International football - World Cup qualification results

So that's it for tonight then. Thanks for all your Tweets and texts.

Scotland are in action tomorrow and be sure to join us back here on Tuesday for another night of action, with England hosting Ukraine, Wales travelling to Serbia and Scotland playing Macedonia. See you then.

Is Tom Cleverley the future?

More from England manager Roy Hodgson, speaking after his team's 5-0 victory in Moldova: "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had an excellent first half. He hasn't played much football, and we were worried about keeping him on too long - he wasn't as good in the first 10 to 15 minutes of the second half.

"Tom Cleverley was terrific through the 90 minutes. You can understand why Sir Alex Ferguson plays him so much. He came into a team alongside players such as Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard and didn't look out of place."

More from Chris Coleman after Wales's 2-0 defeat at home to Belgium: "I know the referee only has one look at it but I've watched the sending off time and time again and for me it is not a sending off.

"The free-kick for the second goal was never a free-kick and one or two challenges from them went unnoticed, so maybe the ref could have been kinder to us."

Wales boss Chris Coleman: "I am very very proud of the players, we knew it would be a tough game even if we were at full strength, which we weren't. Then we went down to 10 men and one or two questionable decisions went against us. But we dug deep, showed a lot of passion and organisation and I don't think the players can have given any more than they did."

England manager Roy Hodgson, speaking after his team's 5-0 win in Moldova: "In the first half, not only did we attack well but we defended well. We were quick to win the ball back when we didn't have it.

"Certainly 3-0 was a very pleasing scoreline at half-time. Even in the second half, we played some good football and scored two more goals. My only concern is the injury to John Terry. I don't think it's a very serious injury, but Tuesday is very close. I will have to wait and see what the doctors tell me."

Germany only beat the Faroe Islands 3-0 in the end, rather letting me down to be honest, while Abou Diaby's goal was enough for France to win in Finland.

Belgium defender Vincent Kompany after the 2-0 win over Wales: "It was not our best performance, but over the years with this team we have played so many good games without getting the result. To win 2-0 in Wales is a good result because plenty of teams will drop points here.

"I am not sure the sending off helped us too much because Wales were very organised at the back and fighting for every ball, and they had Gareth Bale on the counter-attack so it was still a very tricky game."

Tom Cleverley, speaking after England's 5-0 win in Moldova: "The win's the important thing. A 5-0 victory anywhere is a good result. I'm happy.

"We all know where each other is in midfield, and we can all rotate it with the runs forward. So if Steve (Gerrard) or Frank (Lampard) goes forward, one of us will hang back."

Frank Lampard after England's 5-0 win in Moldova: "The key was the start. These can be tough places to come, and we were expected to win. But the way we started showed our intentions and we were comfortable at half-time.

"Tom Cleverley's a pleasure to play alongside. He's going to be part of the team for years to come. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was brilliant in the first half too.

"We're always looking for ways to improve. We took our foot off the pedal in the second half. We need to keep it up for 90 minutes against Ukraine."

In the other game in England's Group H, Montenegro and Poland drew 2-2, which also helps England out.

So then, what do we make of that? A very solid start from Roy Hodgson's England, who were excellent in the opening half hour and picked up again at the end.

Wales fans - feeling hard done by?

A flurry of late corners for Wales, in a spell started by some great work by Gareth Bale that sees him leave Marouane Fellaini for dead in the centre-circle. Bale surges forward before firing in a shot that is deflected wide. He hasn't given up yet, even if there are only seconds left in Cardiff.

A bit of bad news for Everton fans though - Fifa have refused to ratify the loan transfer of Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe from Club Brugge.

We are still playing in Cardiff.

Thomas Vermaelen almost makes it 3-0 to Belgium with a piledriver which flies just over the bar.

England are pouring forwards, and Theo Walcott could make it six but he doesn't catch his shot properly and it's straight at the Moldovan keeper.

A brief spell of pressure from Moldova, who have been a real threat from corners all night. Joe Hart looks troubled by one ball in but John Terry is able to head it clear in the end.

