World Cup play-offs:
Australia 1-0 Uruguay (1-1 on agg, Aus win 4-2 on penalties)

2109: FULL-TIME Czech Republic 1-0 Norway
The full line-up for next year's World Cup finals is finally known as the Czech Republic take the final place thanks to their 2-0 aggregate victory over Norway.

Tomas Rosicky's goal settles the second leg and the Czechs will be playing in Germany next summer.

2102: FULL-TIME Slovakia 1-1 Spain
Spain secure their place in next year's World Cup finals, with their 5-1 first leg victory proving decisive.

Slovakia were given a little hope with an early second half goal by substitute Filip Holosko but fellow replacement David Villa equalised for Spain to wipe out any possible doubt about the overall result.

2057: FULL-TIME Cyprus 1-0 Wales
Wales' international year ends on a disappointing note with a poor display in Limassol. They lose to Chrysis Michael's first half penalty but failed to ever really get into the game.

2054: A minimum of four minutes additional time will be played in Wales' friendly in Limassol.

2052: Goalscorer David Villa almost extends Spain's lead but his low shot through the sticky centre of the penalty area is turned away by Slovak keeper Kamil Contofalsky for a corner.

2049: Czech Republic make their second substitution with Jiri Stajner replacing Vladimir Smicer.

2046: Spain's final substitution sees Ramos Sergio coming on for Hernandez Xavi.

2044: No improvement from Wales in the second half as Cyprus continue to dominate their clash - without extending their lead.

2042: GOAL Slovakia 1-1 Spain
It's all over now as substitute David Villa charges through the Slovakia defence and produces an accomplished finish for his first goal for Spain and a strike which must now send his side through to the World Cup finals.

The Spanish now lead 6-2 on aggregate and have cancelled out Slovakia's away goal.

2042: Czech goalscorer Tomas Rosicky is replaced by Radoslav Kovac.

2039: The Slovakian crowd are angered as a penalty appeal is waved away and the Spanish are given a free-kick for a foul on Michel Salgado.

2037: Another change for Spain with Fernando Morientes taking over from Raul Gonzales.

2033: Spain make a switch with David Villa replacing Fernando Torres.

2032: Changes in Prague with Ole Martin Aarst coming on for Thorstein Helstad for Norway.

2023: Spain almost produce an immediate response as Ruben Baraja's shot clips the edge of the post.

2021: GOAL Slovakia 1-0 Spain
The home crowd erupts as half-time substitute Filip Holosko sweeps the ball home from the edge of the area - but they still have a mountain to climb following Spain's 5-1 first leg victory.

2019: Play gets under way again in Prague and there is only one change - Jan Gunnar Solli taking over from Steffen Iversen for Norway.

2016: The action resumes in Slovakia with Filip Holosko replacing Ivan Hodur.

2014: FULL-TIME Turkey 4-2 Switzerland
The Swiss reach the finals courtesy of their two away goals in a titanic battle in Istanbul.

Alexander Frei's first minute penalty put them 3-0 up overall and seemingly on their way but an amazing comeback by Turkey, which included a hat-trick by Tuncay Sanli gave the hosts a chance of qualifying.

However Marco Streller's goal, in-between Sanli's second and third strikes, proved decisive and took the Swiss to their first finals since the USA in 1994.

2010: Wales and Cyprus resume in Limassol. John Toshack replaces Danny Collins with Gavin Williams and switches his formation to 4-4-2.

2008: GOAL Turkey 4-2 Switzerland
This remarkable game takes another twist as Tuncay Sanli completes his hat-trick to make the aggregate score 4-4. Surely Turkey cannot go on and win it now - can they?

2006: Switzerland make their final change with scorer Marco Streller, who himself was a first half substitute, being replaced by Benjamin Huggel.

2004: HALF-TIME Czech Republic 1-0 Norway
Tomas Rosicky's goal separates the sides on the night but more importantly gives the Czechs a 2-0 overall lead.

2003: GOAL Turkey 3-2 Switzerland
It looks like Switzerland have booked their place in the finals now and ended Turkey's hopes with an 84th minute goal from substitute Marco Streller.

The Swiss now lead 4-3 on aggregate but also have two away goals - leaving Turkey needing to score twice in six minutes to reach Germany.

2001: Turkey make two substitutions in a last-ditch attempt to get another goal with goalscorer Necati Ates and Newcastle's Emre being replaced by Fatih Tekke and Yildiray Basturk.

2001: HALF-TIME Slovakia 0-0 Spain
The hosts have failed to make the breakthrough and are surely out - with Spain still 5-1 up from the first leg.

