Selected Wednesday fixtures:Group Four result:
Republic of Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands
Group Five result:
Moldova 1-1 Scotland
Group Six results:
Azerbaijan 0-1 England
Northern Ireland 3-3 Austria
Wales 2-3 Poland
Goalflashes and major incidents:
2151: RESULT Wales 2-3 Poland
Mark Hughes' reign as Wales manager ends in disappointing fashion as his side slip to defeat.
2150: GOAL Wales 2-3 Poland
John Hartson restores some pride in the third minute of injury-time by glancing home a header from a free-kick.
2143: RESULT Northern Ireland 3-3 Austria
An incredible night is over at Windsor Park but Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez is unhappy about something and vehemently makes his point to a Fifa official.
2142: GOAL Wales 1-3 Poland
Jacek Krzynowek all but ends Wales hopes of a point with a crisp shot from the edge of the area.
2139: GOAL Northern Ireland 3-3 Austria
Drama at Windsor Park as substitute Stuart Elliott bundles the ball over the line from James Quinn's header in the fourth minute of stoppage-time to surely rescue a point.
Austria keeper Alex Manninger is hurt in the melee and has to go off to be replaced between the posts by Germot Sick.
2138: GOAL Wales 1-2 Poland
Things get worse for Wales as Maciej Zurawski outpaces the defence after a quick breakaway to beat Paul Jones at his near post with a rising drive.
2135: Wales replace skipper Gary Speed with John Hartson.
2132: Northern Ireland's James Quinn is left in tears by Austrian referee Mark Shield who books him for a foul. The yellow card rules him out of his country's next game - away to England at Old Trafford in March.
2129: GOAL Wales 1-1 Poland
Substitute Tomasz Frankowski shatters Wales as he controls the ball on the edge of the area and drives an equaliser past the helpless Paul Jones.
2123: RESULT Republic of Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands
Robbie Keane is the hero as his record goals earn the three points for his side.
2119: Four minutes of added time to be played at Lansdowne Road.
2119: Craig Bellamy has a header saved by Jerzy Dudek at full-stretch after James Collins flicks on a corner.
2117: GOAL Northern Ireland 2-3 Austria
Austria captain Markus Schopp scores his second goal of the night, steering in a pass from Christian Mayrleb after Colin Murdock slices a pass straight to him.
2115: Ivica Vastic almost restores Austria's lead at Windsor Park.
2115: Shay Given has to be alert again as he gets down to save a shot from Frodi Benjaminsen - the Faroes' first direct effort on goal.
2112: GOAL Wales 1-0 Poland
Robert Earnshaw breaks the deadlock as he pounces on a defensive slip to steer the ball past Jerzy Dudek after a quick free-kick by Robbie Savage.
2112: David Healy's free-kick deflects off the Austrian wall but Alex Manninger tips away his effort.
2109: Robbie Keane will surely not come closer to his hat-trick as a bad backpass lets him in only for defender Jon Roi Jakobsen to clear his shot off the line.
2107: Substitute Gary Doherty is denied a third for the Republic of Ireland by goalkeeper Jakup Mikkelsen.
2106: GOAL Northern Ireland 2-2 Austria
The celebrations are cut short as straight from the kick-off Dietmar Kuehbauer feeds Christian Mayrleb who fires past Roy Carroll.
2104: GOAL Northern Ireland 2-1 Austria
Colin Murdock sends the Windsor Park fans wild as he knocks in a header from Damien Johnson's corner for his first international goal.
2103: Craig Bellamy fires over the Poland bar within seconds of the restart.
2102: Poland get play going again at the Millennium Stadium.
2053: Robbie Keane is again denied by Jakup Mikkelsen as he tries to lift the ball over him and into the Faroe Islands net.
2052: Keith Gillespie beats two men and fires just over the Austrian bar.
2050: Northern Ireland and Austria kick off again in Belfast.
2048: RESULT Moldova 1-1 Scotland
Scotland fail to collect the win which was vital to their World Cup qualification hopes and the pressure will now mount on coach Berti Vogts.
2047: HALF-TIME Wales 0-0 Poland
Craig Bellamy hitting the post is the closest Wales have come in the first half.
