Danes down Portugal, France win

LONDON – Denmark scored two goals in the final minutes to come back and beat Portugal 3-2, Germany salvaged a 3-3 draw at Finland and both England and France produced victories to relieve the pressure on their coaches Wednesday in World Cup qualifying.

Daniel Jensen headed in the winning goal in injury time to cap a late comeback for the Danes, who trailed 2-1 in the 86th minute. Finland led three times against Germany, but the three-time World Cup champions got three goals from Miroslav Klose to secure the draw.England teenager Theo Walcott also scored three goals in a 4-1 win over Croatia that came only four days after the team struggled to beat Andorra.France’s humiliating loss at Austria on Saturday put Raymond Domenech’s future under scrutiny, but the World Cup runner-up overcame Serbia 2-1.World Cup champion Italy, which squeezed past Cyprus in its Group 8 opener, beat Georgia 2-0, and European champion Spain defeated Armenia 4-0.Nani gave Portugal the lead in the 42nd in Lisbon, but Nicklas Bendtner equalized for Denmark in the 84th.Deco restored the host team’s lead two minutes later, but Christopher Poulsen scored in the 90th and Jensen added the other to complete the upset.Also in Group 1, Albania beat Malta 3-0 and Sweden defeated Hungary 2-1.Russia beat Wales 2-1 and Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein drew 0-0.Shay Given made several saves to give Ireland a 0-0 draw at Montenegro to remain second behind Italy.England leads Group 6 on goal difference ahead of Ukraine, which beat Kazakhstan 3-1.Serhiy Nazarenko scored two goals and Andriy Shevchenko added the other.Belarus won 3-1 at Andorra.Tomas Danilevicius scored twice as Lithuania took charge of Group 7 with a 2-0 victory over Austria that maintains its perfect record.Razvan Cocis gave Romania a 1-0 win at the Faeroe Islands.Zvjezdan Misimovic scored a hat trick in Bosnia’s 7-0 victory over Estonia.Spain leads the group with six points, two more than Turkey and Belgium, which drew 1-1.In Group 3, Northern Ireland held the Czech Republic to a 0-0 draw, Slovenia beat Slovakia 2-1, and Poland won 2-0 at San Marino.Greece maintained its Group 2 lead with a 2-0 victory at Latvia, and Israel rallied to beat Moldova 2-1.Luxembourg produced the shock of the night, earning a 2-1 win at Switzerland.The Netherlands opened its Group 9 campaign with John Heitinga and Rafael van der Vaart scoring in a 2-1 win at Macedonia.Kirk Broadfoot scored on his debut to lead 10-man Scotland to a 2-1 victory over Iceland.Nampa-APFinland led three times against Germany, but the three-time World Cup champions got three goals from Miroslav Klose to secure the draw.England teenager Theo Walcott also scored three goals in a 4-1 win over Croatia that came only four days after the team struggled to beat Andorra.France’s humiliating loss at Austria on Saturday put Raymond Domenech’s future under scrutiny, but the World Cup runner-up overcame Serbia 2-1.World Cup champion Italy, which squeezed past Cyprus in its Group 8 opener, beat Georgia 2-0, and European champion Spain defeated Armenia 4-0.Nani gave Portugal the lead in the 42nd in Lisbon, but Nicklas Bendtner equalized for Denmark in the 84th.Deco restored the host team’s lead two minutes later, but Christopher Poulsen scored in the 90th and Jensen added the other to complete the upset.Also in Group 1, Albania beat Malta 3-0 and Sweden defeated Hungary 2-1.Russia beat Wales 2-1 and Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein drew 0-0.Shay Given made several saves to give Ireland a 0-0 draw at Montenegro to remain second behind Italy.England leads Group 6 on goal difference ahead of Ukraine, which beat Kazakhstan 3-1.Serhiy Nazarenko scored two goals and Andriy Shevchenko added the other.Belarus won 3-1 at Andorra.Tomas Danilevicius scored twice as Lithuania took charge of Group 7 with a 2-0 victory over Austria that maintains its perfect record.Razvan Cocis gave Romania a 1-0 win at the Faeroe Islands.Zvjezdan Misimovic scored a hat trick in Bosnia’s 7-0 victory over Estonia.Spain leads the group with six points, two more than Turkey and Belgium, which drew 1-1.In Group 3, Northern Ireland held the Czech Republic to a 0-0 draw, Slovenia beat Slovakia 2-1, and Poland won 2-0 at San Marino.Greece maintained its Group 2 lead with a 2-0 victory at Latvia, and Israel rallied to beat Moldova 2-1.Luxembourg produced the shock of the night, earning a 2-1 win at Switzerland.The Netherlands opened its Group 9 campaign with John Heitinga and Rafael van der Vaart scoring in a 2-1 win at Macedonia.Kirk Broadfoot scored on his debut to lead 10-man Scotland to a 2-1 victory over Iceland.Nampa-AP