The UEFA Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup, is an association football competition established in 1971 by UEFA. A one-sided match would have been generous on the visitors, who completed only 100 passes and lost the shot battle 21-3.Willy van der Kuijlen lifting the UEFA Cup in 1978 following PSV Eindhoven's victory over Bastia. Recent qualifiers would suggest that Armenia, who went into today's game second behind Germany in Group J after wins over Romania and Iceland, do not belong in that category and for most of their meeting with Liechtenstein in Yerevan it seemed like Henrikh Mkhitaryan's penalty just before the break would be enough to earn them three points. And as such it is worthy of note when they so much as manage to avoid defeat, particularly if it comes against any side who is not one of their fellow European minnows. Unsurprisingly such a tiny nation does not tend to put together the most competitive of football teams. Take the country and move it to California and it would rank somewhere around the 220th most populated town. The landlocked principality of Liechtenstein has a population of just under 40,000. England's lead stands at four and it is surely a matter of when, not if, they book their place in Qatar. The point will ultimately prove to be far more important for Paulo Sousa's side, who now trail Albania by just a point in Group I. At the other end Lewandowski muscled his way onto Karol Linetty's bouncing ball but failed to loft the ball over an onrushing Jordan Pickford. Unmarked in the penalty area Kane was unable to even direct Raheem Sterling's cross from the right on target, offering the sort of loopy knockdown that might have been aimed for a late run from midfield that never came. In a first half short on quality both star strikers missed the sort of chances you would usually expect them to convert. Poland strike late to end England's winning runД®ngland might have become the first team this season to keep Robert Lewandowski from scoring but it wasn't enough to extend their winning run in World Cup qualifiers to six games as Harry Kane's fine goal was canceled out late on in a 1-1 draw in Poland. Greece, three points further back and also with a pair of matches in hand, will believe they remain in the mix too. Robin Quaison's 80th-minute strike set up a grandstand finish but it was the hosts who emerged victorious in Athens, a result that means Spain are four points clear of Sweden at the top of Group B having played two games more. Their lead in Group C had been looking precarious after a draw against Switzerland but they had Northern Irish goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell to thank as he saved a penalty that meant Northern Ireland held the Swiss to a goalless draw in Belfast. An early goal from Serge Gnabry set Hansi Flick's side on course for a win that takes them four points clear in Group J before Antonio Rudiger, Leroy Sane and Timo Werner found the net, the latter only after wasting a string of presentable opportunities.ДЄfter two games in which they dropped points the visit of Lithuania came at a good time for Italy with new Juventus striker Moise Kean netting a first-half brace. In a night of relatively low drama most of the big guns of European football eased to a further three points, not least Germany, who looked impressive in swatting aside Iceland 4-0. Wednesday's games were the last of this month's break, here is how they played out and some takeaways from the day's action: UEFA World Cup qualifying scoresДЄrmenia 1, Liechtenstein 1 A good night for the favorites There are now just two sets of international fixtures left before the first stage of Europe's World Cup qualifiers are complete.

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