahl
81' [1 - 1] E. Huseklepp
