Germany 5 - Sweden 3; Austria 3 - Faroe Islands 0; Ireland 3 - Kazakhstan 1

Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand

There was nothing to play for in Group C today except for ranking points.  Germany had already won the group and Sweden had already clinched a playoff berth.  Those two teams met two on Swedish soil in Solna.  Their first match in Group C play had ended in a memorable 4-4 draw, and this match nearly outdid the first meeting.  Sweden struck first early in the match.  A goal kick turned into offense for the Swedes and Sebastian Larsson played a through ball for Tobias Hysen.  Hysen scooted into the area and then rolled a low shot through the goalkeeper's legs for the opener.  Germany regained composure and were the better side for the rest of the half.  Thomas Muller headed a would-be equalizer off the crossbar.  With halftime approaching, Sweden again hit a through ball into space, taking advantage of the poor offside positioning played by Germany left centerback Mats Hummels for a second time.  Kim Kallstrom played the ball ahead to Alexander Kacaniklic, who finished ahead of the recovery run by Hummels.  In the final minute, Germany pulled a goal back.  Sweden blocked a pass, but the ball took a lucky hop for die Mannschaft.  Mesut Ozil was the recipient of the bounce at the edge of the penalty area, so without hesitation he powered a strike goalward to make it 2-1.  The halftime scoreboard read Sweden 2, Germany 1.

Andre Schurrle (pictured, white) became a sensation in the second half for the visitors.  His slick dribbling slipped a trap at midfield, beginning the run up to the equalizer.  Eventually, Ozil had the ball inside the box.  A nice hesitation dribble drew three defenders, leaving Mario Gotze open.  Ozil toe-poked the ball to Gotze, who roofed the shot for 2-2.  Schurrle then anticipated a Per Nilsson (pictured, yellow) pass perfectly, stepping around the intended target to rob the ball before sprinting thirty yards into the box.  Schurrle cut back on Nilsson in the box before slotting home for 3-2.  Germany had taken the lead a mere dozen minutes into the second half.  Hysen was then caught in possession by Max Kruse.  The ball fell to Gotze, who passed to an onrushing Schurrle for the finish and 4-2.  Three minutes later, Hysen atoned for his sin.  Hysen took a running start and was able to get a boot on a Larsson free kick for an impressive volley finish.  With a quarter hour left on the clock, the two-goal lead was restored for the visitors.  Toni Kroos pushed to the left from the half circle to the red-hot Schurrle.  Schurrle curled a ball into the far side upper ninety to finish his hat trick and put Germany ahead 5-3.  Without much possession, Sweden had done well enough to score three goals.  Five was simply too tall an order.  Germany win 5-3 to cap off their Group C campaign with a ninth victory.

Austria finished their campaign with a trip north to Torshavn to take on Faroe Islands.  Andreas Ivanschitz scored off a cross from Martin Harnik to put Austria ahead just ahead a quarter hour had elapsed.  Christian Holst's attempt at an equalizer was blocked by Austria defender Sebastian Prodl.  Austria led 1-0 at the conclusion of the first half of play.

Austria sealed the match in a five-minute window midway through the second half.  Prodl scored from the run of play, and then minutes later Harnik drew a penalty kick off a foul from Frodi Benjaminsen.  Austria converted for their third goal of the match and then coasted over the finish line.  Austria win 3-0.

Ireland finished their FIFA World Cup adventure at home in Dublin, with Kazakhstan serving as the foil.  Ireland dug themselves a hole after a dozen minutes when Seamus Coleman swung and missed at a clearance attempt.  Dmitriy Shomko arrived to strike the ball first-time, and the result was a beautiful goal from twenty-three yards out to give Kazakhstan the lead.  Aleksandr Kislitsyn thought he was playing baseball and decided to stick a gloved hand straight into the air to bring down a ball inside the Kazakh area.  Kislitsyn is a field player, however, so Ireland were awarded a penalty kick.  They converted for the equalizer.  Nine minutes later, a high bounce off a header from Richard Dunne was not handled cleanly by Kazakhstan goalkeeper Andrey Sidelnikov, so John O'Shea was able to clean up the rebound and put Ireland ahead 2-1.  The crowd went silent as Darren Gibson had to be stretchered off the pitch for Ireland ten minutes later.  Ireland led 2-1 at the break.

In the second period, the only notable action came from a shot from Aiden McGeady.  Shomko had to do his best to try and clear the ball off his line with Robbie Keane lurking for the tap-in goal, but Shomko only managed an own goal.  Ireland stroll to a 3-1 home victory.

Goals
Germany
Mesut Ozil 45
Mario Gotze 53
Andre Schurrle 57, 66, 76

Sweden
Tobias Hysen 6, 69
Alexander Kacaniklic 42

Austria
Andreas Ivanschitz 16
Sebastian Proedl 64
David Alaba 67 PK

Ireland
Robbie Keane 17 PK
John O'Shea 26
Dmitriy Shomko 77 OG

Kazakhstan
Dmitriy Shomko 13

Match Reports:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/sweden-germany-world-cup-qualifier
http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2399234-schuerrle-scores-3-germany-beats-sweden-5-3.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mesut-ozil-picks-up-knee-injury-as-germany-defeat-sweden-53-prompting-arsenal-doubts-for-weekend-visit-of-norwich-8883518.html
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1812487-sweden-vs-germany-score-grades-and-post-match-reaction
http://espnfc.com/en/report/334813/report.html?soccernet=true
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24525613
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/republic-ireland-kazakhstan-world-cup-qualifer
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2461437/Republic-Ireland-3-Kazakhstan-1-match-report-Robbie-Keane-John-OShea-score.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpiF_zbUcRM (Germany v. Sweden)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQgQtcgbX6w (Ireland v. Kazakhstan)

Sweden 2 - Austria 1; Germany 3 - Ireland 0; Faroe Islands 1 - Kazakhstan 1

The Faroe Islands had their best opportunity to finally collect points at home against Kazakhstan in Torshavn.  Five minutes from halftime, Faroe Islands scored the best goal in all Group C to date.  Hallur Hansson struck a ball from just above the half circle with the outside of his boot.  The shot was pure and knuckled into the corner of the goal to give the hosts a 1-0 lead at halftime.