1951: HALF-TIME Cyprus 1-0 Wales
A disappointing first half for Wales ends with them trailing to Chrysis Michael's spot-kick. Cyprus dominated the opening 45 minutes with John Toshack's side failing to get into their stride.

1951: Turkey's Turner Metin becomes the eighth man booked in Istanbul and his side's fifth, three minutes after coming on as a substitute for Serhat Akin.

1950: GOAL Czech Republic 1-0 Norway
The Czechs double their lead in the tie thanks to a goal from Tomas Rosicky. To make matters worse for Norway, Fredrik Stromstad collects their second yellow card of the night.

1948: GOAL Cyprus 1-0 Wales
Wales fall behind as Chrysis Michael sends debutant keeper Lewis Price the wrong way with a penalty awarded for a foul by Danny Collins.

1946: Slovakia manage to scramble the ball away after their goalkeeper Kamil Contofalsky drops the ball in the middle of the penalty area under pressure from the Spanish strikers.

1946: Norway's Erik Hagen is shown the yellow card by Graham Poll in Prague.

1945: Two bookings in a minute in Istanbul as tempers flare. Turkey's Ergun Penbe and Switzerland substitute Valon Behrami are the culprits.

1941: Wales' Carl Fletcher is booked for a foul on Konstantinos Makridis.

1941: Switzerland goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler finds his way into the referee's notebook as the tension mounts in Istanbul.

1935: Raul somehow misses a chance to put Spain even further ahead of Slovakia after bursting into the box but firing wide of the post.

1931: Wales' David Vaughan clears ball off the line after Lewis Price makes a double save and Cyprus are well on top in the opening 25 minutes of their friendly.

1930: GOAL Turkey 3-1 Switzerland
The dream is very much alive for Turkey now as Necati Ates converts a penalty to level the aggregate scores and leave them needing only one more goal to reach the finals.

1923: Slovakia's Jan Durica is shown the yellow card for a foul.

1919: Play resumes in Istanbul with Switzerland having made their second substitution - bringing on Valon Behrami for Philipp Degen, who was booked in the first half.

1916: Slovakia's game with Spain and the Czech Republic's match against Norway - the final two World Cup play-offs - both get under way.

1907: Wales' friendly in Cyprus gets under way.

1906: HALF-TIME Turkey 2-1 Switzerland
A breathless first half comes to a close with Turkey still hoping to turn things around.

Alexander Frei's first minute penalty seemed to have settled the tie for the Swiss after their 2-0 first leg victory but a brace from Tuncay Sanli has set up an intriguing second half. Turkey still need to score twice more to go through because of Switzerland's away goal.

1902: Turkey pick up their third booking - this time Tolga Seyhan is shown the yellow card.

1858: Lewis Price comes in for his full Wales debut in goal in Cyprus while Danny Gabbidon captains his country for the first time after Mark Delaney is forced out by a stomach upset.

Craig Bellamy is in the line-up for the first time since facing Austria in Vienna in March and Sam Ricketts and Robert Page also return.

Ryan Giggs, James Collins and Simon Davies miss out through injury while Paul Jones steps down to allow Price to play.

1856: GOAL Turkey 2-1 Switzerland
Tuncay Sanli hits his second goal of the night to cut Turkey's deficit to 3-2 - could an incredible comeback be on the cards?

1846: Switzerland are forced into a substitution with Daniel Gygax replacing Marco Streller.

1845: The teams are revealed for Slovakia's second leg with Spain - with the hosts trailing 5-1 from the first leg.

Slovakia perhaps unsurprisingly make four changes to the side from the first leg, leaving out Petras, Had, Karhan and Holosko and replacing them with Szilard Nemeth of Middlesbrough, Krajcik, Gresko and Durica.

Spain's Premiership players Asier del Horno, Luis Garcia and Jose Reyes are left out by Luis Aragones. Liverpool's Xabi Alonso comes in as does Vicente and Ruben Baraja.

1842: GOAL Turkey 1-1 Switzerland
The Turks are given hope as Tuncay Sanli equalises on the night - but they still trail 3-1 overall.

1834: A third booking in Istanbul as Newcastle's Turkish midfielder Emre incurs the wrath of the referee.

1833: The line-ups are announced for the Czech Republic's game with Norway in Prague - a game refereed by England's Graham Poll.

The hosts make one change - bringing in Jan Polak for Galasek while Norway drop Andre Bergdolmo and Jan Gunnar Solli to the bench and leave out Grindheim, with Jon Inge Hoiland, Thorstein Helstad and Fredrik Stromstad taking their places.

1826: The yellow card count is levelled up as Turkey's Selcuk Sahin is booked.

1822: Switzerland's Philipp Degen collects the game's first yellow card.

