Croatia take sole charge of Group I after ending Iceland's unbeaten startIreland two points clear in Group D following narrow triumph in AustriaSpain and Italy level at top of Group G after respective wins against FYR Macedonia and LiechtensteinTurkey register their first victory of the campaign, 2-0 against KosovoNext fixtures in these groups: Friday 24 March 2017Group DAustria 0-1 Republic of IrelandJames McClean scored in the 48th minute to give unbeaten Ireland victory. The visitors lost Glenn Whelan to a f... UEFA.com - News
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Neymar and Brazil strike Olympic gold on penalties
Neymar coolly converted the decisive penalty to win Brazil's first gold medal in the Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the hosts defeating Germany 5-4 in a shoot-out after a 1-1 draw at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.Eight spot kicks had been scored when Freiburg's Nils Petersen – on target six times in Germany's run to the final – had his effort saved by Weverton.That set the stage for the Barcelona forward to step up and end Brazil's wait for the only piece of silverware to have eluded them and ease some of the pain inflicted by Germany's 7-1 victory over the Seleção in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, a game Neymar missed due to a fractured vertebra. ... UEFA.com - News
Celtic ease through while Aničić saves Astana
Astana 2-1 Žalgiris (agg: 2-1)Astana, Kazakhstan's first group stage participants last season, were spared an away-goals exit by Marin Aničić's 92nd-minute strike. The centre-back's second of the game – his first was a header from a Patrick Twumasi corner – capped a period of intense late pressure by the hosts, whose Lithuanian opponents scored what seemed a decisive equaliser when Elivelto finished in a one-on-one situation just before the hour.Dudelange 1-1 Qarabağ (agg: 1-3)Reynaldo's fine 94th-minute goal saved two-time UEFA Europa League group stage contenders Qarabağ from defeat in Luxembourg. The second leg might have tak...
Iceland ease to Liechtenstein success
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Northern Ireland ease to Belarus victory
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