Kazakhstan 0-4 England: Security personnel at Almaty's Central Stadium receive a final briefing as they prepare for Saturday's sold out World Cup qualifier
With fans starting to fill up the stands, groundsmen continue to work on getting the playing surface ready for the kick-off at 1600 BST
Kazakhstan's Sergey Ostapenko goes close in the first minute and has a goal ruled out for offside before Gareth Barry settles England's nerves with a headed goal five minutes before the break
Soon after, goalkeeper Alexandr Mokin palms Steven Gerrard's deflected ball straight to Emile Heskey who taps Fabio Capello's side into a flattering 2-0 half-time lead
The visitors look more comfortable after the interval and have a third when Wayne Rooney acrobatically hooks home after Mokin's fine initial save in the 73rd minute
After scoring the winner for Chelsea in the FA Cup final last Saturday, Frank Lampard converts a penalty to wrap-up a comfortable 4-0 win as England maintain their 100% record in Group 6
Azerbaijan 0-1 Wales: Manager John Toshack fields a young and depleted side including Arsenal's 18-year-old midfielder Aaron Ramsey for this Group 4 game in Baku
With both sides needing a miracle to qualify for the World Cup, it is Wales who open the scoring at the Tofig Bakhramov Stadium shortly before half-time when Dave Edwards nets from Robert Earnshaw's cross
The goal is only the second of the young Wolves player's international career and proves to be enough for his side to pick up a morale-boosting win
Italy 3-0 Northern Ireland: Manchester United youngster Corry Evans is one of four players handed their debut for Northern Ireland in the friendly in Pisa
Sergio Pellissier's goal 18 minutes from the end seals a comfortable victory for the Italians
Japan celebrate becoming the first team to reach the 2010 World Cup finals with 1-0 win over Uzbekistan
Mark Schwarzer, Lucas Neill, Chris Coyne and Tim Cahill celebrate Australia's qualification for the 2010 World Cup after drawing 0-0 with Qatar
2002 World Cup co-hosts South Korea clinch their place in the 2010 tournament with a 2-0 win over the United Arab Emirates
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