1816: GOAL Turkey 0-1 Switzerland
A sensational start as Alexander Frei stuns the Istanbul crowd when he scores from a penalty in the first minute.

Turkey now must score four goals to reach the World Cup finals.

1815: The Turkey-Switzerland second leg gets under way in Istanbul with the hosts looking to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg.

1810: Turkey welcome back Hamit Altintop and Newcastle's Emre from suspension against Switzerland. Midfielder Yildiray Basturk is on the bench after a recent injury but striker Hasan Sas has not made it.

Switzerland make two changes with Raphael Wicky replacing Marco Streller, who drops to the bench, and Christoph Spycher coming in for the suspended Ludovic Magnin.

1758: FULL-TIME Bahrain 0-1 Trinidad
It is all over in Manama. Trinidad have won 1-0 on the night to clinch a 2-1 aggregate win and they will go to Germany next summer for their first ever World Cup finals.

1757: Kelvin Jack pulls off an amazing save to keep out Talal Yusuf's shot in what is surely Bahrain's last chance.

1755: The Bahrain players react angrily to the decision and after Ruiz is manhandled he shows a red card to Hussain Ali Baba.

1753: Ahmed Hassan kicks the ball out of Trinidad goalkeeper Kelvin Jack's hands and puts the ball in the net but referee Oscar Ruiz has already blown his whistle and the goal will not stand.

1751: Some of the Bahrain players are unhappy as Trinidad hold on to possession near the corner flag and tempers are boiling over.

1748: Trinidad are sitting back and inviting pressure now, with three centre-backs on the pitch and Stern John their only attacking outlet. Bahrain are seeing plenty of the ball but they are still short of ideas going forward as they hunt for an equaliser.

1744: Croydon-born Gillingham defender Ian Cox comes on as a substitute for Trinidad as they look to tighten things up at the back in the final few minutes.

1741: With 10 minutes to go, Trinidad have a place in the World Cup finals within their grasp. They are creating the more meaningful chances, while the Bahrain attack is struggling to have an impact.

1740: Trinidad substitute Russell Latapy almost clinches it for Trinidad when his shot smashes against the bar after a fantastic flowing move.

1738: Trinidad goalscorer Dennis Lawrence almost turns from hero to villain when his attempt to cut out Talal Yusuf's cross sees the ball fly just wide of the near post with Kelvin Jack beaten.

1736: Just 15 minutes left now for Bahrain to rescue this tie if they are to reach the World Cup finals for the first time. Trinidad are still looking solid and at the moment there seems no way through for the home side.

1734: Bahrain are throwing more men forward but the Trinidad defence is holding firm and the visitors continue to look dangerous on the break. Kenwyne Jones finds space in the Bahrain area and tests Ali Hassan again with a well-struck shot.

1726: Trinidad are now just 25 minutes away from the World Cup finals as they continue to lead Bahrain 2-1 on aggregate.

1723: Ahmed Hassan's low curling free-kick gets through the Trinidad wall but ends up in the side netting with goalkeeper Kelvin Jack struggling to get across to cover.

1717: It is now Bahrain who need a goal but they seem to lack any inspiration in the final third of the pitch. Too many long balls are pumped forward which are easily dealt with by the Trinidad defenders.

1711: Trinidad pour forward again and almost get a second goal that would put them further ahead on aggregate when Stern John's shot is well saved by Ali Hassan.

1710: GOAL Bahrain 0-1 Trinidad
Trinidad at last get the goal they have been chasing. Wrexham defender Dennis Lawrence is given a free header from a corner and powers the ball into the net to put the visitors 1-0 up on the night and into a 2-1 aggregate lead.

1709: Bahrain at last create an attacking move with purpose and after a break down the right a low cross is just too far ahead of Ahmed Hassan who had the goal at his mercy.

1706: Bahrain start the second half, and will be hoping for an improved display following the interval - but Trinidad still need to score otherwise they will lose out.

1649: It is half-time in Manama with the World Cup play-off second-leg between Bahrain and Trinidad & Tobago still goalless, leaving Bahrain just 45 minutes away from a place in next summer's World Cup finals.

1642: Bahrain have barely got into Trinidad's half but almost take the lead in bizarre fashion. Trinidad keeper Kelvin Jack completely misjudges a high ball into the area and as the ball bounces over him and towards the net it is left to Marvin Andrews to clear.

1641: The game is still goalless, a scoreline that suits Bahrain after their away goal in Saturday's first leg - a 1-1 draw in Port of Spain.

1633: Trinidad begin to up the ante and only a great stop by Ali Hassan stops Stern John from breaking the deadlock. The keeper is hurt while blocking John's shot but recovers to continue.

