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After Sunday’s action the calculators are now at as Wales and the Republic Of Ireland prepare to face off in what is almost a sudden death encounter between the two nations. Almost because there are still a number of permutations that could see Wales qualify with a draw but it …

We are on the cusp of the last set of World Cup Qualifiers around the world. We will not know the full list of 32 teams until next month but at the time of writing there are 13 nations that will have had to cancel their Summer Holidays next year. …

We move into the final raft of World Cup Qualifiers around the globe here is a break down by Confederation of what is needed to qualify. UEFA: Group A: France need a win to top the group, if that is the case Sweden have to avoid a 7-0 defeat to …

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 B  Portugal (X) 7 6 0 1 22 4 +18 18 Advance to second round (play-offs) 2 G  Italy (A) 7 4 2 1 11 8 +3 14 3 A  Sweden 7 4 1 2 17 7 …

Herve Renard is just one game away from making next year’s FIFA World Cup a much sexier proposition after his Atlas Lions have gone top of their African Qualifying Group with a win a 3-0 over Gabon in Casablanca yesterday evening. Before this penultimate set of fixtures took place Morocco …

England have already qualified for next Summer’s FIFA World Cup Finals with a game to spare and therefore their trip to Vilinus to face Lithuania this evening takes on the mantle of a dead rubber as tonight’s hosts have long since been knocked out of the qualification process. Watching the …

Group H has already been wrapped up in terms of the nation that will top the group and subsequently qualify for the World Cup Finals next Summer. That nation is Belgium and they earned another three points last night in arguably the most entertaining fixture of last night. Roberto Martinez’s …

Group B is going to go down to the wire after both Switzerland and Portugal picked up all important wins last night. These two nations will face off on Tuesday night with the traveling Swiss side knowing that they require just a draw to reach the World Cup Finals. For …

In Group A, France are now just one win away from reaching next Summer’s World Cup Finals after victory against Bulgaria last night. Didier Deschamps men traveled to Sofia last night and needed just a solitary goal in which to earn the win. The goal came from PSG midfielder Blaise …

Lithuania vs England – Pre Match Stats