A cross from Alexandr Kislitsyn lead to a scramble at the mouth of the Faroese goal.  In the madness of the scrum, Andrey Finonchenko pushed the ball over the line.  Although they did not hold on for the victory, the Faroese did pick up their first point of the campaign.  The match ends 1-1.

Sweden were at home against Austria in Solna with both teams' qualifying fates on the line.  A victory for Sweden would send them into the UEFA Playoffs.  A win or draw for Austria would leave them in pole position to qualify for the playoffs on Tuesday when Austria face Faroe Islands and Sweden face Germany.  Lazy defending by the Swedes allowed Austria to use a three-pass set play to create the opening goal.  David Alaba (pictured, red) faked a shot at goal and then passed off the dead ball to Marko Arnautovic.  The next pass was flicked into the box by a Swedish defender.  One quick pass backward fell to Martin Harnik, whose classy finish made it 1-0 for the visitors.  Johan Elmander shot off the post the very next minute in an attempted Swedish response.  Alaba stripped Per Nilsson at the top of the Swedish box, but Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson was able to make a kick save to prevent the shot from making it to the far post.  Austria took the 1-0 lead with them into their dressing room.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic led the fight back for Sweden.  His cross into the box was nodded in by a diving header from Martin Olsson to level the match at one goal apiece.  Sweden still had to push for the win with the schedule not in their favor on the final matchday.  A pass forward from Kim Kallstrom inside his own half provided the impetus for the go-ahead goal.  Ibrahimovic settled the ball and the turned his sights on goal.  Ibrahimovic buried the shot to give Sweden the lead.  Austria gained a late free kick, but in the aftermath Arnautovic touched his forehead to Elmander's forehead.  A theatrical flop by Elmander resulted in a joke of a red card in minute 90 to Arnautovic, leaving Austria undeservedly down a man for the final part of the match.  Alaba's last-ditch free kick flew just wide.  Sweden win 2-1 and secure second place in Group C.  Austria are eliminated alongside Ireland, who were mere seconds away from being eliminated on their own accord.

Ireland needed a victory on the road in Cologne against group leaders Germany in order to avoid elimination.  Germany needed only a tie in order to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  An Andy Stokes turnover was picked up by Germany captain Philipp Lahm, whose pass forward reached its target.  Sami Khedira collected the pass and then shot.  The ball was blocked by Ciaran Clark, but unfortunately the ball went off his chest into the Irish net.  Germany controlled the rest of the half, but only led 1-0 at the break.

Ireland come out quickly in the second half, perhaps sensing the lull after the resumption of play would be their only opportunity to catch Germany sleeping.  Ireland came close on three occasions but never equalized.  Toni Kroos made Ireland pay for their lack of finishing.  Kroos's pass was received on a half spin by Andre Schurrle, who then continued with another half spin into his shot to score the second goal for Germany.  Germany put the match to bed in stoppage time.  Another ball forward from Kroos led to a goal, this time from Mesut Ozil.  Germany win 3-0 and advance to Brasil 2014 next June.

Germany 25 pts IN
Sweden 20 pts
Austria OUT
Ireland OUT
Kazakhstan OUT
Faroe OUT

Goals
Faroe Islands
Hallur Hansson 41

Kazakhstan
Andrey Finonchenko 55

Sweden
Martin Olsson 56
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 86

Austria
Martin Harnik 29

Germany
Sami Khedira 12
Andre Schurrle 58
Mesut Ozil 90+1

Match Reports:
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008581/postmatch/report/
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/sweden-2-1-austria-world-cup-qualifying-match-report-101113
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24468735
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/10/11/4828590/germany-ireland-2014-world-cup-qualifying-final-score-result
http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/germany-go-through-after-beating-ireland-by-three-goals-29653309.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iywJfRrcuo (Faroe Islands v. Kazakhstan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIoxozqTMr8 (Sweden v. Austria)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qVFakF7umk (Germany v. Ireland)

Austria 1 - Ireland 0; Germany 3 - Faroe Islands 0; Sweden 1 - Kazakhstan 0

Sweden were on the road in Astana to take on Kazakhstan.  Kazakhstan were caught on a counterattack less than thirty seconds into the match.  Albin Ekdal supplied the final pass forward and Zlatan Ibrahimovic provided the finish to stun the Kazakhs with a goal in the opening minute.  Kazakhstan nearly pulled level as a nice through ball allowed Sergey Khiznichenko to beat the Swedish centerback in a foot race, but a sprawling save by Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson preserved the lead.

Khiznichenko was again denied by Isaksson, this time off a cheeky backheel from a Kazakh cross that Khiznichenko surely thought would have fooled Isaksson.  Ekdal nearly had a superb goal, but the inward curl did not beat the far post as the ball bounced back into play.  Ibrahimovic was denied his second goal by the trailing leg of Kazakhstan goalkeeper Andrey Sidelnikov.  Sweden were nonetheless able to come out victorious on this night by a score of 1-0.

Vienna was the site for Ireland's visit to Austria.  Both teams needed a win to remain within touching distance of Sweden for second place.  David Alaba (pictured, red) had a dipping shot from distance parried aside by Ireland goalkeeper David Forde.  Richard Dunne was able to block a subsequent Alaba strike, and the shot off the rebound from Martin Harnik was denied by Forde.  The teams exited the field tied at zero.

