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WC Wrap: Portugal, France clinch WC spots

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France 2-1 Belarus

France beat Belarus 2-1 to finish top of Group A.

Antoine Griezmann put France ahead in the 27th minute after being set up by Blaise Matuidi. Olivier Giroud then doubled their lead six minutes later before Anton Saroka pulled one back on the stroke of half-time.

That proved to be the last goal of the game as Les Bleus booked their spot in Russia.

Netherlands 2-0 Sweden

The Netherlands fell short of making the World Cup finals despite a 2-0 win over Sweden.

Arjen Robben drew first blood for Holland with a 16th minute penalty before netting his second 24 minutes later.

However, the Netherlands had gone into the fixture needing a miraculous 7-0 win to survive. Instead, they slumped to third in Group A behind France and Sweden.

Portugal 2-0 Switzerland

Portugal booked their place in the World Cup by virtue of a 2-0 win over Switzerland.

A 41st minute Johan Djourou own goal sent Portugal into half-time ahead. André Silva then consolidated their lead with a 57th minute strike.

As a result, the European champions leapfrogged Switzerland and went top of Group B. Their opponents tonight will now have to qualify via the playoffs.

Belgium 4-0 Cyprus

Belgium rounded off their qualification campaign in style with a 4-0 win over Cyprus.

Eden Hazard opened the scoring in the 12th minute with what was the only goal of the first half. In the seventh minute after the break, they scored their second through Thorgan Hazard.

Eden Hazard all but sealed the game with a 63rd minute penalty before a Romelu Lukaku strike put the cherry on top 15 minutes later.

Other results:

Estonia 1-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

Greece 4-0 Gibraltar

Hungary 1-0 Faroe Islands

Latvia 4-0 Andorra
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