A quick summary of action around UEFA on the weekend of FRI 11-SUN 13 NOV 2016.

• France 02-01 Sweden: Nearly a year to the day after the Paris bombings, les Bleus returned to the Stade de France and recorded a victory. Emil FORSBERG put the visitors in front on a free kick, but Paul POGBA and Dimitri PAYET reversed the outcome within the next ten minutes. France are now three points clear in Group A.
• Northern Ireland 04-00 Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan entered the day unbeaten in three matches with zero goals conceded. But Kyle LAFFERTY put N Ireland ahead midway through the first half, touching off a four goal rout. The teams are left level in Group C, five points behind leaders Germany.
• Romania 00-03 Poland: In an incident that will surely draw FIFA’s attention, a firecracker thrown onto the pitch detonated near Poland captain Robert LEWANDOWSKI in the 55th minute. Shaken but unhurt, Lewandowski remained in the match and scored two late goals as Poland take over first place in Group E.
• England 03-00 Scotland: The first leg of the Poppy Clásico went to England, with Daniel STURRIDGE, Adam LALLANA, and Gary CAHILL all scoring on headers. The Three Lions maintain a two point lead in Group F.
• Austria 00-01 Ireland Rep: A goal from James MCCLEAN early in the second half was enough to give Ireland Rep the Group D lead, as Serbia and Wales played to a draw.
• Croatia 02-00 Iceland: Marcelo BROZOVIĆ scored a brace to lead Croatia to sole possession of first place in Group I. It was the last match of a two match closed door ban for Croatia, due to discriminatory chants at previous matches.
• Greece 01-01 Bosnia-Herzegovina: A blistering strike by Giorgios TZAVELLAS deep into stoppage time earned a point for Greece, who sit second in Group H. The match was marred by a melee in the 79th minute, resulting in red cards for both Bosnia-Herz’s Edin DŽEKO and Greece’s Kyriakos PAPADOPOULOS.