England 4-0 Bulgaria: After a disappointing World Cup, Fabio Capello's men start their bid to qualify for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine in perfect fashion with Jermain Defoe's third-minute opener against Bulgaria
England labour after an impressive start and their hopes suffer a blow when defender Michael Dawson is stretchered off early on in the second half with a nasty looking injury to his left leg
Bulgaria sense their chance and they go close when Stanislav Angelov forces Joe Hart to save. Seconds later, England break with pace and Defoe slots home to give the hosts some breathing space
England are suddenly rampant and they go 3-0 ahead when sub Adam Johnson cuts in from the right and drills a low shot past the despairing dive of Bulgaria keeper Nikolay Mihaylov
Defoe rounds off his perfect evening by completing his hat-trick courtesy of a Wayne Rooney pass and the Spurs striker is congratulated by boss Fabio Capello upon being substituted
Montenegro 1-0 Wales: Cardiff striker Craig Bellamy launches a raid down the Welsh right as John Toshack's men get their campaign under way with a tricky tie against Montenegro in Podgorica
Wales create some decent chances, though Gareth Bale is squeezed out on this occasion. Montenegro take the lead on the half-hour mark when Mirko Vucinic rifles in at Wayne Hennessey's near post
Simon Church hits the bar and has a goal disallowed as Wales finish strongly, but Toshack's men slip to defeat as they get off to the worst possible start in Group G
Lithuania 0-0 Scotland: Craig Levein's Scottish side face a similarly tough start in Group I as they travel to Kaunas, with 40-year-old David Weir (5) at the heart of their rock-solid defence
Scotland create some decent chances, only for Kenny Miller and Steven Naismith (right) to waste them. But Lithuania cannot find a way through their defence either, so it's a point apiece
Slovenia 0-1 Northern Ireland: Nigel Worthington's side kick off against the Slovenes at the Ljudski Vrt stadium in Maribor, with Warren Feeney in the thick of the action
The visitors are put under severe pressure but they deal with it magnificently and, with 20 minutes remaining, Manchester United's Corry Evans converts Craig Cathcart's cross to put them in front
Northern Ireland are jubilant when the final whistle blows as they get their campaign off to a terrific start
Armenia 0-1 Republic of Ireland: After their World Cup qualifying heartbreak, Giovanni Trapattoni's side get off to a flier with a hard-fought win in Yerevan thanks to Keith Fahey's late strike
France 0-1 Belarus: There is an almighty shock in Group D as Laurent Blanc's French side fail to put their cataclysmic World Cup behind them, losing 1-0 at home to Belarus thanks to Sergey Kisliak's goal
Liechtenstein 0-4 Spain: The World Cup winners are back in the goals as they ease to victory in their first qualifier, with David Villa on the scoresheet and Fernando Torres bagging a brace
Portugal 4-4 Cyprus: There is another shock in Guimaraes as the Portuguese suffer a rollercoaster of a night against the Cypriots. Andreas Avraam levels for the delirious visitors two minutes from time to earn them a point
What are these?
E-mail this to a friend 
Bookmark with:
What are these?