2046: Robbie Savage is booked for a challenge on Miroslaw Szymkowiak, who fouled him moments earlier.
2045: Robbie Keane almost claims his hat-trick from a Steve Finnan knockdown but Jakup Mikkelsen denies him.
2044: Three minutes of added time begin in Chisinau.
2041: Barry Ferguson drives in a long-range shot but cannot beat Moldova goalkeeper Evgheni Hmaruc.
2040: Faroe Islands muster their first chance as Shay Given plucks Suni Olsen's free-kick off the heads of Jakup a Borg and Rogvi Jacobsen
2039: A final throw of the dice for Berti Vogts with less than five minutes remaining as Lee McCulloch replaces Steven Thompson for his Scotland debut.
2037: Scotland survive again as Serghei Rogaciov's shot from the edge of the six-yard box just evades both Serghei Dadu and the far post.
2035: Simon Davies has a go from 30 yards but Jerzy Dudek tips his effort over the Poland bar.
2034: Republic of Ireland and Faroe Islands resume at Lansdowne Road.
2032: HALF-TIME Northern Ireland 1-1 Austria
David Healy's strike ensures Lawrie Sanchez's team go in all-square.
2030: Craig Bellamy's angled drive is tipped on to the outside of the post by Poland goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek.
2029: Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger denies Northern Ireland's George McCartney by tipping his shot over the bar.
2028: Serghei Dadu wastes a chance to put Moldova ahead as he heads a right-wing cross over the Scotland bar when unmarked eight yards out.
2026: Wales come close to a goal against Poland as first Craig Bellamy's left wing cross just evades the leaping Simon Davies and then Mark Delaney's low drive skims just wide.
2025: David Healy almost puts Northern Ireland ahead after good interplay with James Quinn on the edge of the penalty area but his effort goes just over.
2023: Colin Cameron tries to conjure something for Scotland but his shot is comfortably saved by Evgheni Hmaruc.
2020: GOAL Northern Ireland 1-1 Austria
David Healy scores a superb equaliser for Northern Ireland. He collects a pass from Jeff Whitley on his right foot and volleys a looping shot with his left into the net from 20 yards.
2020: Berti Vogts swaps Kenny Miller for Darren Fletcher in an effort to find a victory for his Scotland side.
2019: HALF-TIME Republic of Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands Robbie Keane's double sends the Republic in happy at the break.
2016: Serghei Lascencov has a chance with a 25-yard free-kick but the Moldovan defender's effort flies harmlessly behind the goal.
2014: Moldova keep up the pressure as Julian Bursuc's shot from the edge of the area flies just wide.
2012: Austria's Ferdinand Feldhofer earns the first yellow card in Belfast for a foul.
2011: Colin Murdock is denied an equaliser for Northern Ireland when his header from a corner is cleared off the line.
2010: Moldova's Stanislav Ivanov is booked for a foul.
2008: Robbie Earnshaw has Wales' first chance but he drives across the six-yard box from a tight angle.
2005: GOAL Republic of Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands
Robbie Keane strikes again, pouncing as a defender fails to block Roy Keane's cross and firing the ball home from 12 yards.
2005: Northern Ireland try to hit back and Tommy Doherty sets James Quinn away but his shot is deflected for a corner.
2000: Meanwhile in Chisinau Serghei Dadu volleys inches wide of Craig Gordon's far post.
2000: Wales kick off against Poland in front of another good crowd in Cardiff.
1959: GOAL Northern Ireland 0-1 Austria
Markus Schopp puts Austria ahead from close range after a flowing move involving Christian Mayrleb and Ivica Vastic.
1959: The second half gets under way in Moldova.
1958: Damien Duff delivers a teasing left-wing cross for the Republic but Frodi Benjaminsen clears for a corner.
1955: Wales walk out at the Millennium Stadium managed by Mark Hughes for the last time. They are aiming to give him a winnind send-off against Poland.
1952: The Republic keep up the pressure and the Faroes somehow survive as the ball pings around their penalty area before being cleared.
1947: GOAL Republic of Ireland 1-0 Faroe Islands
Robbie Keane becomes the Republic's record goalscorer as he tucks away his 22nd for his country from the penalty spot after a Damien Duff was fouled after a mazy run.