The Irish remained resolute in defense.  A double block with a diving header and then a body block from Irish defender Seamus Coleman could have become the stuff of legend had Ireland produced a result.  Instead, Alaba was again the hero for Austria.  An odd clearance deflection landed at his feet with time and space in the box.  Alaba made no mistake with the finish and gave Austria the lead with just over five minutes left in the match.  Ireland managed no shots on goal in this match.  Austria win 1-0.

Germany had made the trip north to Torshavn to face the Faroe Islands.  Midway through the first half, Germany made a corner kick opportunity pay off.  Two defenders combined for the goal as a Jerome Boateng flick header at the near post lead to a high-leg finish from Per Mertesacker at the fall post.  Germany took the 1-0 lead with them into their dressing room.

Minute 73 saw the Faroese go down a man when Atli Gregersen was sent off for a red card.  Thomas Muller, who was in with a chance to score after latching onto a long through ball, decided to use a dirty flopping technique rather than actually attempt a shot, and he was rewarded for his chicanery.  Germany would convert the penalty kick for a 2-0 lead.  Germany converted their ill-begotten penalty kick.  They added a third when Muller scored off a rolled cross from Philipp Lahm.  Germany win 3-0 and clinch at worst a spot in the UEFA Playoffs.

Germany 22 pts +21
Sweden 17 pts +6
Austria 14 pts +8
Ireland 11 pts 0
Kazakhstan OUT
Faroe OUT

Goals
Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1

Austria
David Alaba 84

Germany
Per Mertesacker 23
Mesut Ozil 74 PK
Thomas Muller 84

Match Reports:
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008593/postmatch/report/index.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/austria-1-0-republic-ireland-lacklustre-2265712
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24007947
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2416911/Austria-1-Republic-Ireland-0--match-report-David-Alabas-winner-heaps-pressure-Giovanni-Trapattoni.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2416971/Faroe-Islands-0-Germany-3-Mesut-Ozil-Per-Mertesacker-combine-away-win.html
http://www.dw.de/germany-beat-faroe-islands-3-0-superior-not-sensational/a-17081528
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/9/10/4716498/faroe-islands-germany-2014-world-cup-qualifying-final-score-result

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnk6gh22iP0 (Sweden v. Kazakhstan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi3QhE8F-QQ (Austria v. Ireland)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMnU3pHL3kc (Germany v. Faroe Islands)

Sweden 2 - Ireland 1; Germany 3 - Austria 0; Kazakhstan 2 - Faroe Islands 1

Kazakhstan needed to win at home in Astana against Faroe Islands to remain alive in the chase for Brasil 2014.  A Frodi Benjaminsen strike midway through the period gave the Faroese the lead.  The visitors led 1-0 at the halftime whistle.

The Faroese gave the goal back when Johan Davidsen made a poor challenge while on the ground inside his own box, resulting in a penalty that the Kazakhs converted.  One quarter hour later the Kazakhs were ahead through a goal from Andrey Finonchenko, who finished off a side volley pass by Sergey Khiznichenko.  Kazakhstan win 2-1 for the first victory of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Munich was the site of Austria's visit to Germany.  Germany, as expected, were dominant from the start, but it took more than a half hour to end the deadlock.  A Philip Lahm cross found a sliding Miroslav Klose for a finish at the near post that was helped in by the concurrent slide of Klose's Austrian marker.  This was Klose's 68th goal for his country, making him joint-top goalscorer in German history with Gerd Muller.  Germany were ahead 1-0 at intermission.

Austria were rejuvenated coming out of the locker room, but the surge was short-lived.  Marco Reus coolly picked up a loose ball from an Austrian headed clearance and waited for support.  He found some with Toni Kroos, to whom he passed.  Kroos finished from twenty-one yards away to give Germany their second goal.  Germany finished the match off late.  Benedikt Howedes declined to shoot with the goalkeeper out, inside slotting across for an awkward but simple tap-in for Thomas Muller.  Germany win 3-0.

Dublin was the site for the crucial clash between visiting Sweden and Ireland.  Shane Long played a high ball forward for Ireland.  With his back to his own goal, Mikael Lustig made a poor attempt to head back to his goalkeeper.  Robbie Keane took advantage and rolled the ball softly on frame.  Lustig made the intial recovery to clear off the line, but eventually Keane bungled the ball across to give the Irish the lead.  Lustig made amends later in the half when his belted cross was angled home by Johan Elmander's head to even the affair anew.  The halftime score was Ireland 1, Sweden 1.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was leading a mini breakout for Sweden with Anders Svensson giving him an option with his run.  For some reason, Glenn Whelan went with the runner even though his two centerbacks were playing for offside, so Ibrahimovic made the pass to Svensson, who finished despite pressure from Whelan to put Sweden ahead by one goal.  Ireland could simply not put together any attacking threat for the remainder of the match, so Sweden win 2-1 on the road and eliminate Kazakhstan from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  Sweden own second place all by themselves, leaving Austria and Ireland playing catch up.

Germany 19 pts +18
Sweden 14 pts +5
Austria 11 pts +7
Ireland 11 pts +1
Kazakhstan OUT
Faroe OUT

Goals
Kazakhstan
Kairat Nurdauletov 49 PK
Andrey Finonchenko 63

Faroe Islands
Frodi Benjaminsen 23

Germany
Miroslav Klose 33
Toni Kroos 51
Thomas Muller 88

Sweden
Johan Elmander 33
Anders Svensson 57

Ireland
Robbie Keane 21

Match Reports:
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008590/postmatch/report/index.html
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/germany-3-0-austria-world-cup-qualifying-match-report-miroslav-klose-equals-record-090613
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2414216/Republic-Ireland-1-Sweden-2--match-report.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23923007
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/republic-of-ireland-sweden-matchreport

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-nKZhgZHc (Kazakhstan v. Faroe Islands)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWOqm1bUYkg (Germany v. Austria)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtO-AsS_e_o (Sweden v. Ireland)

Sweden 2 - Faroe Islands 0

Sweden hosted Faroe Islands in Solna knowing that a home victory would see Sweden pull into a three-way tie for second place in Group C.  A loss would eliminate Faroe Islands from Brasil 2014.  The Faroese held tough for long stretches in the match as they sought to frustrate the favored Swedes.  Mikael Lustig made his way to the endline during the right side for Sweden.  Lustig crossed into the box, where a defender redirected the pass, but it fell into the path of Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pictured, yellow) who pounded the ball into the back of the net, breaking the deadlock.  Sweden would go into the break up 1-0.