Remember earlier on when Republic of Ireland scored twice in the last minute to come from behind and beat Kazakhstan 2-1? It has moved their coach Miroslav Beranek to produce a brilliant line.

He said: "Football showed its brutal face to us tonight."

Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni admitted his side were lucky. He said: "I think it's honest to say that we have been a little bit lucky in this game.

"I think we had a psychological block after we conceded because usually we have a good reaction when that happens but we didn't today."

It was a great hit by James Milner, nobody else seemed to want to hit it though. Credit that quartet for eventually finishing an incisive breakaway though.

Jermain Defoe, by the way, now has 17 goals in an England shirt - the same as David Beckham.

Wales threaten from the resulting corner too, with only some last-ditch defending stopping Ashley Williams from getting on the end of it, and I think we can add set-pieces to Wales' hopes of salvaging something from their night.

James Milner is plugging away down that right-hand side, with Theo Walcott playing alongside Jermain Defoe in attack. Milner beats his man again and fires in a cross but Moldova get it away well. Into the last 25 minutes now.

More Belgium pressure. Romelu Lukaku, on as a second-half substitute for Kevin Mirallas, has just headed over after getting on the end of another inviting cross from Dries Mertens. Jan Vertonghen has also wasted a decent opening, after running into the area down the left but he fired a low shot into the side netting. Wales' 10 men are not seeing much of the ball, much less threatening an equaliser.

Michael Carrick gifts the ball away with a very slack header and England are almost caught on the break. This is a more familiar England away performance, it's all gone a bit careless.

Here's the first signs of sloppy play from England as they are caught in possession on the edge of their own area and almost get into trouble. They haven't found that early tempo again as yet.

It has been all Belgium so far in the second half. No clear chances for Marc Wilmots' side yet but Eden Hazard has fired a low shot straight at Boaz Myhill after working himself space to shoot on the left-hand side of the box. Wales' only chance of salvaging something from this one appears to be to keep the score at 1-0 and catching the visitors on the break.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has looked very sharp tonight, and after a good run and pass James Milner rather wastes a crossing chance on the right. I fancy Theo Walcott for a run out at some point.

Belgium have started in control in Cardiff. Any sort of result for Wales from here would be a brilliant effort.

Frank Lampard is wearing the captain's armband now and will have his eye on completing a first hat-trick for England. Let's have a hatful lads...

England's players are back out on the pitch. Will Roy rest a load of players now or push on for more goals?

Germany have let me down so far, they are only 1-0 up at home to the Faroe Islands, while England pour on the goals. A role reversal?

It's fair to say Wales boss Chris Coleman and the home fans are not big fans of Swedish referee Stefan Johannesson. A lot of decisions are going Belgium's way - Marouane Fellaini just shoved Ashley Williams out of the way to get on the end of a corner but no foul was given. Coleman is getting increasingly angry on the touchline, because it seems everything is against him tonight.

In Cardiff, it probably won't surprise you to hear that it has been all Belgium since James Collins was sent off. Wales are sitting back and defending deep and in numbers, but the Belgians are finding space on the flanks and curling in some decent crosses. They are creating chances now too - Dries Mertens has just curled a shot wide after cutting into the box. Wales have lost all three of their friendlies since Chris Coleman took charge, without scoring a goal. I think he would settle for a clean sheet in his first competitive game as boss.

Frank Lampard is up to 25 goals for England now by the way, he has moved ahead of Geoff Hurst on the all-time list and is one goal behind Bryan Robson.

Cristiano Ronaldo has cheered up a but - he's just equalised for Portugal in Luxembourg.

Tom Cleverley flashes a low shot just wide as England look to kill this one off.

England win a free-kick through another soft-looking handball. It's on the edge of the box, Frank Lampard rolls it into the path of skipper Steven Gerrard who crunches a rising drive which flies just over the bar. Close.

In Cardiff, Wales are offering a bit more in terms of penetration at the moment, mainly thanks to Gareth Bale. He has just dashed down the right flank, leaving Spurs team-mate Jan Vertonghen in his wake, and got along the Belgian by-line before clipping over a cross. If it had been a couple of yards lower it would have been perfect for Simon Church to head in from point-blank range… but, sadly for Chris Coleman's side, it flies out of play.

