English Premier Division and Italian Serie A updates from matches played on Saturday.
England, without star players Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard, beat Belarus 3–0 at Wembley on Wednesday evening with help from a strong performance by David Beckham.
Argentina are favourites to come out on top of Wednesday's three-way race for South America's remaining World Cup places.
The U.S. men's national soccer team qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next summer with a stunning 3-2 victory over Honduras on Saturday night.
World Champions Italy secured a spot in next years soccer World Cup with a 2-2 draw against Ireland in Dublin.
Albanian oil magnate Rezart Taci would buy AC Milan if owner Silvio Berlusconi decided to sell.
Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka scored as Chelsea beat Liverpool 2–0 on Sunday to take over top spot in the English Premier League after Manchester United failed to beat Sunderland.
Argentina coach Diego Maradona called up Rodrigo Brana as cover for captain Javier Mascherano who has muscle fatigue.
Gennaro Gattuso has returned to the Italy squad but Sampdoria play-maker Antonio Cassano was again omitted on Sunday.
England coach Fabio Capello has warned his players against playing with arrogance in the build up to next year's World Cup finals.