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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Euro 2008 qualifiers

Israel head for the goal
Tal Ben Haim of Israel jumps over teammate Yuval Shpungin and Russia's Dmitri Sychev Photograph: David Silverman/Getty
Israel celebrate a second goal
Omer Golan of Israel celebrates after scoring the team's last-minute winner against Russia Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP
An England fan
An England fan holds aloft a scarf during Israel's match against Russia. Israel won 2-1, a result that means England need only a point against Croatia on Wednesday to qualify for next summer's tournament in Austria and Switzerland Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
Croatia and Macedonia players clash
Luka Modric of Croatia vies with Vlatko Grozdanovski of Macedonia on the slippery surface in Skopje. Croatia qualified despite a surprise 2-0 defeat Photograph: Robert Atanasovski/AFP
Italy score
Italy's Christian Panucci heads the last-minute winner against Scotland at Hampden Park Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty
Scotland fans react after losing to Italy
Scotland fans react after losing 2-1 to Italy. The result meant Scotland missed out on a place in the finals, with Italy and France progressing from Group B Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty
Spain celebrate
Sergio Ramos celebrates with Raul Tamudo after scoring Spain's third goal against Sweden. The comprehensive 3-0 win ensured Spain will be present next summer despite a poor start to the group Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty
Northern Ireland celebrate
The Northern Ireland team celebrate David Healy scoring their second goal against Denmark at Windsor Park. It was Healy's 13th goal of the campaign, setting a new record for the qualifying stage of the competition. The 2-1 victory kept alive Northern Ireland's hopes of reaching Euro 2008 going into their last match in Spain on Wednesday Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images
Action from Wales v Republic of Ireland
Wales' James Collins and Republic of Ireland's Kevin Doyle compete for the ball. The teams drew 2-2 at the Millennium Stadium, but both were already out of the running for qualification Photograph: David Field/Action Images
Greece's Fanis Gekas celebrates his goal against Malta
Greece's Fanis Gekas celebrates his goal against Malta - the holders have more points than any other team in qualifying after their 5-0 win Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
Norway score
Norway's Erik Hagen guides the ball past Turkey's goalkeeper Volkan Demirel to give the Scandinavians the lead, but Turkey came back to win 2-1 in Oslo to climb above Norway in Group C Photograph: Cornelius Poppe/AFP
Snow prevents a match in Belgrade
Players of Kazakhstan jog under heavy snowfall before their match against Serbia. The match was postponed due to the weather conditions Photograph: Darko Vojinovic/AP
Polish players celebrate after beating Belgium
Polish players celebrate after beating Belgium, thus booking their place at Euro 2008 Photograph: Andrzej Grygiel/EPA
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