Moldova are having a decent spell now. England looked on a different level in that opening 15 minutes but the hosts are having a strong five minutes.

Luxembourg are beating Portugal. Madness.

Daniel Da Mota Alves has put them ahead. That really will make Cristiano Ronaldo sad.

Frank Lampard's goal was the 100th penalty taken by England in internationals, and the 69th to be converted. A decent hit-rate that. Moldova then have their first sight of goal with a dipping 30-yard effort from Arthur Patras. It's a good hit but Joe Hart is able to let it go high and wide.

We have not seen much of an attacking threat from this star-studded Belgian side so far - they definitely prefer the patient passing approach, and it is all about possession from their point of view. All very pretty, but Wales are well organised at the back and keeping them at arm's length. Eden Hazard has not had the same impact we've seen in a Chelsea shirt yet.

Good save again to deny England a second. James Milner crosses from the right, Stanislav Namsco punches it feebly out to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the edge of the box but the keeper then recovers well to save the Arsenal man's volley.

A first sight of goal for Wales, after Steve Morison flicks on a high ball into the Belgium area. Thomas Vermaelen tries to head it back to Thibaut Courtois but David Edwards nips in to intercept and fires into the side-netting from a tight angle.

First sign of a threat from Belgium as new Everton signing Kevin Mirallas runs at the back four, but Darcy Blake gets across to cover.

In Cardiff, it's been a steady start in a fairly scrappy opening. No danger at either end as yet.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain shows his pace in a early burst down the left, where he is starting out. Tom Cleverley, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are all narrow in midfield in the opening seconds.

Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has claimed a hat-trick for Bosnia-Herzegovina against Liechtenstein. His team-mate Vedad Ibisevic has also just completed a treble, with Bosnia now 8-1 up.

Wales boss Chris Coleman speaking before kick-off about losing Joe Allen: "We have had a setback today, Joe has trained all week and yesterday felt a little pull, but then he picked up a virus and a temperature.

"He has been in bed all day so there was no chance of him playing. Losing Joe is a big blow but we are here and it is us against then, we have got to get our game right."

In Cardiff, captains Vincent Kompany and Aaron Ramsey are reading out a message about respect and fair play. Belgium have a very natty away kit on display, black with a yellow and red sash across the front.

England manager Roy Hodgson says that Jermain Defoe was picked as he is "playing regularly for Tottenham and playing well." He says that comfortable wins are hard to come by and he cannot relax going into this game.

The Belgium fans in Cardiff are holding up a banner which says "Respect Gary Speed." Respect is due indeed.

There's been a lot of chat about the state of the pitch in Chisinau, but on first viewing it's hardly a mudpit from the 1980s. Nothing much to worry about.

Wing-backs? Now we are back in Glenn Hoddle territory. Graeme Le Saux on the left, Darren Anderton down the right. Lovely.

Former Wales captain Kevin Ratcliffe on BBC Radio Wales: "It's going to be very difficult for Wales, particularly since they haven't got anywhere near their best side out. If Wales get a draw it will be a fantastic result. Wales might have to rely on Gareth Bale to offer any threat, but Belgium are massive favourites."

I've just seen the German team who are taking on the Faroe Islands. Mario Gomez is missing and Lukas Podolski is only on the bench but there are goals to be had there. Miroslav Klose - fill your boots.

Just over half an hour to go then until kick-off in Cardiff and Chisinau. You are not exactly delighted with the England XI tonight it seems, while Joe Allen being struck with ilness is another bad break for Wales.

Two wins for the home nations then?

Just the seven Premier League players in the Belgium team to face Wales tonight then.

Thomas Vermaelen, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen, Mousa Dembele, Marouane Fellaini, Kevin Mirallas and Eden Hazard all start in Cardiff.

Michael Carrick is on the bench for England tonight so his journey wasn't totally wasted. He's joined on there by Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge so there are attacking options in reseve for Roy Hodgson. If he wants them.

