Russia's win in Macedonia 1:0 puts them top of Group B. The only goal was scored by Zenit St. Petersburg striker Alexander Kerzhakov.
Slovakia vs. Ireland 1:1
Russian main competitors in the qualification group drew.
Armenia vs. Andorra 4:0
Armenian swept to a convincing win over minnows Andorra. The win comes shorly after a memorable 3-1 victory at home to Slovakia.
Azerbaijan vs. Turkey 1:0
The main sensation happened in Baku. Guus Hiddink’s team followed on from their 3-0 loss in Germany with a defeat to one of the minnows of world football. Rashad Sadykov scored the only goal. Ironically, he plays his football in Turkey.
Latvia vs. Georgia 1:1
The Georgian team had a good start to the qualification cycle. They were looking for more from this game.
Author: Georgiy Saralidze. Exclusively for VK
