European Championship Qualification

Luka Modric Luka Modric only completed 45 minutes of Croatia's meeting with Bulgaria and coach Ante Cacic has confirmed it was down to injury.

Gareth Bale Results elsewhere meant that Wales booked their place at Euro 2016 despite falling to a 2-0 defeat in their penultimate qualifier in Bosnia.

Wales booked their place at Euro 2016 even though they were beaten 2-0 by a Bosnia side that managed to keep their own hopes alive.

Fernando Santos While Fernando Santos does not consider Portugal to be favourites for Euro 2016, he is sure they can challenge for the title.

Antonio Conte Antonio Conte was a relieved man having guided Italy to the Euro 2016 finals with victory in Baku.

Gary Cahill Stand-in England captain Gary Cahill cannot wait to see his side test themselves against Spain and France.

Wesley Sneijder Georginio Wijnaldum and Wesley Sneijder guided Netherlands to a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan to keep their Euro 2016 hopes alive.

Theo Walcott England have a 100 per cent record in Euro 2016 qualifying but Theo Walcott accepts it will count for little without tournament success.

Paco Alcacer Paco Alcacer hopes to sustain a rich vein of form for Spain as Vicente del Bosque's side struggle with injuries to their main strikers.

Gianluigi Buffon Italy can qualify for Euro 2016 with a win against Azerbaijan and Gianluigi Buffon has urged his side to be ruthless.