Text commentary provided by Rory Houston
10.25pm Thanks for joining us tonight, see you all again soon.
10.18pm With Spain and Estonia currently the only match still going on, we will end our tracker on the night's events. The Republic of Ireland now look like facing a play-off for World Cup qualification, while the dream is over for Scotland and probably Northern Ireland. Reports on tonight's matches are here
FULL TIME ENGLAND 5-1 CROATIA
9.48pm It is full-time in all the games except in Spain, Serbia and England.
9.43pm Ireland are now four points behind Italy, but five ahead of Bulgaria and it now looks like it will be a play-off for Giovanni Trapattoni's side.
FULL TIME ITALY 2-0 BULGARIA
GOAL ENGLAND 5-1 CROATIA
FULL TIME NORTHERN IRELAND 0-2 SLOVAKIA
Wayne Rooney nets for England, they really do look a great side at the moment. The dream could be over for Northern Ireland, it is full-time in Windsor Park now.
9.36pm Spain go one up through Cesc Fabregas, and Russia seal their win thanks to a Roman Pavlyuchenko.
GOAL SPAIN 1-0 ESTONIA
GOAL WALES 1-3 RUSSIA
GOAL ENGLAND 4-1 CROATIA
Eduardo nets a late consolation for the away side. They are heading for the play-offs I think.
9.31pm Italy and Bulgaria is drifting out to a win for the Italians, with seven minutes remaining now. Fabio Cannavaro picked up a yellow card earlier and he will miss the game in Croke Park next month.
9.29pm FULL TIME ALBANIA 1-1 DENMARK
9.26pm England score twice in quick succession, Gerrard and Lampard once again. Moldova nick a 90th goal against Greece and Scotland are out thanks to their loss and Norway's win
GOAL ENGLAND 3-0 CROATIA
FULL TIME SCOTLAND 0-1 HOLLAND
GOAL MOLDOVA 1-1 GREECE
ENGLAND 4-0 CROATIA
FULL TIME NORWAY 2-1 MACEDONIA
9.17pm Slovenia and Slovakia look is good state in Group Three, the Slovenians are three up at home to Poland now and Slovakia are coasting at home to N Ireland. The Germans score again but Russia re-take the lead away to Wales and that means nothing is decided in their group yet. Finally, Switzerland draw level with Latvia, goal 61 of the night I believe.
GOALS SLOVENIA 3-0 POLAND
GERMANY 4-0 AZERBAIJAN
WALES 1-2 RUSSIA
LATVIA 2-2 SWITZERLAND
9.15pm And just as Scotland did a few moments ago, hopes fade for the North as Slovakia double their lead. They still have 20 minutes to rescue it. Germany and Klose again are three up, full-time in Montenegro in Ireland's group, Latvia go into a surprise lead over the Swiss thanks to Astafjevs and this is one goal-filled evening.
FULL TIME MONTENEGRO 1-1 CYPRUS
GOAL NORTHERN IRELAND 0-2 SLOVAKIA
LATVIA 2-1 SWITZERLAND
GERMANY 3-0 AZERBAIJAN
9.10 Hammer blow for Scotland. Elia breaks through and rounds the keeper. Bye bye Scotland. S
GOALS SCOTLAND 0-1 HOLLAND
NORWAY 2-1 MACEDONIA
GOAL Wales notch an equaliser against Russia. James Collins with the goal on 54 minutes. Great news for Germany that. Wales 1-1 Russia.
GOAL Miroslav Klose finally adds another goal to Germany's total. Germany 2-0 Azerbaijan.
8.57pm The goals have dried up, I'm scared because I know what it is coming (45 goals in 14 seconds). Anyway, well Bulgaria looked a beaten side at the end of that first half. England are coasting 2-0, N Ireland really need to find a goal or their hopes look dead and buried. George Burley is going slightly crazy on the touchline at Hampden.
Scotland 0-0 Holland
N Ireland 0-1 Slovakia
England 2-0 Croatia
Wales 0-1 Russia
GOAL Latvia dent Switzerland's hopes, Cauna on 62. Kenny Miller misses his second gilt-edged chance at Hampden, with 20 minutes to go it is still 0-0. Latvia 1-1 Switzerland
FULL TIME ISRAEL 7-0 LUXEMBOURG
FULL TIME ROMANIA 1-1 AUSTRIA
FULL TIME LICHTENSTEIN 1-1 FINLAND
GOAL Alexander Frei has put the Swiss in the lead in Latvia, while Albania draw level with Denmark.
Latvia 0-1 Switzerland
Albania 1-1 Denmark
GOAL A Ben Sahar double makes it seven for Israel. Israel 7-0 Luxembourg.