Andreas Granqvist was ejected from the game in minute 80, leaving Sweden to cope with ten men for the final ten minutes.  They coped quite well; in fact, they drew a penalty kick the very next minute.  The kick was converted, and Sweden were on their way to a comfortable, if forgettable, victory.  Sweden win 2-0 and eliminate Faroe Islands from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Germany 16 pts +15
Austria 11 pts +10
Sweden 11 pts +4
Ireland 11 pts +2
Kazakhstan 1 pts -13
Faroe OUT

Goals
Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 35, 82 PK

Match Reports:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zlatan-ibrahimovic-double-helps-sweden-stumble-to-win-over-faroes/398100-5-21.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebx_yeIIzBs

Austria 2 - Sweden 1; Ireland 3 - Faroe Islands 0

Austria welcomed Sweden to their palace in Vienna for the most anticipated European qualifier of the day as both teams were level on points in their chase for a play-off berth.  This match did not disappoint in terms of excitement.  Midway through the first period, Austrian forward Martin Harnik was charging a ball in the box.  Harnik beat Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson to the ball and was taken down for a penalty.  Austria converted for a 1-0 lead.  Harnik again provided the impetus for a goal when his dipping cross found the diving head of Marc Janko for a remarkable finish and a 2-0 lead.  That would be the score at the break.

Sweden came out with renewed vigor in the second half, but Austria goalkeeper Robert Almer was not ready to relinquish his clean sheet.  He made two saves against Zlatan Ibrahimovic, one off a volley and another from a header, plus a close-range save on Sebastian Larsson. With less than ten minutes to play, Sweden drew closer on the scoreboard.  Ibrahimovic one-time chipped a through ball off a long pass into the path of Johan Elmander.  Almer rushed out to apply pressure, but Elmander lofted a soft volley off a bounce and into the net.  However, this goal was not to be paired with a second for Sweden, so Austria win 2-1.

Ireland welcomed cellar-dwelling Faroe Islands to Dublin, where the fans were hoping to witness a drubbing.  It did not take long for the Irish to jump ahead.  Five minutes in, the Faroese forgot to mark their right wing defensively, so a simple through ball to Aiden McGeady allowed for a rolled cross into the box, which Robbie Keane adeptly turned into the goal with his left foot.  That would be the only goal of the first half, giving Ireland a 1-0 lead at intermission.

Ten minutes into the second half, Ireland added another goal.  Wes Hoolahan shook his defender and laid a ball off to Seamus Coleman and the right.  Coleman rolled a cross dangerously into the box, and a sliding Keane was there to poke home his second goal of the night.  With ten minutes to go, Ireland prevented a ball from rolling out for a Faroese goal kick, and the desperate pass found its way to Conor Samman.  Samman made a half-spin pass to the six-yard box that was knocked home by Keane to finish his hat trick.  Ireland finish off the Faroe Islands 3-0.

Germany 16 pts +15
Austria 11 pts +10
Ireland 11 pts +2
Sweden 8 pts +2
Kazakhstan 1 pts -13
Faroe 0 pts -16

Goals
Austria
David Alaba 26 PK
Marc Janko 32

Sweden
Johan Elmander 82

Ireland
Robbie Keane 5, 56, 81

Match Reports:
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/austria-2-1-sweden-world-cup-qualifiers-uefa-group-c-match-report-marc-jenko-060713
http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/10443/
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jun/07/republic-ireland-faroe-islands-world-cup

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmxa1WCg61s (Austria v. Sweden)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHxFU6GIxCE (Ireland v. Faroe Islands)

Austria 2 - Ireland 2; Germany 4 - Kazakhstan 1

Germany welcomed Kazakhstan to Nuremburg as the two sides squared off for the second time in five days, with Germany having won the previous encounter 3-0.  Midway through the opening half, Germany were on their way.  Mesut Ozil laid the ball off for Marco Reus, who then ran unimpeded to the half circle, from where he finished with a rolling shot to make it 1-0 in favor of Germany.  Four minutes on, a cutting run by Philipp Lahm got the Germany fullback to the endline, and his pass back into play was knocked home by the lightning-quick reflex shot by Mario Goetze, putting the home side ahead by two goals now.  Five minutes after that, an Ozil short, dipping cross was pounded into the net by Ilkay Gundogan from six yards out to make it 3-0 Germany, which would double as the halftime score.

One minute after the restart, Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer tried to get cheeky and throw feints to shake off an encroaching Kazakh forward, but Neuer was dispossessed at his own half circle by Baurzhan Jolchiyev.  Genrikh Shmidtgal one-timed a shot at the empty net to close the gap to 3-1.  Germany did not suffer any further lapses in concentration.  In fact, in the final minute Gundogan hit a through ball to Reus that saw Reus finish with aplomb to end the scoring with a four goal to the home side.  Germany win 4-1 and look well on their way to Brasil 2014.

