There were plenty of Premier League players on the scoresheet as UEFA's 2014 World Cup qualifiers got underway tonight.
England disposed of Moldova 5-0 in Group H with Frank Lampard (Chelsea) netting twice whilst Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) marked his 50th international appearance with his second goal of the Three Lions' season as James Milner (Manchester City) and Leighton Baines(Everton) also contributed to the one-way scoreline in Chisinau.
In Group A, Everton's Nikica Jelavic scored the only goal as Croatia beat Macedonia 1-0 in Zagreb whilst City captain Vincent Kompany and Spurs new boy Jan Vertonghen were on target as Belgium defeated Wales 2-0 in Cardiff.
Former Spurs striker Robbie Keane (now with LA Galaxy) and Wolves forward Kevin Doyle spared Republic of Ireland's blushes as they scored late help beat Kazakhstan 2-1 in Group C.
West Bromwich Albion's Zoltan Gera converted from the penalty spot as Hungary hammered Andorra 5-0 in Group D as Manchester United star Robin van Persie scored as Holland beat Turkey 2-0 in the same group.
In Group G, City striker Edin Dzeko netted a hat-trick as Bosnia produced an 8-1 rout in Liechtenstein whilst Arsenal's Abou Diaby scored France's only goal in their 1-0 victory in Finland in Group I.
2014 World Cup qualifiers - UEFA
Group ACroatia: 1 (Jelavic 69') Macedonia: 0
Wales: 0 Belgium: 2 (Kompany 41', Vertonghen 83')
Scotland v Serbia on Saturday
Group B Malta: 0 Armenia: 1 (Sarkisov 70')
Bulgaria: 2 (Manolev 30', Milanov 66') Italy: 2 (Osvaldo 37'/40')
Group C Kazakhstan: 1 (Nurdauletov 38') Germany: 3 (Gotze 28', Ozil 54'/71') Faroe Islands: 0 Group D Estonia: 0 Romania: 2 (Torje 55', Marica 75')
Andorra: 0 Hungary: 5 (Juhasz 12', Gera (p) 33', Szalai 54', Priksin 68'. Koman 82')
Holland: 2 (van Persie 16', Narsingh 90') Turkey: 0
Group EAlbania: 3 (Sadiku 36', Cani 84', Bogdani 86') Cyprus: 1 (Laban 45')
Slovenia: 0 Switzerland: 2 (Xhaka 20', inler 51')
Iceland: 2 (Arnason 21', Finnbogason 81') Norway: 0
Group FRussia: 2 (Fayzulin 30', Shirokov (p) 78') Northern Ireland: 0
Azerbaijan: 1 (Abbasov 65') Israel: 1 (Natkho 50')
Luxembourg: 1 (Da Mota 13') Portugal: 2 (Ronaldo 28', Postiga 54')
Group G
Liechtenstein: 1 (Christen 61') Bosnia: 8 (Misimovic 26'/31', Ibisevic 34'/40'/83', Dzeko 46'/64'/81')
Lithuani: 1 (Zaliukas 18') Slovakia: 1 (Sapara 41')
Latvia: 1 (Cauna (p) 43') Greece: 2 (Spyropoulos 57', Gekas 70')
Group H Montenegro: 2 (Drincic 27', Vucinic 45') Poland: 2 (Blaszczykowski (p) 5', Mierzejewski 54')
Moldova: 0 England: 5 (Lampard (p) 4'/29', Defoe 32', Milner 74', Baines 83')
Group IGeorgia: 1 (Okriashvili 51') Belarus: 0
Finland: 0 France: 1 (Diaby 20')
