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Norwegians are held by Iceland
SCOTLAND'S Group Nine rivals Norway and Iceland drew 2-2 in Oslo.
Rodrigo pokes post-match fun at Capello
ANDORRAN coach David Rodrigo has mocked Fabio Capello after his England side stuttered to an unconvincing win over the nation who are 186th in the FIFA rankings in the Olympic
Worthington awaits Czechs
NIGEL WORTHINGTON is hoping for a touch of home comfort on Wednesday when Northern Ireland aim to get their World Cup qualifying campaign up and running.
Toshack debates Koumas after Vokes saves Wales
JOHN TOSHACK had to thank his young stars for Wales' opening World Cup qualifying victory as he continues to struggle with the problem that is Jason Koumas.
Kewell and Kennedy down Dutch
HARRY KEWELL and Josh Kennedy scored on Saturday to give Australia a 2-1 friendly win over Scotland's group rivals Holland.
Reid joy after winning return to Ireland fold
STEVEN REID put two years of injury misery behind him to remind the Republic of Ireland of just what they had been missing.
Beckham and Terry insist they want points not revenge
JOHN TERRY and David Beckham have insisted three points rather than revenge will be on their minds when England tackle Croatia in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Zagreb
Players' praise of ref in Skopje is baffling
WHO said it's just the refs in Scotland that are serving up sub- standard performances?
Pressure on Burley after first real test
GEORGE BURLEY still has every faith in Scotland's ability to qualify for the World Cup, but admits the task is already far more difficult after only one match.
Bad start for Williamson
BOBBY Williamson got his tenure as manager of Uganda off to a miserable start yesterday as his team lost 3-1 in Niger in a World Cup qualifier.
Austria pile pressure on Domenech
THE pressure is again building on France coach Raymond Domenech after a humiliating 3-1 loss to Austria gave Les Bleus a dismal start in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Hreidarsson vows to deep freeze hopes in Reykjavik
THE captain of Iceland, Hermann Hreidarsson, last night vowed to pile on the misery for under-fire Scotland.
McFadden confident he and Miller will hit goal trail
JAMES McFadden has assured the Tartan Army his partnership with Kenny Miller will click soon after Scotland suffered an early setback in their quest to qualify for the World C
Ireland too strong for neutralised Georgia
REPUBLIC of Ireland began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable 2-1 victory over Georgia in Mainz, Germany.
Furious fans demand explanation after being locked out
THE result was bad enough, but for many of the Scotland supporters who travelled to Skopje in their thousands the biggest letdown was being refused entry to the ground by poli
Beckham and Terry insist team are heading for Zagreb in search of points, not revenge
JOHN Terry and David Beckham have insisted three points rather than revenge will be on their minds when England tackle Croatia in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Zagreb
Matchwinner Cole not spared Capello's fire
JOE Cole came off the bench for England on Saturday night and spared the blushes of Fabio Capello by scoring both goals in the laboured victory over Andorra. But the Chelsea p
Invoke the spirit of the seventies and we'll do it, says Jordan
JOE Jordan believes Scotland can bounce back from their defeat in Macedonia and make history by becoming the second Scottish team to recover from losing their opening group g
Glen Gibbons: Burley attempts to put a brave face on misery in Macedonia
GEORGE Burley's evasiveness during the inevitable media interrogation in the wake of Scotland's defeat in Macedonia suggested that his most difficult task over a miser
Macedonia 1 - 0 Scotland: Damage done in Skopje could be beyond repair
THIS may be only the dawn of the World Cup qualifying campaign, but, proverbially, it is the time that offers the best opportunity to catch the worm. In Macedonia, Scotland ov