Ireland took to their home pitch in Dublin looking to vanquish Austria.  Ten minutes into the match, it were the Irish who were vanquished by high pressure from Austria.  Ciaran Clark (pictured, green) was under enormous pressure in defense, so much that he decided to skip two Austria midfielders who were covering him. However, Zlatko Junozovic (pictured, white #10) stripped him and the break was on.  Junozovic ran up the pitch before hit a square ball to an oncoming Martin Harnik (pictured, white #11) for the opening goal.  Emanuel Pogatetz overslid a tackle in the Austrian penalty area as Shane Long was cutting the ball back upfield.  Long was felled by the challenge, and Ireland had a chance to convert from the penalty spot, which they did.  Long found himself open with his back to goal with seven minutes left in the first half.  Long did the only reasonable thing to do in that situation, which was to backheel strongly toward the goal.  Unluckily for Long, the post was not kind and his shot bounced away.  In stoppage time, Jon Walters scored off a diving header from ten yards out on a corner kick to give Ireland a 2-1 lead at halftime.

James McLean nearly precipitated a third goal for Ireland midway through the second half as his inswinging cross was headed on goal from less than six yards out, but Austria goalkeeper Heinz Lindner rose quickly to punch the ball over his crossbar.  In stoppage time, Harnik found space to lay a ball off to David Alaba, who then hit a high dipping shot from the half circle that fell down just in time to cross under the Irish crossbar and break thousands of hearts in Dublin.  The match ends in a memorable 2-2 draw.

Germany 16 pts +15
Austria 8 pts +9
Sweden 8 pts +3
Ireland 8 pts -1
Kazakhstan 1 pts -13
Faroe Islands 0 pts -13

Goals
Germany
Marco Reus 23, 90
Mario Goetze 27
Ilkay Gundogan 32

Kazakhstan
Genrikh Shmidtgal 46

Austria
Martin Harnik 11
David Alaba 90+2

Ireland
Jon Walters 25 PK, 45+1

Match Reports:
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/3/26/4149636/germany-vs-kazakhstan-2013-final-score-match-report-result
http://bostonherald.com/sports/revolution_soccer/soccer/2013/03/germany_beat_kazakhstan_4_1_in_wcup_qualifying
http://www.goal.com/en/match/92514/germany-vs-kazakhstan/report
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/international/2013/0327/378616-ireland-2-2-austria-key-moments/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21881461
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/26/republic-ireland-austria-world-cup-qualifier

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YkALKBRMns (Germany v. Kazakhstan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmTUCXZ0i5s (Austria v. Ireland)

Ireland 0 - Sweden 0; Germany 3 - Kazakhstan 0; Austria 6 - Faroe Islands 0

Kazakhstan decided to start their match at home in Astana at midnight as they took on Germany for the first of two meetings over five-day span.  The odd start time did nothing to affect Germany as they had the upper hand from start to finish.  Twenty minutes in, a beautiful flick to himself by Bastian Schweinsteiger led to a hard shot on goal that was redirected by Thomas Muller's chest onits way into the goal.  Two minutes later, Germany were up 2-0.  Muller had been tackled off the ball by Kairat Nurdauletov, but miscommunication between Nurdauletov and his goalkeeper led to the ball being kicked out softly by Muller to a grateful Mario Gotze, who finished into the vacated net.  Germany took the 2-0 lead into the break.

Germany eventually made it a three goal lead on a play where Gotze had dispossesed two Kazakhs in their defensive third.  Gotze gave the ball to Mesut Ozil, who in turn created a passing lane through which he fed Muller for a slotted finish.  The goal sealed the victory, and the Germans coasted to the finish.  Germany win 3-0 and look to make it six points in five days against Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

Vienna was the site for Austria's home match against the Faroe Islands.  The Austrians will never take the Faroese lightly, having lost to them in 1992.  It took less than ten minutes for Austria to establish a lead.  A low Christian Fuchs cross was met first time by Philipp Hosiner, who scored his first international goal on the play.  Odmar Faero gifted the second goal to Hosiner after his backtracking header back to his goalie was woefully devoid of power, leading to an easy finish for Hosiner. Andreas Ivanschitz robbed Frodi Benjaminsen of the ball and then fired a long-distance shot that bounced into the goal for Austria's third within a half hour.  The halftime scoreboard read Austria 3, Faroe Islands 0.

Austria went fifty minutes between goals, but they suddenly burst out for three more in a six-minute span.  Zlatko Junuzovic and David Alaba both scored on well struck balls, and Faroese goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen misread the sixth goal, getting eaten up by a weak curler.  Austria win 6-0 and can dream of a playoff spot given their strong goal differential.

Ireland made the trek to Solna to take on Sweden.  Ireland nearly had the opener, but Shane Long made a mess of his chance after latching onto a James McCarthy through ball.  Ireland would never again have a strong effort in attack in the match.  Ireland goalkeeper David Forde came to the rescue minutes later after a flicked-on header from Andreas Granqvist forced him into a diving tap-aside.   The game was scoreless at the half.

Ireland were on the defensive the entire second period, but their defense was strong and held firm time and again.  Sweden's best chance came during stoppage time when a ball was kicked backward softly into the path of Alexander Kacaniklic, who fired on a half-volley but was denied by the raised arms of Forde.  Ireland escape with a 0-0 draw on the road.

Germany 13 pts +12
Sweden 8 pts +3
Austria 7 pts +9
Ireland 7 pts -1
Kazakhstan 1 pts -13
Faroe 0 pts -13

Goals
Germany
Thomas Muller 20, 73
Mario Gotze 22

Austria
Philipp Hosiner 8, 20
Andreas Ivanschitz 28
Zlatko Junuzovic 77
David Alaba 78
Gyorgy Garics 82

Match Reports:
http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/92455/kazakhstan-vs-germany/report
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008574/postmatch/report/index.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2297969/Ciaran-Clark-delighted-Swedens-Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-quiet-Ireland-secure-vital-point.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4do_QJyUJlo (Germany v. Kazakhstan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRTf44E3yj4 (Austria v. Faroe Islands)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4rRaQEEic (Ireland v. Sweden)

Sweden 4 - Germany 4; Austria 4 - Kazakhstan 0; Ireland 4 - Faroe Islands 1

Torshavn and the locals Faroe Islands were paid a visit by Ireland.  Keith Andrews missed an open net that would have given the visitors and early lead, and a couple other chances went begging for Ireland as well.  The half ended with having witnessed a goal.

