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Robbie Keane scored a hat trick and set an Irish record with his 126th international appearance Friday night in a 3-0 win over the Faeroe Islands in a World Cup qualifier at Dublin.

Ukraine moved firmly into qualifying contention with a 4-0 win over leaders Montenegro which blows Group H wide open.

An early Helder Postiga tap-in gave Portugal a precious 1-0 home win over Russia at the Luz stadium on Friday that injected life into their World Cup qualification hopes and sent them top of Group F. Portugal's Helder Postiga is congratulated by teammates Cristiano Ronaldo , Bruno Alves and Miguel Veloso after Postiga's goal against Russia at Luz ... (more)

Portugal revived its World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Russia 1-0 while Mario Balotelli was red-carded for Italy in a 0-0 draw at the Czech Republic that put the four-time world champions closer to next year's finals.

Many European clubs will envy Porto's track record over the last decade, during which they have reaped more than half a billion euros from player transfers while keeping their competitive edge sharp.

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Andre Martins has earned his first Portugal call-up for a World Cup qualifying game against Russia it can't afford to lose.

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Andre Martins has earned his first Portugal call-up for a World Cup qualifying game against Russia it can't afford to lose.