In the action around UEFA on THU 05-SAT 07 OCT 2017, England, Germany, and Spain stamped their tickets to Russia, and Iceland took another giant step in the same direction.

• Armenia 01-06 Poland: Three goals from Robert LEWANDOWSKI take his international total to 50, a new Polish record, and put him on fifteen in this qualifying campaign, an UEFA record. Poland remain atop Group E and need a point at home to Montenegro on Sunday to secure qualification.
• Northern Ireland 01-03 Germany: Sebastian RUDY put Germany ahead just two minutes in, and the title holders claimed the Group C title in comfortable fashion.
• England 01-00 Slovenia: A draw would have been sufficient to see England through from Group F, but a late strike from Harry KANE removed all doubt.
• Austria 03-02 Serbia: Louis SCHAUB found net in the 89th minute to earn three points for Austria, who were nonetheless eliminated due to Wales’s win. Serbia still lead Group D and can qualify with a win over Georgia on Monday.
• Italy 01-01 Macedonia FYR: Giorgio CHIELLINI put the home side ahead late in the first half, but Aleksandar TRAJKOVSKI’s 77th minute equaliser handed the Group G title to Spain. The Azzurri are away to Albania on Monday, with a draw likely to be enough to put them into the playoffs.
• Turkey 00-03 Iceland: Jón Dadi BÖDVARSSON’s two assists led Iceland to a crucial win in Group I. A win at home on Monday against bottom side Kosovo will put Iceland into their first ever Men’s World Cup.
• Sweden 08-00 Luxembourg: Four goals by Marcus BERG increased the pressure on the Netherlands, who now need to defeat Sweden by seven goals on Tuesday just to reach the playoffs...
• Bulgaria 00-01 France: ...whilst les Bleus can do no worse than that. A win at home to Belarus on Tuesday will secure the Group A title for France.
• Andorra 00-02 Portugal: CRISTIANO RONALDO entered the match at halftime to match Lewandowski’s record of fifteen goals on the campaign. Portugal keep pace with Switzerland atop Group B before the all-important tilt between the two on Tuesday. The Swiss need only a draw to qualify.
• Cyprus 01-02 Greece: The home side took the lead early but held it for just four minutes, as Kostas MITROGLOU and Alexandros TZIOLIS promptly claimed the three points for Greece. A win against bottom dwellers Gibraltar will earn the Greeks a second place finish in Group H, though depending upon results from other groups, that may not be enough to get them into the playoffs.
• Qualified this matchday: England, Germany, Spain
• Advanced this matchday: France, Iceland, Poland
• Eliminated this matchday: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Turkey