Germany are at home to the Faroe Islands tonight by the way, and they seem to be the only team any more who properly put these minnows away. How many will Germany rack up? Seven? Eight? Goals in that one, surely...

We're into the last few minutes in Kazakhstan. Somone get Roy Keane on the phone...

It's a 50th cap for Jermain Defoe tonight, and I'm not sure Michael Carrick will be too impressed after coming out of exile, flying all the way to Moldova only to again not be picked.

He could have had his feet up watching the Paralympics right now.

So Jermain Defoe is preferred to Danny Welbeck then. Thoughts?

Shane Long is on now for the Republic of Ireland as they edge towards a shambolic defeat. Can the West Brom man make the difference?

Also in the England side on that day were Nick Barmby - who netted - and Andy Hinchcliffe down the left wing. Now there was a man who could cross a ball...

Tonight is Roy Hodgson's first World Cup qualifier as England boss, and those of you with a long memory may recall that Moldova was also the venue for Glenn Hoddle's first qualifier in 1996.

A certain Mr. D. Beckham made his debut that day. Whatever happened to him?

Kazakhstan still lead against the Republic. Striker Kevin Doyle is on for the Irish in place of Simon Cox but no clear-cut chances for the visitors so far in the second half.

As we hit the hour mark in Kazakhstan, it's the hosts who have looked most likely to score, with Ulan Konysbayev having a shot just over the top. No sign of a fightback from the Republic just yet...

I'm not a firm believer in the Fifa rankings - England being third in the list my main bone of contention - but they do highlight the scale of upset on the cards in Astana.

Republic of Ireland are currently ranked at 26 in the world, with Kazakhstan way down in 142nd spot. Ouch.

So not the best of starts for the teams on our radar so far.

The Republic of Ireland have 45 minutes to turn it around yet though, before England take on Moldova and Wales face a tasty-looking Belgian side at 19:45 BST.

We are into the final few minutes in Moscow, where it looks like a comfortable home win for Fabio Capello and his boys.

Back in Moscow, that man Alexander Kerzhakov goes close again with another long-range free-kick which flies just wide. He cannot buy an international goal.

That's exactly what it was, a good old-fashioned shoulder charge. But Craig Cathcart was the wrong side of his man and ultimately prevented him from getting on to the ball so I was not too surprised to see a penalty awarded.

What a run from Vladimir Bystrov! He beats three or four men in a mazy dribble before he goes down right on the edge of the area, drawing the foul from Gareth McAuley and winning a free-kick in a very dangerous spot.

Russia have stepped off the gas a tad here. It all stems from Fabio Capello taking off playmaker Alan Dzagoev, who was running the show. What was all that about? Maybe the midfielder was carrying an injury. He didn't seem too impressed when he trudged off though.

Half way through the first half in Astana but despite plenty of Republic of Ireland huff and puff there is still no breakthrough. If anything, Kazakhstan are looking the more fluent in possession.

Nothing much to report from Kazakhstan, where it remains goalless between the hosts and the Republic of Ireland.

Russia come again, down their right this time, Vladimir Bystrov skins Craig Cathcart to motor into the box and put in a dangerous cut-back across the face of goal, but it's brilliantly read by Jonny Evans who hacks it away. As long as it remains 1-0, Northern Ireland cannot be ruled out of this one.

A bright start for Northern Ireland, as first Aaron Hughes and then Jamie Ward are able to put in dangerous crosses from the right. Kyle Lafferty is sniffing around on both occasions but the mighty figure of Vasili Berezutskiy heads away.

A bit of domestic news just in for you - and former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is back in football after accepting an advisory role at League One side Bournemouth.

That's where it all started for 'Arry of course. Can he bring the glory days back to Dean Court?

You can listen to full live commentary of the England match tonight on 5 live Sport from 19:00 BST. Mike Ingham and Alan Green are your commentary team, with analysis from former England international Danny Mills. Alistair Bruce-Ball reports from the Millennium Stadium where Wales face Belgium.

Have we had any successful Russian imports? I put to you Dmitri Kharine and Andrei Kanchelskis - any one top that?