GOAL Good news for Ireland as Okkas levels things for Cyprus. Montenegro 1-1 Cyprus.
GOAL Things are not looking to good for Northern Ireland, their hopes could be nearly over if things stay as they are as Slovenia go 2-0 up against Poland. That brings them levels with N Ireland as things stand, with a game in hand. Slovenia 2-0 Poland.
GOALS Romania concede at home to Austria, Schiemer for the away side. Groups are changing state constantly as Thierry Henry brings France level in Serbia. Those games are in Group Seven.
Romania 1-0 Austria
Serbia 1-1 France
GOAL Mirko Vucinic puts Montenegro into the lead against Cyprus. Montenegro 1-0 Cyprus
GOAL Andorra 1-3 Kazakhstan
GOAL Iaquinta doubles Italy's lead and maybe Ireland may have to start planning for the play-offs. Italy 2-0 Bulgaria.
8.25 Golan makes it five for Israel who are doing their goal difference no harm. Nicklas Bendtner scores again for Denmark, a crucial strike in Albania. Poor old Wales started well at a near-empty Millenium Stadium but Igor Semshow has given Russia the advantage nine minutes before half-time.
8.24pm This is not fair, we wait for goals and then they all come at the same time. England can start looking at South African hotels and building up their hopes thanks to Stephen Gerrard's 18th minute goal.
GOALS
England 2-0 Croatia
Israel 5-0 Luxembourg
Albania 0-1 Denmark
Wales 0-1 Russia
GOAL Nenad Milijas puts Serbia in front from the spot. Serbia 1-0 France
8.19pm It is half time in Montenegro. Montenegro 0-0 Cyprus.
RED CARD Hugo Lloris is sent off for France and it is a penalty to Serbia. What a chance this is for Serbia to make sure of their place in South Africa.
20.17 Stan Petrov goes so close for Bulgaria, the ball may have crossed the line but Buffon pulled off an amazing save.
20.15 Great news for France as Romania go one up against Austria. The French are struggling and they face top of the table Serbia. It is 0-0 as things stand.
20.14 Gekas put Greece in front in Moldova. The Greeks are going strong in Group Two. Michael Ballack's penalty has put the Germans 1-0 up versus Azerbaijan, that was on 15 minutes and expect more goals to come.
8.12pm That ladies and gents, is what we can a goal rush. First off, Frank Lampard's 8th minute penalty puts England on course for WC qualification. Pepe has kept Portgual's hopes alive, they need a win tonight and it is so far so good in Budapest. More to come.
GOALS
England 1-0 Croatia
Lichtenstein 1-1 Finland
Hungary 0-1 Portugal
Moldova 0-1 Greece
Germany 1-0 Azerbaijan
Romania 1-0 Austraia
GOAL Disaster for Northern Ireland as they go one down at home to Slovakia. Stanislav Sestak with the goal. Crushing blow to Nigel Worthington's side. Northern Ireland 0-1 Slovakia.
GOAL Zlatko Dedic puts Slovenia 1-0 up against Poland. Remember that is in Northern Ireland's group. Slovenia 1-0 Poland.
GOAL Italy go one up. Terrible defending from Bulgaria and Fabio Grosso of Juventus put the Italians into the lead. Italy 1-0 Bulgaria.
7.59pm Italy go close in the big one in our group. Gilardinho I believe. It is still 0-0 with eight minutes gone. Berbatov and Petrov looked to link up a few seconds ago and the Italian defence looked as if it had a couple of gaps in it.
GOAL John Arne Riise scores his second goal in as many games. Looks like Norway will pick up three points. The atmosphere in Hampden Park is incredible, meanwhile.
Norway 2-0 Macedonia
Scotland 0-0 Holland
7.56pm Lichtenstein are holding Finland to 0-0 after 70 minutes. Great night for the smaller nations so far. Apart from San Marino, sorry lads.
7.53pm The result below means that England only need a point tonight to qualify for the World Cup.
FULL-TIME BELARUS 0-0 UKRAINE
HAT-TRICK Second hat-trick of the night. It goes to Israel's Elyaniv Barda. Israel 4-0 Luxembourg
7.49pm You can watch Italy play Bulgaria in the the crucial World Cup qualifier live on RTÉ Two and here at RTÉ.ie (Ireland only) now.
7.48pm Getting exciting now isn't it? Scotland have made a decent start against Holland but the threat is there from the Dutch. National anthem time in Italy, rousing as ever.
GOAL They'll be having a party in Kazhkstan tonight. Andorra 0-3 Kazhkstan
GOAL Ruslan Baltiyev 28th minute penalty for Kazhkstan. Andorra 0-2 Kazhkstan
FULL TIME MALTA 0-1 SWEDEN
GOAL And so the 7.30pm games begin with a bang. Norway, who need to win to keep their faint hopes alive in Group Nine, take the lead, immediately putting pressure on Scotland to get at least a point against Holland. Thomas Helstad on two minutes for Norway by the way. Norway 1-0 Macedonia.
