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On Friday evening World Cup qualifying matches were played in European stadiums.
Belgium secured a place in the main championship stage by defeating Croatia's footballers away.
The Belgians' victory over the Croats was determined by Romelu Lukaku's brace, while Niko Kranjčar stood out among the opponents.
The Netherlands team crushed Hungary's footballers by 8-1. Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick, while Rafael van der Vaart, Jeremain Lens, Arjen Robben, and Kevin Strootman each scored once.
Germany's footballers also secured a solid victory at home, beating Ireland 3-0. Sami Khedira, Andre Schürrle, and Mesut Özil scored goals for the winners.
In important matches, England's footballers defeated Montenegro 4-1. Goals at Wembley Stadium came from Wayne Rooney, Andros Townsend, and Daniel Sturridge, while Dejan Damjanovič stood out among the opponents.
The Italian team barely escaped defeat against Denmark in the very end of the match. Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner shined by scoring twice, while Italy got goals from Pablo Osvaldo and Alberto Aquilani.
Results:
Croatia 1 - 2 Belgium
15' [0 - 1] R.Lukaku
38' [0 - 2] R.Lukaku
83' [1 - 2] N.Kranjčar
Netherlands 8 - 1 Hungary
Various goals scored by R.van Persie, K.Strootman, J.Lens, S.Devecseri, R.van der Vaart, A.Robben
Germany 3 - 0 Ireland
Goals scored by S.Khedira, A.Schuerrle, M.Ozil
England 4 - 1 Montenegro
Various goals scored by W.Rooney, B.Boškovič (own goal), D.Damjanovič, A.Townsend, D.Sturridge (penalty)
Armenia 2 - 1 Bulgaria
Lithuania 2 - 0 Latvia
Moldova 3 - 0 San Marino
Azerbaijan 2 - 0 Northern Ireland
Faroe Islands 1 - 1 Kazakhstan
Malta 1 - 4 Czech Republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 - 1 Liechtenstein
Ukraine 1 - 0 Poland
Albania 1 - 2 Switzerland
Luxembourg 0 - 4 Russia
Andorra 0 - 4 Romania
Estonia 0 - 2 Turkey
Sweden 2 - 1 Austria
Greece 1 - 0 Slovakia
Slovenia 3 - 0 Norway
Iceland 2 - 0 Cyprus
Wales 1 - 0 Macedonia
Portugal 1 - 1 Israel
Spain 2 - 1 Belarus
