International: Messi struggling to reach World cup

1. Brazil (14) 27
2. Chile (14) 26
3. Paraguay (14) 24
4. Argentina (14) 22
5. Ecuador (14) 20
6. Uruguay (14) 18
7. Colombia (14) 17
8. Venezuela (14) 17
9. Bolivia (14) 12
10. Peru (14) 7

the top 4 teams qualify for the FIFA World Cup, the 5th placed team enters a home-and-away playoff with the 4th placed team from North, Central America & Caribbean



Argentina lost 2-0 against Ecuador. Barcelona player Lionel Messi played the whole game.




Brazil defeated Paraguay 2-1. Barcelona player Daniel Ales played the whole game and gave the assist for the 1-1.




Venezuela and Uruguay drew two all. Barcelona player Martín Cáceres started the game for Uruguay, got booked and was replaced ten minutes before the end.




Belarus and Moldova drew two all in a friendly game. Barcelona captain Alexander Hleb played the whole game and gave the assist for the 1-0

International: Hleb stays in world cup race

Iceland lost 1-2 against the Netherlands. Barcelona attacker Eidur Gudjohnsen played the whole game.

1. Netherlands (6) 18
2. Scotland (5) 7
3. Iceland (6) 4
4. FYR Macedonia (5) 4
5. Norway (4) 3




Belarus defeated Andorra 5-1 and stays in the race for the World Cup 2010 in South-Africa. Barcelona attacker Alexander Hleb, who was the captain of his national team, played the whole game.

1. England (6) 18
2. Croatia (6) 11
3. Belarus (5) 9
4. Ukraine (5) 8
5. Kazakhstan (6) 3
6. Andorra (6) 0


the nine group-winners qualify directly, while the best eight of the nine second-placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining four places

International: Spain debut for Busquets

Spain defeated Turkey 1-2. Barcelona players Gerard Piqué and Xavi played the whole game. Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets made his debut for the Spanish national team by replacing Silva in the 74th minute (1-1). Xavi got booked at the end of the first half.

1. Spain (6) 18
2. Bosnia-Herzegovina (6) 12
3. Turkey (6) 8
4. Belgium (6) 7
5. Estonia (6) 5
6. Armenia (6) 1

the group winner qualifies for the world cup, the eight best runners-up (nine qualifying groups) will compete in two-legged play-offs for a ticket
























France defeated Lithuania 1-0. Barcelona forward Thierry Henry acted as captain and played the whole game.

1. Serbia (5) 12
2. France (5) 10
3. Lithuania (6) 9
4. Austria (5) 7
5. Romania (5) 4
6. Faroe Islands (4) 1

the group winner qualifies for the world cup, the eight best runners-up (nine qualifying groups) will compete in two-legged play-offs for a ticket






























Belarus defeated Kazakhstan 1-5. Barcelona attacker Alexander Hleb played the whole game and scored the first goal of his team (1-1) in the 48th minute.

1. England (5) 15
2. Croatia (5) 10
3. Ukraine (4) 7
4. Belarus (4) 6
5. Kazakhstan (5) 3
6. Andorra (5) 0

the group winner qualifies for the world cup, the eight best runners-up (nine qualifying groups) will compete in two-legged play-offs for a ticket
























Iceland lost 2-1 against Scotland. Barcelona attacker Eidur gudjohnsen played the whole game.

1. Netherlands (5) 15
2. Scotland (5) 7
3. Iceland (5) 4
4. FYR Macedonia (4) 3
5. Norway (3) 2

the group winner qualifies for the world cup, the eight best runners-up (nine qualifying groups) will compete in two-legged play-offs for a ticket




















Spain under-21 and Sweden under-21 drew 0-0 on Tuesday. Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic played the whole game.

International: Friendly games overview

Spain defeated Chile 3-0. Barcelona players Puyol and Xavi started the game, Puyol was replaced after the first half (1-0), Xavi in the 70th minute (2-0). Xavi gave the assist for the 2-0.

Brazil defeated Portugal 6-2. Barcelona player Dani Alves came on as a substitute in the 77th minute (5-2).

Barcelona player Hleb lost with Belarus 2-1 against Cyprus.

France and Uruguay played 0-0. Barcelona players Henry and Cáceres started the game. Henry was replaced in the 72nd minute.

International: Decisive goals from Iniesta and Henry

With a late winner, Spain won against Belgium with 1-2. Barcelona central defender Carles Puyol and Barcelona midfielders Xavi and Andres Iniesta started the game. Barcelona forward Bojan wasn't selected.

Iniesta scored the 1-1 at the end of the first half and was replaced by Guiza in the 85th minute. Puyol and Iniesta got booked.

1. Spain (4) 12
2. Turkey (4) 8
3. Belgium (4) 7
4. Bosnia-Herzegovina (4) 6
5. Estonia (4) 1
6. Armenia (4) 0




France didn't play an World cup qualifying match. The team won on Tuesday a friendly against Tunisia with 3-1.

Barcelona left back defender Eric Abidal and Barcelona forward Thierry Henry played the whole match. Henry scored the 1-1 and the 2-1 in the 40th and 48th minute. Henry was the captain of the team, Abidal acted as central defender.

1. Serbia (4) 9
2. Lithuania (4) 9
3. France (3) 4
4. Austria (4) 4
5. Romania (3) 4
6. Faroe Islands (4) 1




Iceland defeated Macedonia 1-0. Barcelona attacker Eidur Gudjohnsen started the match and was replaced in the 81st minute.

1. Netherlands (3) 9
2. Scotland (3) 4
3. Iceland (4) 4
4. Macedonia (3) 3
5. Norway (3) 2


Belarus lost 1-3 against England. Barcelona attacker Alexander Hleb wasn't selected because of an injury.

1. England (4) 12
2. Croatia (4) 7
3. Ukraine (3) 7
4. Belarus (3) 3
5. Kazakhstan (4) 3
6. Andorra (4) 0

International: Bojan makes debut for Spain

Spain won against Armenia with 4-0. Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta started the game. Bojan made his debut for Spain entering in the 65th minute. Xavi was replaced after 73 minutes. Iniesta gave the assists for the two first Spanish goals.

1. Spain (2) 6
2. Turkey (2) 4
3. Belgium (2) 4
4. Bosnia-Herzegovina (2) 3
5. Armenia (2) 0
6. Estonia (2) 0


France won against Serbia with 2-1. Abidal (as central defender) and Henry played the whole game. Henry scored the 1-0.

1. Lithuania (2) 6
2. Serbia (2) 3
3. Austria (2) 3
4. France (2) 3
5. Romania (2) 3
6. Faroe Islands (2) 0


Iceland lost against Scotland with 1-2. Captain Gudjohnsen scored the 1-2 on a penalty.

1. Netherlands (1) 3
2. Macedonia (2) 3
3. Scotland (2) 3
4. Norway (1) 1
5. Iceland (2) 1


Belarus won against Andorra with 1-3. Captain Hleb gave the assist for the 1-2 and got booked.

1. England (2) 6
2. Ukraine (2) 6
3. Belarus (2) 3
4. Croatia (2) 3
5. Kazakhstan (3) 3
6. Andorra (3) 0



The nine group winners qualify for the 2010 World Cup. The eight best runners-up will be paired into 4 home-and-away series with the four winners qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.