Maximum points for England, Spain and Netherlands
Euro qualifiers
Saturday, March 28
Spain vs Ukraine
Having stuttered to start this campaign, the defending champions find themselves in the unfamiliar position of second in the group behind Slovakia, and tied on points with their opponents of today.
To compound that, Diego Costa has pulled out of a squad that does not have any other experienced strikers Fernando Torres and Alvaro Negredo, leaving Vicente Del Bosque with the inexperienced Alvaro Morata, uncapped Vitolo and lightweight Pedro to pick a leader of the line from.
But there plenty og goals from a talented midfield of David Silva, Cesc Fabregas, Santi Carzola, Andres Iniesta, Isco and Koke, and central defenders Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique.
Home win & Over
England vs Lithuania
Never mind the never-ending false dawns and disappointments, there are only a few places where the national shirt is worn with as much pride as in England.
As a nation they then tend exaggerate the weight of occasion, pile undue pressure and self-destruct, but there also many other times that the opposition is swept up by the hype, as will Lithuania at Wembley.
Home win
Liechtenstein vs Austria
Away win
Moldova vs Sweden
Away win
Slovakia vs Luxembourg
Home win
Switzerland vs Estonia
Home win
Saturday, March 28
Netherlands vs Turkey
The two traditionally strong European nations find themselves in a precarious position in third and fourth behind the Czechs and Iceland, making this a must-win game.
Turkey have several players in good form across the European leagues, and a very big community in the Netherlands which should reflect in the support they get inside the stadium. The Dutch are also without their most potent duo of Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben, but a strong squad of players who have been together for long. Home win
Belgium vs Cyrpus
Having won only one game so far, the much fancied Belgians find themselves behind Israel, Wales and the day’s opponents Cyprus. However, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bryune are two of the most in-form players across Europe, and the Premiership trio of Romelu Lukaku, Christian Benteke and Marouane Fellaini has found its feet again in recent times. They also have Thibaut Courtois and a solid back four to help finally kick-start this campaign.
Home win & Over
Bulgaria vs Italy
The Azzuris are joint top with Croatia in their group and cannot afford to slip up. They sometimes struggle on the road and make had work of qualification, but … Away win
Croatia vs Norway
Straight from their El Clasico head-on, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic must team up to inspire the group leaders against recently impressive opposition. Home win
Czech Republic vs Latvia
Home win
Israel vs Wales
Draw
Sunday, March 28
Georgia vs Germany
The world champions find themselves three points behind leaders Poland in a three-way tie for second with Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, and so it is time to wake up. Thankfully for them, the players of Bundesliga clubs Bayern, Wolfsburg, Schalke, Leverkusen, Monchengladbach and Dortmund are in fine form, as is the duo from Arsenal. It should count for a lot.
Away win
Portugal vs Serbia
The Portuguese are in the habit of making a mess of even the most straightforward qualification matches and ending up in playoff dogfights, but they have at least started this one campaign a bit decently. Augurs well.
Home win
Ireland vs Poland
Draw
Tuesday, March 31
Israel vs Belgium
Away win