Liechtenstein stun Lithuania with 2-0 win in Vaduz
Philippe Erne rifled home the opening goal in the sixth minute, letting fly with a long-range shot, and Michele Polverino slotted home the second before half-time as they picked up their first points in Group I. Liechtenstein's last competitive win was 3-0 against Iceland in a Euro qualifier in 2007.
The tiny principality with a population of only about 35,000 people remain bottom of the group with three points from five games, but Lithuania, who have four points, virtually waved goodbye to their chances of a place at the finals in Poland and Ukraine.
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Hide AdGermany – who had 150 supporters detained by police before their match against Austria in Vienna – scored a last-minute winner to beat their neighbours 2-1 in Group A. The home team had levelled through an own goal from Arne Friedrich, after Mario Gomez's first-half opener, but Gomez pounced late to give Germany all three points and preserve their 100 per cent record. In the other Group A games. Everything went to the form book in Group C as Italy beat Estonia 3-0 and Slovenia won 2-0 against the Faroe Islands.
Italy remain top of the group after goals from Giuseppe Rossi, Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini gave them a comfortable win over Estonia.
An Eric Abidal own goal handed Belarus an unlikely 1-1 draw at home to a below-par France in Group D. Abidal turned Timofey Kalachev's cross into his own goal after 20 minutes, but after Florent Malouda levelled matters only two minutes.
In Group E a solitary Mikael Forssell strike gave Mixu Paatelainen's Finland a 1-0 win over San Marino.
Sweden moved to within six points of Netherlands at the top of the group with a 4-1 victory in Moldova, Johan Elmander (2), Ola Toivonen and Alexander Gerndt scoring for the Swedes.