It took less than one minute in the second period for Ireland to score when Marc Wilson hit a laser from the top of the box into the upper ninety.  Six minutes later, Jon Walters had headed home for Ireland's second goal as Robbie Keane kept the goalkeeper honest with a whiffed attempt at a redirect.  At the midway point of the period, a weakly floated cross was not dealt with well by John O'Shea as the substitute Arnbiorn Hansen rose above him to head to the far corner, cutting Ireland's lead to 2-1.  The Faroe Islands scored five minutes later, though this time it was in their own net as Pol Johannus Justinussen reached for a ball going behind him without any Ireland attackers in the area and accidentally poked into his own goal.  Ireland finished off the match in style as Darren O'Dea headed into goal off a corner kick with Faroe center back Rogvi Baldvinsson hanging all over his shirt.  Ireland win 4-1.

Vienna was the site of the return match as Austria hosted Kazakhstan having just visited them four days prior.  Austria were certainly hoping to improve upon their scoreless draw from Friday.  David Alaba whipped in a sharp cross midway through the half that allowed Marc Janko to run onto it and head home for the opening goal.  An Alaba volley from twenty-one yards someone went through a crowd of people three minutes later to hit the far post.  Austria led one goal to nil at intermission.

Alaba and Janko replayed their first goal down to the distance and position on the field as they combined for Austria's second goal midway through the half.  A visibly tired and unenthusiastic Kazakh defense let up a third goal as Marko Arnautovic picked up a cleared ball and then slotted for Alaba, who beat his non-alert defender to the ball and then chipped the goalkeeper as he was thinking about sliding.  On a stoppage time breakaway Arnautovic picked up his second assist when he played a bouncing ball in for Martin Harnik, who finished for the final tally.  Austria win 4-0.

Berlin was the site of the day's most memorable qualifiers as hosts Germany welcomed Sweden to town.  Thomas Muller nearly gave Germany the lead after two minutes of play, but Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson came up with a nifty double save.  Germany made this match look like a stroll in the park from then on.  Marco Reus slotted a ball short of where Miroslav Klose was stationed, so Klose cut inside of Sweden defender Jonas Olsson to find himself a one-time finish for 1-0.  Reus then played a one-two-one with Muller before sending a ball across the box to Klose, whose initial shot was saved.  Klose toe poked the rebound home and Germany were up 2-0 after a quarter hour.  Muller saved a ball from bouncing out of bounds with a header back into the Swedish box, and from there his center back Per Mertesacker struck a nice goal to give Germany a 3-0 lead they would take into halftime.

Ten minutes into the second half, Germany had an unassailable four-goal lead when a Muller cross missed its targets but fell to Mesut Ozil with time and space.  Ozil finished far post as a teammate halted his forward momentum to avoid touching the ball in an offside position.  Kim Kallstrom gave Sweden something to cheer about when his cross put in striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the striker beat a two-man offside trap and headed from ten yards on the road for a vintage Ibrahimovic goal.  Two minutes later, Kallstrom sent in a ball beyond a one-man offside trap to Mikael Lustig, who then nutmegged the goalkeeper at the near post to bring Sweden within 4-2.  Alexander Kacaniklic ran onto a long through ball along the left flank before sending a ball across the German box to Johan Elmander for a one-timed finish and a 4-3 scoreline with fifteen minutes left in regulation.  Poor Holger Badstuber was the defender victimized on Sweden's second and third goals.  In stoppage time, a Swedish cross was headed on by Ibrahimovic and was half-volleyed into the goal from the penalty spot by Rasmus Elm.  Germany suffer the most embarrassing of 4-4 home draws.

Germany 10 pts +9
Sweden 7 pts +3
Ireland 6 pts -1
Austria 4 pts +3
Kazakhstan 1 pts -7
Faroes 0 pts -6

Goals
Ireland
Marc Wilson 46
Jon Walters 52
Pol Johannus Justinussen 73 OG
Darren O'Dea 89

Faroe Islands
Arnbiorn Hansen 68

Austria
Marc Janko 24, 63
David Alaba 71
Martin Harnik 90+3

Germany
Miroslav Klose 8, 15
Per Mertesacker 39
Mesut Ozil 56

Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 62
Mikael Lustig 64
Johan Elmander 76
Rasmus Elm 90+3

Match Reports:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1785753/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19954418
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1785766/index.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-alaba-inspires-austria-4-0-win-over-205956382--sow.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/raphael_honigstein/10/19/germany-sweden-joachim-loew/index.html
http://www.rantsports.com/soccer/2012/10/17/germany-4-4-sweden-germany-needs-killer-instinct/
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1785809/index.html
http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/92452/germany-vs-sweden/report
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jjTnDnj1esyDqkzocAC0VQzL-duw?docId=CNG.6eb94815e1babf849998590e97a79062.471

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5PZcBoyXg (Ireland v. Faroe Islands)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMEVnswMMII (Austria v. Kazakhstan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loMXEFyAik0&feature=related (Sweden v. Germany)

Germany 6 - Ireland 1; Kazakhstan 0 - Austria 0; Sweden 2 - Faroe Islands 1

Kazakhstan played host to Austria in Astana.  Austria completely dominated the bulk of possession, but Kazakhstan were nimble emergency defenders and provided block after block to cover goalkeeper Andrey Sidelnikov.  Sidelnikov had to do his own dirty work just beyond the half hour when when kick-saved a Martin Harnik effort in the best chance of a 0-0 first half.

