Spain saw off Lithuania 3-1 in Salamanca to take their tally to six points from two games and move to the top of Group I with all three goals coming from headers -- two by Fernando Llorente and one from David Silva. Germany stayed top of Group A with a 3-0 win over Turkey in Berlin, Miroslav Klose scoring twice, while the Dutch won 1-0 in Moldova to take over first place in Group E with a Klaas-Jan Huntelaar strike.
Portugal beat Denmark 3-1 in Porto with Nani scoring twice in two minutes and Cristiano Ronaldo adding the third to jump from fourth to second in Group H behind surprise leaders Norway.
Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Northern Ireland in Belfast but remained top of Group C with second-placed Serbia slumping to an unexpected 3-1 defeat at home to unfancied Estonia. Montenegrobeat Switzerland 1-0 to preserve a 100 percent record. Russia held on to beat Ireland 3-2 in Dublin.
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