1946: Northern Ireland and Austria kick off in Belfast.
1946: HALF-TIME Moldova 1-1 Scotland
The teams go off for their break all-square.
1945: Steven Caldwell saves Scotland as he hacks the ball away from Serghei Dadu as he seems to score again for Moldova.
1944: One minute of additional time to be played in Chisinau.
1941: Northern Ireland and Austria stride out at Windsor Park.
1937: Early action at Lansdowne Road as Steve Finnan's free-kick is fumbled away by Jakup Mikkelsen.
1933: Kick-off in Dublin as Faroe Islands get the game against Republic of Ireland under way.
1929: GOAL Moldova 1-1 Scotland
Scotland are right back in it as Steven Thompson is given time to control a pass from Darren Fletcher, and fire it low into the corner.
1926: The Republic of Ireland and Faroe Islands teams enter the field at a packed Lansdowne Road.
1926: GOAL Moldova 1-0 Scotland
Disaster for Scotland as they fall behind to a goal by Serghei Dadu, who evades Steven Caldwell to turn and fire home from six yards.
1923: RESULT Azerbaijan 0-1 England
It is all over in Baku and England can finally celebrate a hard-fought victory and go into the World Cup winter break top of their group.
1922: Joe Cole cannot quite reach the ball in the six-yard box after Shaun Wright-Phillips pulls the ball across the Azerbaijan area.
1919: The referee signals four extra minutes in Azerbaijan.
1915: England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has to deal with a different situation as he trips up a man who has come on the pitch and then holds him until stewards arrive to take him away.
1915: Barry Ferguson sees his free-kick punched away by Moldova goalkeeper Evgheni Hmaruc.
1913: In Baku, Joe Cole is given a rare chance by England at the expense of Wayne Rooney.
1913: Barry Ferguson is within inches of putting Scotland ahead as his shot at a corner trickles agonisingly wide of the far post.
1910: Wayne Rooney long-range free-kick is parried by Jahangir Hasanzade but the rebound does not run to any England players.
1907: Azerbaijan's Rashad Sadygov joins Nicky Butt in the referee's notebook.
1906: England's Nicky Butt is booked for a foul.
1905: Stevie Crawford almost gives Scotland an ideal start but his shot from the right-hand side of the Moldova penalty area flies just over.
1904: The game has become very scrappy with England creating little and Azerbaijan continually trying their luck from distance.
1903: Ghenadie Olexici gives Scotland an early scare as he heads Serghei Rogaciov's cross over the bar from 12 yards.
1903: Azerbaijan make another change with Ilgar Gurbanov coming on for Emin Guliyev.
1900: England bring on Shaun Wright-Phillips for Jermaine Jenas.
1859: Scotland's game gets under way.
1854: The Moldova and Scotland teams come out on to the pitch before the game which could decide Berti Vogts' future as coach of the visitors.
1853: The hosts continue their policy of shooting from distance as Anatoly Ponomaryov drives over the bar from 30 yards out.
1847: Azerbaijan make their first substitution - bringing on Gurban Gurbanov for Samir Aliyev.
1845: Frank Lampard nearly doubles the lead as Wayne Rooney jumps over the ball at a free-kick 30 yards out and the Chelsea player's fierce drive is punched over by Jahangir Hasanzade.
1843: For the second game running, Alan Smith comes on to replace Jermain Defoe.
1842: Paul Robinson saves England with his legs after a free-kick is flipped into the six-yard box. The Tottenham goalkeeper clears the ball with Samir Aliyev set to pounce.
1840: Sol Campbell slips but Azerbaijan fail to make the most of their chance. Thirty seconds later Samir Aliyev takes his aim from long-range but the fall flies wide.
1838: Wayne Rooney sets Jermain Defoe away but the move comes to nothing.
1834: The second half gets under way in Baku.
1818: HALF-TIME Azerbaijan 0-1 England
Only 12 seconds of added time is played before Luxembourg referee Alain Hamer blows for half-time.
1814: Azerbaijan concede a free-kick for a backpass on the edge of their own six-yard box but Wayne Rooney's effort is blocked for a corner.