1630: With half an hour gone, Bahrain have not really got started. They have not strung together any passes of note and Trinidad are enjoying the lion's share of possession without creating much themselves.

1624: The best chance of the game so far falls to Trinidad. Southampton forward Kenwyne Jones makes a mazy run into the area but his goalbound shot is blocked by Hussain Ali Baba.

1621: Birchall is forced to come off with the ankle injury he sustained earlier, and is replaced by Silvio Spann.

1620: Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke, playing in an unfamilar midfield role for Trinidad, is seeing plenty of the ball but has been unable to stamp his class on the game so far.

1612: Port Vale midfielder Chris Birchall has Trinidad's first effort on goal - a low shot that is easily saved by Ali Hassan - and is immediately taken off the field for treatment after being caught by a late challenge.

1605: Bahrain almost take the lead with an outrageous shot from the half-way line by Ahmed Hassan. Trinidad keeper Kelvin Jack is taken by surprise but does well to keep the shot out.

1600: Trinidad kick off to get the action underway.

1545: The teams are in for the next World Cup play-off between Bahrain and Trinidad & Tobago in Manama.
Bahrain are without influential duo Mohammed Salmeen and Abdulla Al Marzooqi who are both suspended. Trinidad & Tobago make three changes including leaving experienced midfielder Russell Latapy out of the starting XI.

1144: John Aloisi scores the decisive penalty to send Australia into the World Cup finals in Germany and the packed house at the Telstra Stadium absolutely wild.

Penalty shoot-out

Australia - 4 Harry Kewell scores Lucas Neill scores Tony Vidmar scores Mark Viduka misses John Aloisi scores

Uruguay - 2 Dario Rodriguez saved Gustavo Varela scores Fabian Estoyanoff scores Marcelo Zalayeta saved

1135: The final whistle goes and it is penalty shoot-out time.

1132: Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer grabs a goalbound effort from Marcelo Zalayeta. The home fans will be hoping he can do the same in the imminent penalty shoot-out.

1130: Uruguay go close as Richard Morales fires a shot just wide. It is a nail-biting finale.

1129: Josip Skoko has a sight of goal after a poor punched clearance from Fabian Carini, but his effort sails wide.

1118: A quick turnaround and now the final push for that all-important goal.

1116: Brett Emerton's rifling goalbound volley is blocked and that's the halfway stage of extra-time. Only 15 minutes remain until the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

1110: Dario Rodriguez goes close with a header moments after Gustavo Varela shoots wide.

1106: Guus Hiddink freshens up his attack bringing on John Aloisi with the goalscorer, Marco Bresciano, the man to make way.

1104: Australia have looked the better team for the last 45 minutes and look by far the fitter team, but Uruguay start the extra period brightly.

1100: We are up and running again.

1055: FULL-TIME Australia 1-0 Uruguay
That is it for normal time. The teams face another 30 minutes and if there is still no goal penalties will decide who goes to Germany in 2006.

1044: Fabian Carini denies Harry Kewell to keep Uruguay in the game and World Cup contention.

1043: Uruguay are forced to make a second change as Paolo Montero goes off with a hamstring strain. Marcelo Sosa replaces him.

1037: Alvaro Recoba has run his legs into the ground and is replaced by Marcelo Zalayeta.

1019: Marco Bresciano volleys over and the second half is more than a match for the excitement of the first.

1014: It is Uruguay's turn to miss with a headed chance as Richard Morales finds space from Alvaro Recoba's corner but sees his effort bounce down and then up and over the bar.

1010: Scott Chipperfield heads wide and misses a great chance to put Australia in the box seat.

1006: The action resumes as Uruguay get the ball rolling.

0948: HALF-TIME Australia 1-0 Uruguay
The whistle goes on a helter-skelter first half. With all still to play for we can expect more of the same after the break.

0937: GOAL Australia 1-0 Uruguay
The change pays dividends as Australia take the lead and level the tie with a goal from Marco Bresciano after good work from Mark Viduka and a mis-kick from Harry Kewell.

0934: Australia coach Guus Hiddink makes a tactical change and Tony Popovic is off with Harry Kewell coming on.

0922: Alvaro Recoba, who has hit his straps from the start, shoots narrowly wide.

0921: It is all-action stuff and the locals have something to raise their hopes as Australia string together a good move but Jason Culina saves well from Fabian Carini.

0915: Diego Lugano heads wide of the goal and the match is getting tasty with some thunderous tackles.

0908: Uruguay start the better with Alvaro Recoba orchestrating their play.

0902: The action starts in Sydney and Australia know they need to get on level terms as soon as possible after losing the first leg in Montevideo 1-0.