Switzerland stun Croatia, Belgium triumph
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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On a busy night of friendlies, Switzerland registered an impressive 4-2 win in Croatia, Belgium overcame the Netherlands by the same score and England, Spain and Portugal also won.
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Switzerland will go into their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign full of confidence after recording an impressive 4-2 win in Croatia in the first international action of the season.
Belgium's exciting crop of talent came of age during an identical victory against the Netherlands, and in a re-run of their UEFA EURO 2012 quarter-final, England rallied from a goal behind to beat Italy. Spain and Portugal also won, while Didier Deschamps' first game in charge of France ended goalless.
Wednesday's friendly results
Albania 0-0 Moldova
Armenia 1-2 Belarus
Austria 2-0 Turkey
Azerbaijan 3-0 Bahrain
Belgium 4-2 Netherlands
Bulgaria 1-0 Cyprus
Croatia 2-4 Switzerland
Denmark 1-3 Slovakia
England 2-1 Italy
Estonia 1-0 Poland
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1-0 Lithuania
France 0-0 Uruguay
Germany 1-3 Argentina
Hungary 1-1 Israel
Iceland 2-0 Faroe Islands
Luxembourg 1-2 Georgia
Montenegro 2-0 Latvia
Northern Ireland 3-3 Finland
Norway 2-3 Greece
Puerto Rico 1-2 Spain
Portugal 2-0 Panama
Russia 1-1 Ivory Coast
Scotland 3-1 Australia
Serbia 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Slovenia 4-3 Romania
Sweden 0-3 Brazil
Wales 0-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukraine 0-0 Czech Republic
