• FIFA World Cup qualifying resumes in Africa and Europe
• Senegal, Portugal and holders France among the teams in action
• Crunch encounters include Norway-Netherlands and Russia-Croatia

After a busy few months of international football, from continental championships to the battle for Olympic gold, the focus this week returns to FIFA World Cup™ qualifying.

The road to Qatar resumes in both Africa and Europe today, with some tasty fixtures in each continent whetting the appetite for a packed week of preliminary action.

Fixtures: Wednesday 1 September

Africa

Group C Central African Republic-Cabo Verde

Group E Mali-Rwanda

Group F Libya-Gabon

Group H Senegal-Togo

Group I Guinea-Bissau-Guinea

Europe

Group A Portugal-Republic of Ireland Luxembourg-Azerbaijan

Group D Kazakhstan-Ukraine France-Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group F Denmark-Scotland Moldova-Austria Faroe Islands-Israel

Group G Norway-Netherlands Turkey-Montenegro Latvia-Gibraltar

Group H Malta-Cyprus Slovenia-Slovakia Russia-Croatia