Florent Malouda netted for France as they got their European Championship qualifying campaign up and running on Tuesday night.
The Chelsea man, who captained his country on Friday night, did not wear the armband no Tuesday as they travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but he did score the crucial second goal with 12 minutes to go as his side earned their first points in qualifying, sweeping home after a rapid counter-attack, two minutes before being substituted with the game safe.
Ashley Cole excelled as England won 3-1 in Switzerland, the left-back playing the full 90 minutes and looking dangerous on the attack and solid in defence, laying on substitute Darren Bent's decisive third England goal with an incisive through ball, which the Sunderland forward smashed home to follow up strikes from Wayne Rooney and Adam Johnson.
Yury Zhirkov picked up a yellow card as Russia were beaten on home soil by Slovakia, former Chelsea man Miroslav Stoch scoring the only goal of the game at the Lokomotiv Stadion in Moscow, a venus Chelsea tasted in a friendly against Lokomotiv in August 2008. Zhirkov went on to play the full 90 minutes but could not help his side record a point.
Petr Cech, who sat out the World Cup with Czech Republic, was beaten by a header as Lithuania won in Prague by a solitary goal, the Chelsea man having an otherwise quiet night between the sticks.
Yossi Benayoun, captain of Israel, helped his side contain a spirited Georgia side in Tbilisi as they claimed their fourth point from two games, the Chelsea man missing a late chance to snatch the game's only goal. Former Blue Ben Sahar also played for Israel.
At Under 21 level, Daniel Sturridge played 78 minutes for England as they recorded a 3-0 win over Lithuania at Colchester,goals coming courtesy of Danny Welbeck (2) and Marc Albrighton, which guarantees Stuart Pearce's side a play-off place in European Championship qualifying. On loan Chelsea men Michael Mancienne (captain) and Ryan Bertrand both played the full 90 minutes, while Jack Cork, with Burnley, replaced Sturridge with 12 minutes remaining.
Sturridge came close with an early opportunity before seeing another goal ruled out for offside.
Conor Clifford played 79 minutes in Ireland's 1-0 defeat to Turkey, while Fabio Borini was an unused sub for Italy as they secured their place in the play-offs via a 1-0 win over Wales.
Slobodan Rajkovic, on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, played the full game as captain for Serbia Under 21s in their 3-1 win away at Cyprus, and was booked with 16 minutes to go. Despite their victory they, like Ireland, do not qualify for the play-offs, unlike Italy after they beat Wales.
The Chelsea man, who captained his country on Friday night, did not wear the armband no Tuesday as they travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but he did score the crucial second goal with 12 minutes to go as his side earned their first points in qualifying, sweeping home after a rapid counter-attack, two minutes before being substituted with the game safe.
Ashley Cole excelled as England won 3-1 in Switzerland, the left-back playing the full 90 minutes and looking dangerous on the attack and solid in defence, laying on substitute Darren Bent's decisive third England goal with an incisive through ball, which the Sunderland forward smashed home to follow up strikes from Wayne Rooney and Adam Johnson.
Yury Zhirkov picked up a yellow card as Russia were beaten on home soil by Slovakia, former Chelsea man Miroslav Stoch scoring the only goal of the game at the Lokomotiv Stadion in Moscow, a venus Chelsea tasted in a friendly against Lokomotiv in August 2008. Zhirkov went on to play the full 90 minutes but could not help his side record a point.
Petr Cech, who sat out the World Cup with Czech Republic, was beaten by a header as Lithuania won in Prague by a solitary goal, the Chelsea man having an otherwise quiet night between the sticks.
Yossi Benayoun, captain of Israel, helped his side contain a spirited Georgia side in Tbilisi as they claimed their fourth point from two games, the Chelsea man missing a late chance to snatch the game's only goal. Former Blue Ben Sahar also played for Israel.
At Under 21 level, Daniel Sturridge played 78 minutes for England as they recorded a 3-0 win over Lithuania at Colchester,goals coming courtesy of Danny Welbeck (2) and Marc Albrighton, which guarantees Stuart Pearce's side a play-off place in European Championship qualifying. On loan Chelsea men Michael Mancienne (captain) and Ryan Bertrand both played the full 90 minutes, while Jack Cork, with Burnley, replaced Sturridge with 12 minutes remaining.
Sturridge came close with an early opportunity before seeing another goal ruled out for offside.
Conor Clifford played 79 minutes in Ireland's 1-0 defeat to Turkey, while Fabio Borini was an unused sub for Italy as they secured their place in the play-offs via a 1-0 win over Wales.
Slobodan Rajkovic, on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, played the full game as captain for Serbia Under 21s in their 3-1 win away at Cyprus, and was booked with 16 minutes to go. Despite their victory they, like Ireland, do not qualify for the play-offs, unlike Italy after they beat Wales.
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