Northern Ireland 1-0 England: A fired-up Wayne Rooney tries to breathe life into England as they start slowly in Belfast Michael Owen has a good opportunity in the first-half, but his spectacular overhead kick is saved by Maik Taylor It's no surprise when Rooney is booked and David Beckham has to have words to calm the teenager down David Healy stuns England as his excellent 73rd minute goal fires the hosts into a deserved lead The final whistle blows and Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves the pitch with jeers from England fans ringing in his ears Windsor Park is delirious as Northern Ireland celebrate their first victory against England since 1972 Poland 1-0 Wales: There is more bad news for England as a penalty for Poland puts them five points clear in Group Six Republic of Ireland 0-1 France: French fans in Dublin acclaim the return to international football of Zinedine Zidane But it is Thierry Henry who silences the Lansdowne Road crowd with a stunning strike to give France the three points Norway 1-2 Scotland: Kenny Miller's prolific run of form for Scotland continues as he gives his side an early lead And Miller sends the travelling Tartan Army into raptures again when he capitalises on a defensive error to put them two-up Norway score a late goal but Scotland boss Walter Smith is left smiling as his rejuvenated team pull off a great victory
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