Les Bleus face the blues

Spain no different

They are two points adrift of leader Serbia-Montenegro. The Serbs face Bosnia-Herzegovina with a win consigning the Spanish to the play-offs if they see off minnows San Marino. If Serbia draw Spain could claim top spot. But for that they need a five-goal winning margin.

Other photo finishes

8226; Czechs face a must-win game with Finland to either take one of the two best runner-up spots or go through to the play-offs.

8226; Turkey are in a tense fight for a play-off. The Turks must win in Albania to shut out Denmark, only a point behind and up against modest Kazakhstan.

8226; Greece are virtually down and out. They are fourth in the group and need a win against Georgia and then pray that Turkey and Denmark slip up.

8226; Sweden can qualify if they beat Iceland and hope Croatia lose to Hungary

In South America, there is one key issue

The battle for fifth place and a play-off tie against Australia. Uruguay are a point ahead of Colombia and Chile but have the toughest task, beating Argentina.