It's been all Russia for the last 10 minutes or so, but here's a slight sighter for Northern Ireland. Corry Evans picks out Kyle Lafferty with a fine ball over the top, the former Rangers man controls it well but his low shot is easy for Igor Akinfeev to field. Five minutes of the first half remain.

We were just having the same chat here at BBC towers Don. He looked a class act at the Euros and has impressed again so far. Is there a slight quetsion mark over Russian players in England so far though? Arsenal fans, can you seen Andrey Arshavin featuring much this season?

Alan Dzagoev made that goal. He really seems to be able to spot a pass that split second ahead of his team-mates and is a real threat in and around the box. Northern Ireland need to hang on until the break now.

Northern Ireland are finding space to operate in midfield nicely now, with captain Steven Davis seeing plenty of the ball. I'm sure Fabio Capello will want to see more urgency from his Russian side though. After a bright start it's all gone a bit pedestrian.

Chris, have you considered a career in coaching?

This is better from the visitors, as they maintain a spell of possession. Corry Evans is able to carry the ball menacingly through midfield but he loses control at a vital moment just as he was lining up the shot. Russia break well but Alan Dzagoev can't find a final ball on this occasion. Midway through the first half and so far, so good for Northern Ireland.

Kyle Lafferty is working hard up front on his own and the FC Sion man does well to earn a corner here. Chris Brunt delivers it to the back stick and West Brom team-mate Gareth McAuley wins it, but his header runs tamely wide.

That's the brightest moment for Northern Ireland so far. Can they hurt Russia?

Lovely move from Russia as they cut Northern Ireland open. Alan Dzagoev picks up the ball on the edge of the box, shapes to shoot but instead threads a pass through to Alexander Kerzhakov. He gets a shot away but is tracked well by Gareth McAuley who takes the sting out of the effort and Roy Carroll saves again. Russia starting to look dangerous though.

A few of you have reminded me that of course, former Spurs man Roman Pavlyuchenko does now play in Russia, at Lokomotiv Moscow. In that case I don't know why Fabio Capello hasn't picked him, but he's not involved.

Alexander Kerzhakov is involved here though, and he brings the first save out of Roy Carroll with a deflected effort from 25 yards which the former Manchester United man saves with ease.

Alan Dzagoev is indeed a fine player, as he proved in the summer. He almost creates the first goal of the evening with a ball in from the left but Roy Carroll is able to claim from in front of Vladimir Bystrov.

Around 200 Northern Irish fans have made the trip apparently. A great effort that.

Micheal O'Neill's side have lined up with Kyle Lafferty very much up front on his own. Could be a long night ahead for big Kyle.

We are having a minute's silence in Moscow - kick-off is imminent.

Fabio Capello has only named players based in Russia in his squad, so there is no Andrey Arshavin, Pavel Pogrebnyak or Roman Pavlyuchenko for Northern Ireland to worry about.

This is not only a big night for Roy Hodgson - it's also the competitive debut for his predecessor Fabio Capello as Russia boss.

Kick-off against the Northern Irish is only 10 minutes away, and the team news is filtering through.

Tonight's selected games:

Russia v Northern Ireland (16:00 BST)

Kazakhstan v Republic of Ireland (17:00 BST)

Moldova v England (19:45 BST)

Wales v Belgium (19:45 BST)

But tonight is not all about England. Oh no.

There are 22 qualifying ties kicking off across Europe over the course of the next few hours, and while I'd love to bring you minute by minute updates on Malta v Armenia and Albania v Cyprus, we'll be sticking to the games closer to home.

And here's what lies in store for them...

Believe it or not, it was just 790 days ago that Andres Iniesta won the 2010 World Cup for Spain in Johannesburg, clubbing a shot past Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg to seal a 1-0 win in extra-time.

We've seen a lot of action in the two years or since that goal; Fernando Torres has had his ups and downs, Emile Heskey has retired from international duty, and Roy Hodgson is now England manager.

But the World Cup is back, and tonight Roy begins his first qualifying campaign in Moldova. Can he lead the Three Lions to Brazil? We will get the first clues in just a few hours...