A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers.
Sweden's hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup are hanging by a thread after Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka scored from the spot to help the visitors win 2-0 in their qualifying Group B clash on Friday.
France's perfect record in their World Cup qualifying campaign ended as they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Iceland who got a late equaliser in an entertaining Group D clash on Monday.
Wayne Rooney of England and the Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy continue to lead the goal scorers' list with four goals each at the Euro 2004 football tournament in Portugal after Friday's quarter-final between Greece and France.
Jon Dahl Tomasson's second-half goal earned Feyenoord a 1-0 away win at bottom side RKC Waalwijk in the Dutch league on Thursday.
Jonathan de Guzman curled a free kick around the wall midway through the second half to earn Feyenoord a 3-2 win at Willem II Tilburg in the Dutch league on Sunday.
Wayne Rooney of England and the Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy continue to lead the goal scorers' list with four goals each.
The scorers' list after the conclusion of the group league stage at the Euro 2004 football championship.
Japan, needing only a draw with the Danes to reach the last 16, took a 2-0 half-time lead thanks to two direct free kicks, the first a spectacular long range effort from Keisuke Honda in the 17th minute, the second a curling shot from the edge of the box by Yasuhito Endo.
Feyenoord scored three times in the first half as they romped to a 4-0 home win over Roda JC Kerkrade and went top of the Dutch league on Sunday.
Milan Baros, with five goals, emerged the top scorer of the tournament which saw 77 goals being scored.\n\n
Jon Dahl Tomasson converted an 86th-minute penalty to salvage a point for Feyenoord in a 2-2 draw against arch rivals Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch league on Sunday.
Substitute Jon-Dahl Tomasson fired Denmark to a late 3-2 victory over England in a pulsating international friendly on Sunday.
The result left Milan in third place in the Serie A league.
AC Milan moved smoothly into the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup with a 2-0 win over Palermo.
Mattias Jonson scored a minute from time to earn Sweden a 2-2 draw with Denmark that sent both Scandinavian sides to the quarter-finals.
With two defeats from their opening two games, the Danes are now only two wins from improbable glory.
Denmark booked their spot in the last 16, where they will face Wales in Amsterdam on Saturday, with a 4-1 win over Russia in their final Group B game.
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