World Cup clockwatch: Scotland 2-0 Denmark, Swiss qualify, Italy in play-offs – live!

• 9.46pm GMT21:46 Full-time: Switzerland 4-0 Bulgaria
• 9.40pm GMT21:40 Full-time scores
• 9.39pm GMT21:39 Full-time: Scotland 2-0 Denmark
• 9.38pm GMT21:38 Full-time: Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy
• 9.37pm GMT21:37 GOAL! Switzerland 4-0 Bulgaria (Freuler 90+1)
• 9.35pm GMT21:35 Full-time: San Marino 0-10 England
• 9.31pm GMT21:31 GOAL! Austria 4-1 Moldova (Ljubicic 83)

Here’s David Hytner’s report from San Marino:

And here are Garry Southgate’s thoughts: “Our qualification was earned away in Budapest, away in Warsaw, away in Albania. I’ve got to credit all of our players and staff for a really good year. Even in a game like tonight, we can’t do anything about the level of the opposition, but their mentality was terrific. If I’d left Harry Kane on for the last half an hour, we’d have had Wayne Rooney’s family on the phone telling us to get him off! He’s a phenomenal goalscorer, and has obviously not had the opportunity in some of those games where there have been a lot of goals available, and we wanted him to have that opportunity tonight. He took it well. We finished with a very young side and a lot of promise for the future. It was important for Trent Alexander-Arnold to have an enjoyable England night, and he’s shown fabulous quality for a couple of assists, and he’ll go back feeling a big part of what’s happened. This is a good opportunity to look at some of the younger players and what experiences they might need before the World Cup.”

Courtesy of Scott Murray, who was on England duty, here’s what Haitch Kane had to say post-match: “Fantastic. We was expected to win but we did a great job. As you see with the other groups, it’s not that easy to qualify. When we win our games people write off the opposition, but it’s a tough battle and to go through is a fantastic feeling. Every time I wear an England shirt I’m proud and when I score goals it’s a great feeling. We still need to keep working, we are improving year on year.”

Ahem.

As for Group F, Denmark finish top with 27 from 10 – they won their first nine games – and Scotland, who beat them tonight, come second with 23. Israel are tihrd with 16, Austria fourth also with 16, Faroe Islands fifth with four and Moldova sixth with one.

Switzerland top Group C with 18 points from eight games; Italy finish on 16, Northern Ireland nine, Bulgaria eight and Lithuania three. NI will regret taking just one point from Bulgaria, but they’re a solid outfit and will hope to improve in qualifying for Euro 2024.

Switzerland go to the World Cup! They’ve got very very good at qualifying for stuff.

England top Group I with 26 points from 10 games and had they lost tonight they’d still have done so. Poland make the playoffs with 20, while Albania finish on 18, Hungary 17, Andorra 6 and San Marino 0.

It’s going off in Lucerne, where Shaqiri has just been withdrawn to receive a richly-deserved standing ovation. He devastated Bulgaria in the second half.

Group C

Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy

Switzerland 4-0 Bulgaria (three minutes of injury-time left)

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Group F

Austria 4-1 Moldova

Israel 3-2 Faroe Islands

Scotland 2-0 Denmark

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Group I

Albania 1-0 Andorra

Poland 1-2 Hungary

San Marino 0-10 England

A tremendous result and a terrific performance from Scotland, who hand Denmark their first defeat of the group and will now have home advantage in their playoff semi. what a job Steve Clarke is doing!

A brilliant performance from NI, shutting down a very disappointing Italy. If the European champions are to make the World Cup, they’ll have to win their playoff path!

More wizardry from Shaqiri, who’s been brilliant. He twinkles down the left of the box, cuts back, and Freuler drags home inside the near post! Italy need to score three, or in other words Switzerland are going to the World Cup!

England shade it and top Group I. They’re going to the World Cup!

Desperate, Donnarumma bowls out and Italy attack with pace – we’ve not seen much of that tonight – but Evans clears the resultant cross.

If Italy don’t score twice in the next 3o seconds and injury-time, they’ll have to playoff for a World Cup place. They’ve been very poor tonight, running out of ideas quite some time ago, and as i type that, Washington drives into the box! He’s got Magennis alongside him, but opts to shoot ... and can’t find the power he needs, which allows the covering defender to clear off the line!

Scotland nearly make it three, McGinn crossing superbly from the right, Adams heading back and Armstrong punching his shot ... which Schmeichel saves superbly.

Austria have had a good night.

This is a lovely goal, Armstrong leading a counter and slipping Adams in, who punishes a fine finish low and hard inside Schmeichel’s near post.

Back at Hampden, Uhre has just missed a fine chance to equaliser, scuffing on the turn from eight yards. This could be a great scalp for Scotland, but they, Wales, NI and Ireland are all doing well, but excuse me while I interrupt myself!

Back in Lucerne, Switzerland are pushing for four, five and 37. They’ve torn into Bulgaria this half in a way that Italy haven’t been able to with NI. Partly, that’s because they’ve not played as well, and partly that’s because they’ve not been allowed to play as well. But they’ve lacked the fury tonight, and I’m sure Mancini is displeased.

Gosh, here come NI down the right, moving it beautifully until Lewis crosses behind Magennis, and Dallas, storming onto the ball, hammers low and just wide of the far post! NI have been superb tonight.

braham slides home from 12 yards, Saka heads in from five. England’s biggest-ever win is 13-0 over Ireland in 1882.

Reminder that Louis van Gaal sold Jonny Evans to West Brom for peanuts and replaced him with Marcos Rojo.

Israel go back in front.

So Italy now trail Switzerland on goal difference and goals scored. A 1-0 win for them would level both of those, but Switzerland would still finish top of the group thanks to the away goal they scored in Rome, a 1-1 draw outranking the 0-0 draw between the sides in Basel.

Switzerland have been devastating since half-time, turning it up right when they needed to – they could easily have scored six. But three looks like being enough, Itten flashing a header into the far corner following a fine cross by Steffen.

it’s been disallowed because of a foul by Abraham.

Bellingham lashes in after Gallagher hits the post and San Marino fail to get the ball clear.

It’s all going on, but what a point this would be for the Faroes.

Alexander-Arnold sweeps over a free-kick, and Mings glances a terrific header inside the far post.

“Thanks for your recommendation,” returns Josh Reynolds. “I have to say that although it seems difficult to see how NI can keep this up the entire time, it also seems like Italy just don’t have a ton of ideas about how to break them down. There seems to be a real lack of vim and vigour in the side this evening.”

Yup, I’d agree with that. Ultimately, they lack the individuals able to redeem poor performances with brilliance, though NI are defending them really well – Jonny Evans, in particular, is having a blinder.

Italy take off Insigne and send on Bernardeschi.

The goal has been chalked off as Gavranovic was offside.

A chip over the top and Gavranovic, on the right side of the box, hooks a half-volley from around his arse and in off the near post! Italy need to score twice!

Back in San Marino, Haitch Kane has just been withdrawn. With a treble hat-trick in the offing, he must be spewing.

Ah there’s Chiesa, fed by Berardi, stepping inside his man, and bending just past the post. And he’s now playing with a proper centre-forward, Belotti replacing Barella.

Back at Hampden, Scotland have had a better few minutes, keeping the ball nicely and looking to spring forward, while back in Lucerne, Widmer has just passed across the face of the box to no one.

I’m sure he took it well, but I’ve no room for any more screens.