1811: Wayne Rooney is booked for his reaction after a tackle on Anatoly Ponomaryov. The tackle is clean but Rooney then stands over his opponent and is yellow-carded for his reaction.
Ponomaryov curls in the free-kick but Paul Robinson punches it away.
1810: England nearly double their lead as Wayne Rooney's free-kick from 25 yards is parried by Jahangir Hasanzade but the ball does not fall kindly for the visitors.
1807: After a period of scrappy play, Azerbaijan try to force their way back into the match but are denied a free-kick by the corner flag and lose their momentum.
1803: Azerbaijan's Kamal Guliyev collects the game's first yellow card for a foul on goalscorer Michael Owen.
1759: At the other end, Frank Lampard's shot from just outside the area drifts past the far post.
1758: Rashad Sadygov blasts a 25-yard free-kick towards the England goal but it deflects off the wall for a corner.
The flag-kick sees three players subtly dummy the ball before a shot which is blocked by the defence.
1754: GOAL Azerbaijan 0-1 England
Captain Michael Owen eases the nerves by heading England in front from eight yards out following a superb left-wing cross from Ashley Cole - Owen's 28th goal for his country.
Owen scored twice against Slovakia the last time he captained England in June 2003.
1749: Jermaine Jenas is denied a goal on his full England debut as Jahangir Hasanzade comfortably holds his low 20-yard shot.
1744: Emin Guliyev livens up the home crowd as he tries his luck from 25 yards and the ball only just goes past the far post with Paul Robinson scrambling across his goal.
1742: Jahangir Hasanzade is forced to punch clear again after another England attack but Wayne Rooney fails to deliver an accurate cross from the left to keep the attack going.
1740: England almost take a bizarre lead when, in an uncanny repeat of Saturday's game against Wales, a Frank Lampard shot deflects off Michael Owen but goalkeeper Jahangir Hasanzade forces it past the post.
1738: Azerbaijan win the game's first corner and after England struggle to clear the ball, Samir Aliyev finally pokes the ball past the post.
1736: England almost take an early lead in their first attack but Michael Owen's effort from a Gary Neville cross loops over the bar.
1733: Red-shirted England kick off, hoping to extend their lead at the top of the group.
Team news:
Jermaine Jenas will make his first start for England after being named by Sven-Goran Eriksson as the replacement for captain David Beckham, who is suspended and injured.
Jenas will line up on the right of midfield in a 4-3-3 system, as the only change from Saturday's 2-0 win over Wales. Jermain Defoe and Michael Owen remain together up front with Wayne Rooney just behind.
Azerbaijan make two changes from the 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland on Saturday with defensive midfielder Aslan Kerimov and striker Anatoly Pomomariev, who both played agianst Wales, coming into the side.
The match goes ahead, despite claims that high winds had threatened a postponement.
The weather and a planned safety inspection at the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, sparked fears of a delay but a Fifa spokesman told BBC Sport there was no problem.
However sandbags were placed around the pitch and advertising hoardings were nailed down to stop them blowing around.
Northern Ireland hand a surprise recall to Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll in place of Maik Taylor for the game against Austria.
Top scorer David Healy returns from suspension, with Stuart Elliott making way, while Keith Gillespie and George McCartney replace injured duo Chris Baird and Mark Clyde.
Scotland skipper Barry Ferguson declares himself fit to face Moldova despite a hamstring injury.
Defender Russell Anderson is out with an ankle injury so Steven Caldwell joins his younger brother Gary in the line-up - the first time a pair of brothers have made the team since 1946.
Steven Thompson and Stevie Crawford will start up front and Colin Cameron replaces Richard Hughes on the left of midfield.
Ryan Giggs is ruled out of Wales' game against Poland with a virus so Mark Hughes decides to start with Robert Earnshaw in his final game with John Hartson dropping to the bench.
Rhys Weston is also sidelined while Mark Delaney returns to right-back with James Collins returning in central defence and Robbie Savage back in midfield after suspension.
Andy Reid is passed fit for Republic of Ireland's game against Faroe Islands.
He takes his place in an unchanged line-up from the team which drew 0-0 in France on Saturday.