Austria came closest to scoring a goal in the second period after a shot from the left was deflected into the path of an Austrian player at the near post, but he could not judge the flight of the ball well enough and his outstretched leg knocked the ball wide.  Kazakhstan will be more pleased by the 0-0 result than will Austria.

Faroe Islands were looking for a famous scalp as Sweden came calling in Torshavn.  Faroe goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen denied Swedish superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on three occasions in the first half, so the Faroes were feeling like tonight could be the night as they went into the break knotted at zero.

The Faroes in fact did find the opener off a throw-in.  The headed clearance by Sweden was chested down at the penalty spot by Rogvi Balvinsson, who slotted home to his left for a shock 1-0 lead.  A classy side net finish from fourteen yards on the left side of the box by Alexander Kacaniklic restored order to the match as Sweden were level with twenty-five minutes left of the clock.  Ten minutes after that, Ibrahimovic had his goal, but is was not a pretty one.  His teammate had provided a smooth standing chip pass allowing Ibrahimovic to beat the offside trap, but Ibrahimovic only managed to knock the ball weakly under a leaping and charging Nielsen.  Ibrahimovic followed the ball and beat defender Pol Johannus Justinussen to the line as he slid to the side of the ball to block any potential clearance off the line.  Sweden held on for the final quarter hour and win 2-1.

Dublin was the site as the home team Ireland faced off against Group C favorites Germany.  Ireland were missing the majority of their England-based contingent, and the lack of quality really showed on this night.  Germany were not sympathetic to the Irish plight.  Ireland only managed to hold out for thirty minutes.  Marco Reus (pictured white, #21) pounced on a loose ball in the Irish penalty area and ran the ball onto his right foot in order to unleash goal number one into the opposite side of the net.  A slow-developing counterattack by Germany allowed two changes of play and four players to get involved eight minutes later before Reus had a shot left-footed from the top of the box which he blasted just inside of the far post and into the side net.  Germany took their 2-0 lead into the intermission.

A sloppy tackle by Darren O'Dea felled Miroslav Klose (picture, white #11) in the penalty area.  Germany converted the penalty kick for a three-goal lead.  A long-distance through ball from Bastian Schweinsteiger put Klose through on goal three minutes after having been felled.  Klose took the goalkeeper wide and then slotted home from a very sharp angle for 4-0.  Toni Kroos delivered an impromptu left-footed volleyed goal from the top of the box when a floating clearance fell to him on the hour mark.  Kroos, not to be outdone by Reus, smoked a right-footed blast from twenty-two yards that scorched the back of the Irish net.  Ireland ruined the clean sheet in stoppage time when Andy Keogh was left unmarked to head a chest-level ball into the ground and into the German net.  Germany win 6-1 and send a message that this group is theirs for the taking.

Goals
Sweden
Alexander Kacaniklic 65
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 75

Faroe Islands
Rogvi Balvinsson 57

Germany
Marco Reus 32, 40
Mesut Ozil 55 PK
Miroslav Klose 58
Toni Kroos 61, 83

Ireland
Andy Keogh 90+2

Germany 9 pts +9
Sweden 6 pts +3
Ireland 3 pts -4
Austria 1 pts -1
Kazakhstan 1 pts -3
Faroe Islands 0 pts -4

Match Reports:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1013/1224325226409.html
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1783868/index.html
http://www.espnstar.com/football/world-cup/news/detail/item872473/Faroe-Islands-1-2-Sweden/
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1783859/index.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2014/9598662/Republic-of-Ireland-1-Germany-6-match-report.html
http://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/92392/ireland-vs-germany/report
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1784239/index.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOa_0dSmtck (Kazakhstan v. Austria)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPk_fUSnncM (Sweden v. Faroe Islands)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpfNJdBqLMY (Germany v. Ireland)

Germany 2 - Austria 1; Sweden 2 - Kazakhstan 0

Sweden opened their 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign at home in Malmo against visiting Kazakhstan.  The visitors parked the bus from the start of the match, leading to a frustrating night for Sweden, who were never challenged defensively but really had trouble breaching the opponent's goal.  Indeed, it took a horribly missed shot to break the deadlock as the wild shank landed at the foot of Rasmus Elm, who finished an unmarked volley for a 1-0 lead with ten minutes remaining.  Sweden led 1-0 at the half.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic nearly gave Sweden a second, but his close-range header was tapped away.  A frustrated Sweden starting taking bad fouls, and Kazakhstan knew they only hap to pip one goal for a road point.  They threatened a couple times, but it was Sweden who iced the match in second-half stoppage time when Ibrahimovic cross from the wing along the end line to an onrushing Marcus Berg for the tap-in.  Sweden make a winning debut, 2-0.

Vienna was the site of home side Austria's 2014 FIFA World Cup debut.  Their opponents were Group C favorites Germany.  Austria were the better side, with striker Martin Harnik in particular quite dangerous.  Nevertheless, the first goal was to come against the run of play.  With two minutes left, Marco Reus took three touches, shaking two defenders and then finishing coolly in the bottom corner for a 1-0 Germany lead that would hold up through the half.

It did not take long for Germany to afford themselves another goal-scoring chance. Thomas Muller was fouled inside the box, and Mesut Ozil (pictured, white) finished from the penalty spot for a 2-0 lead.  Austria regained contact five minutes later when Marko Arnautovic shook two defenders to cross into the box where Zlatko Junuzovic beat three defenders and the goalkeeper to the ball for the tap-in.  This was a goal scored on sheer determination alone.  Arnautovic could have provided the equalizer to send his home crowd into a frenzy, but his somehow botched the finish, letting Germany off the hook with a 2-1 win.

