EURO ROUND-UP
Japan, Australia, Iran and South Korea already know they will be joining hosts Brazil at the 2014 World Cup finals and we are not far away from seeing the first European qualifiers too. Nothing will be decided tonight but, if Group B leaders Italy beat Bulgaria in Palermo (1945 BST), they can seal their place by beating the Czech Republic in Torino on Tuesday.
Similarly in Group D, the Netherlands, the only European team with a 100% winning record in qualifying, also have their fate in their own hands, and will book their berth with two more wins on the road, firstly against Estonia (1930 BST) and then in Andorra next week.
Other pace-setters - Germany (Group C), Switzerland (Group E), and Bosnia (Group G) - can also seal their qualification with back-to-back wins tonight and Tuesday, but only if other results go their way.