GOAL We're level in Bosnia-Herzegovina again. Sejad Salihovic with the goal. Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Turkey
7.29pm Northern Ireland: Taylor, McAuley, Craigan, Hughes, Evans,Johnson, McCann, Clingan, Davis, Paterson, Healy.
Subs: Tuffey,McGivern, Baird, McGinn, Ward, Brunt, Kee.
Slovakia: Mucha, Strba, Pekarik, Skrtel, Zabavnik, Durica,
Weiss, Kopunek, Sestak, Stoch, Vittek.
Subs: Kamenar, Cech, Holosko, Jendrisek, Pecalka, Salata.
7.28pm Some teams:
Scotland v Holland
Scotland: Marshall, Hutton, Weir, McManus, Whittaker, Hartley,
Naismith, Brown, D. Fletcher, Maloney, Miller.
Replacements: N. Alexander, G. Alexander, G. Caldwell, O'Connor,
S. Fletcher, Commons, Rae.
Holland: Vorm, Van Der Wiel, Ooijer, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst,
Sneijder, De Zeeuw, De Jong, Robben, van Persie, Kuyt.
Replacements: Velthuizen, Heitinga, Schaars, Braafheid,
Van der Vaart, Elia, Huntelaar.
GOAL Barda makes it 3-0 to Israel with only 21 minutes gone. Israel 3-0 Luxembourg
GOAL Sweden looked in big trouble before their win the other night and a crucial own goal from Ian Azzopardi on 81 will put pressure on their Group One rivals, with all the teams in action tonight. Malta 0-1 Sweden
GOAL Yes, I did copy and paste this name. Sergey Khizhnichenko, bam, 1-0. Andorra 0-1 Kazhkstan.
GOAL I love typing that. Aviram Baruchian doubles Israel's lead. They are desperate for a win to stay in contention for second place in Group Two. Israel 2-0 Luxembourg.
7.16pm That was the Faroe Island's first World Cup qualifier win since 2001.
7.13pm They are kicking off in Montenegro in the Republic of Ireland's group. Basically, we are looking for Cyprus to beat Montenegro because it will help the Republic ensure a play-off spot if they finish second.
GOAL Emre, familiar to Premier League fans after his spell in England, gives Turkey the lead. Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-1 Turkey
GOAL Elyaniv Barda opens the scoring in Israel. Israel 1-0 Luxembourg
7.07pm Many people questioned Brian Kerr's decision to take the job in the Faroe's, but he has answered one or two critics tonight. A tremendous feat for Kerr.
FULL-TIME FAROE ISLANDS 2-1 LITHUANIA
7.04pm We're in injurt time in the Faroe Islands. Come on lads, hang on, this could be a sensational result for Brian Kerr!
6.59pm Here is the England team to play Croatia tonight.
Green;
Johnson, Upson, Terry, Cole;
Lennon, Barry, Lampard, Gerrard;
Rooney, Heskey.
Subs: Foster, Brown, Bridge, Milner, Defoe, Beckham, Crouch
FULL-TIME ARMENIA 2-1 BELGIUM
GOAL But it could be too late for Belgium. Daniel Van Buyten nets in the 90th minute but it may prove to only be a consolation. Armenia 2-1 Belgium.
6.50pm It is half-time in Belarus against Ukraine. Ukraine need three points with a view to catching Croatia in second place in England's group.
Some much hinges on tonight's game, here are the tables as they stand now, updated with Czech Republic's win.
6.42pm Things have gone quiet on the goal front. We await a glut.....
6.25pm Half-time in Malta, Malta 0-0 Sweden
GOAL Vaclav Sverkos makes it a magnificent seven for the Czech Republic just on full-time. Czech Republic 7-0 San Marino.
GOAL Tomas Necid makes it six for the Czechs after 86 minutes. Czech Republic 6-0 San Marino
GOAL That's 2-0 to Armenia over Belgium. Sargis Hovsepyan after 51 minutes. What has happened to Belgian football - they used to be a cert for every big event. Bring back Jan Ceulemans. Armenia 2-0 Belgium
GOAL It's turning into a right ding dong in the Faroes as Kerr's charges take the lead once more. Arnbjorn Hansen scores on 35 minutes. Faroe Islands 2-1 Lithuania
GOAL Tomas Hubschman makes it five for the Czech Republic. Czech Republic 5-0 San Marino
GOAL Tomas Danilevicius levels things up on 23 minutes for Lithuania. Faroe Islands 1-1 Lithuania.