Germany 6 pts  +4
Sweden 3 pts +2
Ireland 3 pts +1
Austria 0 pts -1
Kazakhstan 0 pts -3
Faroe Islands 0 pts -3

Goals
Sweden
Rasmus Elm 37
Marcus Berg 90+4

Germany
Marco Reus 44
Mesut Ozil 52 PK

Austria
Zlatko Junuzovic 57

Match Reports:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1699805/index.html
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Elm-and-Berg-score-as-Sweden-beats-Kazakhstan-2-0-3857021.php
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1699794/index.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAErMTKGNDs (Sweden v. Kazakhstan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il6FcsUb0Hc (Germany v. Austria)

Ireland 2 - Kazakhstan 1; Germany 3 - Faroe Islands 0

Ireland made the trip to Astana, knowing the long trip to face Kazakhstan needed to result in three points in a group where they will be jockeying with Germany and Sweden for a place at Brasil 2014.  Geynrikh Shmidtgal whipped in a devastasting cross from a dead ball that has flicked on and into the net Irish net by Kairat Nurdauletov.  The 1-0 halftime lead gave Kazakhstan something to show for their complete dominance in the first period.

Kazakhstan's proverbial foot remained firmly on the accelerator in the second half, and it took all he had for Irish goalkeeper Keiren Westwood to save a breakaway that had caught his back four napping.  Just when all seemed lost, Ireland snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.  Robbie Keane was felled in the box with two minutes to play.  He dusted himself off and converted the penalty for 1-1.  Ireland then snatched a miraculous winner when Stephen Ward knocked down a loose ball in the box and Kevin Doyle came onrushing to fire home from close range.  Ireland win 2-1 in dramatic fashion.

Germany opened their Brasil 2014 quest at home in Hanover against the Faroe Islands.  Faroe goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen put on an excellent display to keep Die Mannschaft at bay early on. He made five masterly saves before finally Germany find a breakthrough.  It took a Mario Goetze strike off the inside of a post to breach the Faroe Islands net.  In fact, toward the end of the half, a defensive header of the line from Per Mertesacker was all that prevented the Faroe Islands from equalizing.  The half ended at a surprisingly close 1-0.

In the next period, it took almost ten minutes, but Germany stretched their lead after a Thomas Muller cross found Mesut Ozil for a volley into the back of the net.  Marco Reus seventeen minutes on hit a great through ball to Ozil, who finished off Nielsen's body for the third and final goal.  Germany win 3-0.

Goals
Ireland
Robbie Keane 89 PK
Kevin Doyle 90

Kazakhstan
Kairat Nurdauletov 37

Germany
Mario Goetze 28
Mesut Ozil 54, 71

Match Reports:
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1696909/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy4Vw5EdqYQ

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuwcXs2C5Y8 (Ireland v. Kazakhstan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_YqOvC7jhA (Germany v. Faroe Islands)

UEFA Group D Fixtures

The fixture list was decided upon by FIFA on 21 December 2011 after a meeting among the group members failed to produce a fixture list. Group D consists of six teams, and they are listed from highest seed to lowest seed: Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, and Andorra.

7 September 2012

Hungary at Andorra

Romania at Estonia

Turkey at Netherlands

11 September 2012

Netherlands at Hungary

Andorra at Romania

Estonia at Turkey

12 October 2012

Hungary at Estonia

Andorra at Netherlands

Romania at Turkey

16 October 2012

Estonia at Andorra

Turkey at Hungary

Netherlands at Romania

22 March 2013

Turkey at Andorra

Romania at Hungary

Estonia at Netherlands

26 March 2013

Andorra at Estonia

Romania at Netherlands

Hungary at Turkey

6 September 2013

Netherlands at Estonia

Hungary at Romania

Andorra at Turkey

10 September 2013

Netherlands at Andorra

Estonia at Hungary

Turkey at Romania

11 October 2013

Romania at Andorra

Turkey at Estonia

Hungary at Netherlands

15 October 2013

Andorra at Hungary

Estonia at Romania

Netherlands at Turkey

On 5 December 2011, FIFA rescheduled Austria's UEFA Group C home fixture against Faroe Islands, which was originally scheduled to take place on 6 June 2012. This was done to prevent any 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers from preempting the excitement of the 2012 UEFA Euro that opens on 8 June 2012.

22 March 2013

Faroe Islands at Austria

UEFA Group C Fixtures

The fixture list was decided upon at a meeting in Frankfurt on 17 and 18 November 2011. Group C consists of six teams, and they are listed from highest seed to lowest seed: Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, and Kazakhstan.

6 June 2012

Austria at Faroe Islands

7 September 2012

Faroe Islands at Germany

Ireland at Kazakhstan

11 September 2012

Germany at Austria

Kazakhstan at Sweden

12 October 2012

Germany at Ireland

Austria at Kazakhstan

Sweden at Faroe Islands

16 October 2012

Sweden at Germany

Ireland at Faroe Islands

Kazakhstan at Austria

22 March 2013

Ireland at Sweden

Germany at Kazakhstan

26 March 2013

Kazakhstan at Germany

Austria at Ireland

7 June 2013

Sweden at Austria

Faroe Islands at Ireland

11 June 2013

Faroe Islands at Sweden

6 September 2013

Sweden at Ireland

Austria at Germany

Faroe Islands at Kazakhstan

10 September 2013

Sweden at Kazakhstan

Germany at Faroe Islands

Ireland at Austria

11 October 2013

Ireland at Germany

Austria at Sweden

Kazakhstan at Faroe Islands

15 October 2013

Germany at Sweden

Kazakhstan at Ireland

Faroe Islands at Austria