WORLD CUP 2006 QUALIFYING
EUROPE
Group 1
Oct. 9
Finland 3 (Kuqi 8, 87, Eremenko 28) Armenia 1 (Shakhgeldyan 32).
Czech Rep. 1 (Koller pen. 36) Romania 0.
Macedonia 2 (Pandev 45, Stojkov 70) Netherlands 2 (Bouma 43, Kuijt 66).
Standings: Finland, Romania 9 points; Netherlands, Macedonia 4; Czech Rep. 3; Armenia, Andorra 0.
Group 2
Oct. 9
Ukraine 1 (Shevchenko 49) Greece 1 (Tsartas 81).
Turkey 4 (Karadeniz 17, Kahveci 50, Tekke 90, 93) Kazakhstan 0.
Albania 0 Denmark 2 (Jorgensen 52, Tomasson 72).
Standings: Ukraine, Turkey 5 points; Georgia, Denmark 4; Albania 3; Greece 2; Kazakhstan 0.
Group 3
Oct. 9
Luxembourg 0 Russia 4 (Sychev 55, 69, 86, Arshavin 62).
Slovakia 4 (Nemeth 47, Reiter 50, Karhan 55, 87) Latvia 1 (Verpakovskis 3).
Liechtenstein 2 (Burgmeier 48, Beck 76) Portugal 2 (Pauleta 23, own goal 39).
Standings: Slovakia 10 points; Portugal 7; Estonia 6; Russia 4; Latvia 3; Liechtenstein 1; Luxembourg 0.
Group 4
Oct. 9
Cyprus 2 (Constandinou 14, own goal 81) Faroe Islands 2 (Jorgensen 21, Jakobsen 43).
Israel 2 (Benayoun 9, 48) Switzerland 2 (Frei 26, Vonlanthen 34).
France 0 Ireland 0.
Standings: Switzerland, Ireland, France, Israel 5 points; Cyprus, Faroe Islands 1.
Group 5
Oct. 9
Scotland 0 Norway 1 (Iversen pen. 54).
Belarus 4 (Omelyanchyuk 45, Kutuzov 65, Bulyga 75, Romashchenko 91) Moldova 0.
Slovenia 1 (Cesar 82) Italy 0.
Standings: Slovenia 7; Italy 6; Belarus, Norway 4; Scotland 1; Moldova 0.
Group 6
Oct. 9
England 2 (Lampard 4, Beckham 76) Wales 0.
Azerbaijan 0 No. Ireland 0.
Austria 1 (Schopp 30) Poland 3 (Kaluzny 10, Krzynowek 79, Frankowski 91).
Standings: England 7 points; Poland 6; Austria 4; Wales, Azerbaijan, No. Ireland 2.
Group 7
Oct. 9
Bosnia 0 Serb. & Monte. 0.
Spain 2 (Albert Luque 60, Raul 63) Belgium 0.
Standings: Lithuania, Serb. & Monte., Spain 4; Bosnia 2; Belgium 1; San Marino 0.
Group 8
Oct. 9
Sweden 3 (Ljungberg 26, Larsson 50, Svensson 67) Hungary 0.
Malta 0 Iceland 0.
Croatia 2 (Srna 15, pen. 32) Bulgaria 2 (Petrov 78, Berbatov 86).
Standings: Croatia 7; Sweden 6; Bulgaria 4; Hungary 3; Iceland, Malta 1.
AFRICA
Group 1
Oct. 10
Congo 2 (Mamouna-Ossila 76, 86) Zambia 3 (Mbesuma 2, 41, 66).
Liberia 0 Senegal 3 (Pape Bouba Diop 40, Camara 46, 75).
Togo 1 (Adebayor 23) Mali 0.
Standings: Togo, Senegal, Zambia 10 points; Congo 6; Liberia 4; Mali 2.
Group 2
Oct. 9-10
Uganda 0 South Africa 1 (McCarthy pen. 63).
Ghana 0 DR Congo 0.
Cape Verde 1 (Cafu 3) Burk. Faso 0.
Standings: S. Africa 9 points; Ghana, DR Congo 8; Cape Verde 7; Burk. Faso 6; Uganda 4.
Group 3
Oct. 8-10
Benin 0 Ivory Coast 1 (Dindane 48).
Libya 2 (Kara 31, Osman 84) Egypt 1 (Zaki 51).
Sudan 1 (Bachir 18) Cameroon 1 (Job 93).
Standings: Ivory Coast 12 points; Libya 10; Cameroon 8; Egypt 7; Benin 2; Sudan 2.
Group 4
Oct. 9-10
Angola 1 (Flavio 52) Zimbabwe 0.
Gabon 1 (Issiemou 28) Nigeria 1 (Aiyegbeni 49).
Rwanda 1 (Makasi 9) Algeria 1 (Bourahli 14).
Standings: Angola 11 points; Nigeria 10; Gabon 6; Zimbabwe 5; Rwanda 4; Algeria 3.
Group 5
Oct. 9-10
Guinea 1 (Mansare 49) Morocco 1 (Chamakh 4).
Botswana 2 (Molwantwa 50, Selolwane 55) Kenya 1 (Oliech 6).
Malawi 2 (Mwafulirwa 20, Chipatala 37) Tunisia 2 (Jaziri 82, Ghodhbane 89).
Standings: Guinea 8 points; Morocco, Botswana 6; Tunisia 5; Kenya; Malawi 3.