Fernando Llorente scored twice to help world champion Spain beat Lithuania 3-1 Friday in a 2012 European Championship qualifier.

Goals from Miroslav Klose and Mesut Oezil gave Germany a 3-0 win Friday over Turkey and a three-point lead at the top of Group A in European Championship qualifying.

Russia raced to a three-goal lead Friday before surviving a late fightback from Ireland to earn a 3-2 win in a European Championship qualifier.

Italy struggled against an obdurate Northern Ireland defense Friday and could only draw 0-0 in the teams' 2012 European Championship qualifier.

Mirko Vucinic scored in the 67th minute to help Montenegro beat Switzerland 1-0 Friday for its third straight victory in European Championships qualifying.

Vassilis Torosidis scored in the second half to give Greece a 1-0 victory over Latvia on Friday in a 2012 European Championship qualifier.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored his sixth goal in three 2012 European Championship qualifiers to lead the Netherlands to a 1-0 victory Friday over Moldova.

After a humiliating World Cup, the French soccer team hopes gaining insights into human behavior can put it on course again.

Spain will have to overcome the loss of a handful of key players when they face Lithuania in Salamanca.

Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, voted the top player at the World Cup in South Africa, is skipping Friday's friendly against Indonesia in Jakarta.