World Cup play-offs and internationals: 10 things we learned
Guardian writers: Cristiano Ronaldo comes to the fore, France's 16% make quite a noise and England will travel to Brazil with no more than hope
Joachim Löw: resting Germany players is not disrespectful to England
Joachim Löw, the Germany manager, has defended his decision to omit leading players from Tuesday's friendly with England
Burkina Faso on course for World Cup but they must go it alone in Algeria
Burkina Faso are on the brink of reaching the World Cup finals for first time but fear of violence in Algeria sees them return ticket allocation
Adnan Januzaj’s father angry with Belgium coach over international plans
Marc Wilmots' comments have provoked a furious response from the father of the Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj
World Cup 2014 qualifiers: five things we learned
Jacob Steinberg: From Armenia's humbling of Denmark to Javier Mascherano's red mist, via wins for the USA, South Korea and Uruguay