Friday saw 23 qualifiers take place as the qualifying groups move to their conclusion. With 14 teams (9 group winners, and 5 runners-up) looking to join the hosts (Poland and Ukraine), there were many crucial matches played, and the first side, Germany, assuring their comforatable passage through.
Group A: Germany's 6-2 caning of Austria clinched top spot, while 10-man Turkey moved second with a very late winner over Kazakhstan as Belgium could only draw and dropped to third.
Group B: Russia's 1-0 win over Macedonia took them top, two points ahead of Ireland and Slovakia who drew 0-0 in Dublin. The Irish, who missed two great chances late in the game, are away to Russia on Tuesday.
Group C: Italy struggled to a 1-0 win away to the Faroe Islands, but have all but clinched top spot as Slovenia lost ground with a 2-1 loss at home to Estonia. Serbia may now be best placed for second after winning 1-0 away to Northern Ireland.
Group D: France's 2-1 win away to Albania has them three points clear of Bosnia-Herzegovina who defeated Belarus and moved past them into second. Romania remain in the hunt after predictably winning in Luxembourg.
Group E: Holland hammered San Marino 11-0 to be six points clear of Sweden and Hungary, after Hungary defeated the Swedes 2-1 in Budapest.
Group F: Greece scored a vital 1-0 win in Israel to top the group by one point over Croatia who won in Malta. Georgia's 1-0 loss at home to Latvia takes them out of the running, with Israel still just in the hunt four points adrift of Greece.
Group G: England took a big step towards winning their group, with a three goal first half away to Bulgaria. Although they didn't add to their tally in the second half, news from Wales that the home side had triumphed 2-1 over Montenegro more than made up for any further entertainment for the travelling fans. England now have a three point lead, and a big lead in goal difference, with two to play.
Group H: Portugal won 4-0 at Cyprus, and stay level on points with Norway, 1-0 winners at home to Iceland. Denmark are now three points behind with a game in hand after having the night off.
Group I: the only game was Lithiania's disappointing 0-0 home draw with Liecthenstein, so Spain and the Czech Republic remain on course for first and second in this group. Scotland host the Czech's on Saturday in a must win game for the Scots if they are to have any chance of challenging for a place in the finals.
See all the tables here and Friday's results and next weeks fixtures here.
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