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Germany and Switzerland are the only sides yet to drop a point after the June European Qualifiers, while Robert Lewandowski is challenging Cristiano Ronaldo to be the competition's top scorer.

Group G leaders Spain and Italy both triumphed on a night when Iceland struck late to stun Croatia and Serbia denied Wales, with wins elsewhere for Ukraine, Turkey and Albania.

All you need to know after a busy weekend of European Qualifiers brought the teams to the halfway stage, with Germany and Switzerland perfect and Poland and England well set.

After Gianluigi Buffon made the 1,000th professional appearance of his career in Italy's European Qualifier against Albania, Paolo Menicucci picks out his greatest nights.

Both unbeaten, Spain and Italy remain level on points at the top of Group G in the European Qualfiers for the FIFA World Cup after home wins on a night when Serbia and Croatia had reason for cheer.

Croatia and the Republic of Ireland moved two points clear in their respective sections, while Spain and Italy remain level at the Group G summit after 4-0 wins.

After ten years in charge of Germany, Joachim Löw has agreed a new contract which could stretch his spell to 14; UEFA.com salutes Europe's longest-serving national-team bosses.

Portugal's free-scoring week could prove invaluable this time next year, Greece have found their form while the Netherlands are still searching: the key points from October's matches.