5.35pm Peter Day pretty much ends debate on the best result possible for the Boys in Green tonight.
'People should be careful what they wish for an thing this thing through. We would gain very little, and would actually be in very serious trouble in the group should Bulgaria win tonight.
Assuming likely victories in their remaining other games, Ireland would be left needing to win both their remaining games to avoid going out in third place.
Ironically, winning those games would also put us top of the group.
Second place would disappear as an option for both Ireland and Italy if Bulgaria win tonight.
A draw tonight provides us with the exact same requirement to top the group, except we would be very hot favourites to grab second place should we fail to win our remaining two games.
A win for Italy tonight provides us with almost the same opportunity to come second as would a draw, but it probably takes Italy out of reach in terms of topping the group.
Make no mistake about it!
We want a draw first, an Italy win second, while a Bulgaria win could spell disaster for Ireland in terms of qualification.'
There you have it.....
GOAL Excellent news for Brian Kerr and the Faroe Islands. Suni Olsen's 12th minute strike gives the Faroes a shock lead over Lithuania. Faroe Islands 1-0 Lithuania
GOAL Vaclav Sverkos makes it four for the Czech Republic. 46 minutes gone. Czech Republic 4-0 San Marino
GOAL Hovhannes Goharyan puts Armenia in front against Belgium. Armenia 1-0 Belgium
5.25pm You will have noticed the result in Estonia is full-time now, remember to keep checking our latest scores link as when the goals start coming thick and fast, I may neglect to mention the powerhouse clash between Andorra and Kazhkstan.
5.22pm Arsenal's Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky made his first competitive appearance after 20 months on the sidelines when he started against minnows San Marino.
5.20pm Rebecca Hausler wants Italy to win because 'their players are the cutest'.
Funny, we were just saying that in the RTÉ Sport office as well.
5.16pm The Faroe Islands, now under Brian Kerr, have improved quite a bit since the former Republic of Ireland manager was appointed. Conceding only 11 goals in seven qualification games in a great achievement I reckon. They have just kicked off against Lithuania.
HAT-TRICK! He is a goal-machine (well, not really, had not heard of him in about two years since last Saturday). Milan Baros converts a penalty on the stroke of half-time. Czech Republic 3-0 San Marino.
GOAL Milan Baros makes it two, 44 minutes gone and the Czech Republic double their lead. Czech Republic 2-0 San Marino.
5.00pm Paul Casey in New York is desperate to see Bulgaria win tonight.
It is funny to hear that many Irish fans do not hold much confidence in the team at the moment and that Ireland should be happy to settle for a play-off, while others think we should be hoping the Italians crumble tonight and leave it at win or bust for Trap's men.
GOAL: The first goal of the night and no surprise it is for the Czech Republic. Milan Baros scored last Saturday and he has followed it up this evening. Czech Republic 1-0 San Marino.
4.45pm Thanks to Darran Hannon for this:
'My brother has said if the Italy and Bulgaria game ends in a draw, he will fly from London to Dublin on 10 October dressed in full Ireland kit, including shin pads!
For this, and so many other reasons, please let them draw!'
4.30pm Czech Republic and San Marino kicked off 15 minutes ago. Credit to San Marino for holding out so far, it remains scoreless. The tiny nation has conceded 37 goals in 8 games so far this campaign.
4.20pm Peter Synott, a Shamrock Rovers fan, has e-mailed to wish Alan Mannus and Northern Ireland tonight. A minibus of supporters are on-route to support Mannus.
Dare I say that 'luck' and 'Shamrock Rovers' are two terms that have been used a lot this season?
4.18pm The nation has been debating the last few days: What result do we want in Italy tonight?
Settle for a play-off and hope the Italians win? What if Bulgaria take the three points and blow the group wide open? Giovanni Trapattoni wants it to be a draw.
Let us know your thoughts: sportonline@rte.ie
4.15pm We are approaching the hour mark in Estonia, it is still level.
4.00pm Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has been ruled out of tonight's World Cup qualifier against Holland, according to the Press Association.
That is another big blow for the Scots.
3.57pm England are at home to Croatia at 8pm and will qualify for the finals with a win.
Northern Ireland host Slovakia at 7.45 and would go top of their group with a victory.
Elsewhere Scotland entertain Holland at 7.30pm and Wales play Russia at 7.45pm.
3.52pm The World Cup qualifiers begin at 4.20pm, but you can follow updates from the Republic of Ireland's under 21's match in Estonia on the link above. There was early drama and the Irish will be hopeful of pushing on for victory now.
3.41pm: Read our preview on the vital clash in Italy tonight here.
3.30pm: Welcome to our coverage for the most important night of 2010 World Cup qualifying so far. Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England are all in action.
