The European World Cup Qualifiers for the 2010 South Africa World Cup Tournament were held in various parts of Europe over the weekend.

In Group 1, Albania drew with Sweden 0-0, Hungary drew with Denmark 0-0 and Portugal defeated Malta 4-0.

In Group 2, Latvia defeated Moldova 2-1, Israel drew with Switzerland 2-2, and Greece defeated Luxembourg 3-0.

In Group 3, Poland drew with Slovenia 1-1, Slovakia defeated Northern Ireland 2-1, while San Marino and the Czech Republic have yet to play their first European World Cup qualifying match.

In Group 4, Germany defeated Liechtenstein 6-0, Wales defeated Azerbaijan 1-0, while Russia and Finland have yet to play their first European World Cup qualifying match.

In Group 5, Turkey defeated Armenia 2-0, Belgium defeated Estonia 3-2, and Spain defeated Bosnia Herzegova 1-0.

In Group 6, Ukraine defeated Belarus 1-0, England defeated Andorra 2-0, and Croatia defeated Kazakhstan 3-0.

In Group 7, Lithuania defeated Romania 3-0, Serbia defated Faroe Islands 2-0, Austria defeated France 3-1.

In Group 8, Republic of Ireland defated Georgia 2-1, Italy defeated Cyprus 2-1, Bulgaria drew with Montenegro 2-2.

In Group 9, Macedonia defeated Scotland 1-0, Norway drew with Iceland 2-2, while the Netherlands have yet to play their first European World Cup qualifying match.

Eight groups of six teams and one group of five will contest the European qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa. The nine group-winners will qualify directly, while the highest ranked eight of the nine second-placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining four places.

The favorites to qualify directly by becoming group winners in the 2010 World Cup European Qualifiers are Portugal for Group 1, Greece for Group 2, Czech Republic for Group 3, Germany for Group 4, Spain for Group 5, England for Group 6, France for Group 7, Italy for Group 8 and Netherlands for Group 9.

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