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Finland grabbed a late goal to earn a surprise 1-1 draw in Spain on Friday,punishing the champions ahead of next weeks table-topping clash with France in World Cup Group I qualifying. Striker Teemu Pukki scored from a counter-attack in the 79th minute,his teams first attempt on target after they had withstood waves of attacks from Spain.
Defender Sergio Ramos,wearing the captain8217;s armband on his 100th appearance,had broken the deadlock with a header from a corner just after halftime but Vicente del Bosques side struggled to make their dominance count.
Higuain stars for Argentina
Striker Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as Argentina romped to a 3-0 home win over Venezuela to stay firmly in charge of the South American World Cup qualifiers on Friday.
Lionel Messi,who was in scintillating form and created a string of chances,converted a penalty between Higuain8217;s goals as Argentina cemented top position of the group with 23 points from 10 matches,four points ahead of Colombia. Other teams with their eyes on Rio who stumbled included Portugal,who trailed 3-1 in Israel before recovering for a 3-3 draw and Sweden who were held to a 0-0 draw by Ireland.
EUROPEAN RESULTS
Group A: Scotland 1 2 Wales,Macedonia 0 2 Belgium,Croatia 2 0 Serbia; Group B: Bulgaria 6 0 Malta,Czech Republic 0 3 Denmark; Group C: Sweden 0 0 Ireland,Austria 6 0 Faroe Islands Kazakhstan 0 3 Germany; Group D: Hungary 2 2 Romania,Andorra 0 2 Turkey,Netherlands 3 0 Estonia; Group F: Luxembourg 0 0 Azerbaijan Israel 3 3 Portugal; Group G: Bosnia 3 1 Greece,Liechtenstein 1 Latvia 1,Slovakia 1 1 Lithuania; Group H: Poland 1 3 Ukraine,Moldova 0 1 Montenegro,San Marino 0 8 England; Group I:Spain 1 1 Finland,France 3 1 Georgia
