World Cup qualifying

Rio Ferdinand gives Wes Brown a lift after scoring England's opener against Kazakhstan at Wembley [GALLO/GETTY]

Zhambyi Kukeyev of Kazakhstan celebrates after giving his side hope [GALLO/GETTY]

But Wayne Rooney scored twice to earn the congratulations of coach Fabio Capello in a 5-1 win [AFP]

Neither Scotland's Darren Fletcher nor his Norway opponents can believe the score is still 0-0 after a string of chances in Glasgow [GALLO/GETTY]

Andriy Shevchenko is shackled as Ukraine v Croatia remains goalless [AFP]

Under-pressure France coach Raymond Domenech arrives in Romania needing a result [AFP]

But the inquest begins as France go a goal down [AFP]

A Russian fan shows his allegiance in Dortmund ahead of the clash with Germany [AFP]

Lukas Podolski puts the hosts 1-0 up [GALLO/GETTY]

Madagascar's Randrianarisoa Mamy fights for the ball as Ivory Coast progress to the next stage with a 3-0 win in Abidjan [AFP]

What are you doing down there? Cristiano Ronaldo has a pop at Sweden's Petter Hansson [AFP]

Andrei Arshavin's goal sparks spectacular celebrations among the Russian faithful [AFP]

Dirk Kuyt in action for the Netherlands against Iceland [GALLO/GETTY]

Trouble flares at Poland v Czech Republic [GALLO/GETTY]

Sergio Aguero dribbles past Diego Godin as Argentina play Uruguay [AFP]