Sport: World Cup 2010 qualifiers

Armenia's Vahagan Minasyan, left, fights for the ball with Estonia's Vladimir Voskoboinikov Photograph: Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images

Bulgaria's fans cheer their team during their match against Cyprus Photograph: Oleg Popov/Reuters

Despair is etched on the face of Kazakhstan's goalkeeper David Loriya after Belarus scored their final goal in their 5-1 win Photograph: Nikita Bassov/AP

Bahrain's Abdullah Al-Marzouqi goes over the top as he tussles with Qatar's Sebastian Soria during Bahrain's 1-0 victory Photograph: Fadi Al-Assaad/Reuters

Farhod Tadjiyev of Uzbekistan reacts after a missed opportunity as Michael Beauchamp, left, and Lucas Neill look on during Australia's 2-0 victory Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images

Italy's coach Marcello Lippi looks on before the start of Italy's match against the Republic of Ireland which finished 1-1 thanks to a Robbie Keane equaliser Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters

Germany's Mario Gomez misses a chance to score Photograph: Keith Williams/Action Images

Hungary fans get they flags, banners and scarves out as they sing before their 3-0 home win over Malta Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images

Italy's Fabio Cannavaro, left, can't contain his excitement as he celebrates after Vincenzo Iaquinta scores Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters

South Korea's Park Ji-sung, right, fights for the ball with North Korea's Lee Kwang-chon during the South's 1-0 victory which gives them bragging rights and a lot of national pride over their neighbours Photograph: Lee Ki-tae/EPA

Players watch as fans throw flares onto the pitch at the Andorra v Croatia game Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP

Turkey's Semih Senturk, second right, and Tuncay Sanli, right, celebrate their goal while the Spanish defence claim offside Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA

Franck Ribery, right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring the only goal of the game in France's win over Lithuania Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

A Swiss fans flays the trumpet before the home game against Moldova Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Robert Earnshaw jumps to control a high ball but alas all his efforts went unrewarded as Wales were beaten 2-0 by Germany Photograph: David Davies/PA

Russia's Konstanstin Zyryanov watches to see if the ball crosses the line after he poked it past the Liechtenstein goalkeeper to score the only goal of the game Photograph: Miro Kuzmanovic/Reuters

UAE's Fares Juma bites the dust as he challenges Saudi Arabia's Nayaf Hazazi Photograph: Reuters

Striker Marcelo Martins celebrates after scoring in Bolivia's 6-1 drubbing of Argentina Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images

Thierry Henry is pulled back by Andrius Skerla of Lithuania as the players tussle in the penalty area Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey can't keep out Michael Ballack's shot which gave the Germans the lead Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images

Switzerland's goalkeeper Diego Benaglio celebrates his team's second goal during their 2-0 victory over Moldova Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Warren Feeney and Slovenia's Bojan Jokic tussle for the ball in Belfast during Northern Ireland's 1-0 victory Photograph: Joe Giddens/Empics