SATURDAY LATEST
FYR Macedonia 0-0 Scotland (1400 BST)
LATER GAMES
Wales v Azerbaijan (1500 BST)
Slovakia v Northern Ireland (1630 BST)
Georgia v Republic of Ireland (1700 BST)
Andorra v England Few Czechs satisfied with democracy - poll ...
Sarkozy on first visit to Ireland ...
EU's Verheugen: No negotiations with Ireland ...
Macedonian re-vote proceeds peacefully ... (1900 BST)
GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)
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By Jonathan Stevenson
1403: Three minutes late, we are under way in Macedonia. World Cup here we come.
1402: "I've seen Arshavin jetting into Heathrow. Oh wait. I'm five days late."
Ollie, via text
Hahaha. Best day ever.
1400: According to Sportsound presenter Richard Gordon, some Scottish and Macedonian fans with tickets can't get into the stadium.
1358: The players walk out in Skopje in bright sunshine (well at least someone's getting a summer) and the Scots belt out their national athem. A 12-year-old girl sings the hosts' tune.
1356: "Not got a lot of confidence in Scotland's defence today, Alexander and Naysmith were past it for Euro 2008 qualifiers, while our central pairing were skinned alive last week against Rangers."
zippy27 on 606
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1352: Anyone want some Stevo Predos? No? Well tough...
Maecedonia 1-1 Scotland
Wales 3-0 Azerbaijan
Slovakia 2-1 Northern Ireland
Georgia 1-2 Republic of Ireland
Andorra 0-3 England
1349: Apparently, BBC Sport blogger Chick Young has said on radio that Scotland have had to go out and buy more water because the Macedonians said they had used up their allocation. They are also putting sprays around the pitch for the players. Blimey.
1347: It only needs me to remind you how to get involved today, though I'm sure you already know. Get those texts flooding in on the hotline that is 81111 and join the debate on 606. These World Cup qualifiers won't get exciting by themselves, you know (probably).
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1344: Some team news from the Scotland camp: Kenny Miller and James McFadden start up front, Barry Robson is given a midfield berth and Stephen McManus, as expected, recovers from a knock to take his place at centre-back. All pretty standard stuff.
1340: The road to South Africa starts here. How many of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and England will reach the 2010 World Cup? I can't answer that question today. But we can start to...
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