International round up

Last updated : 16 October 2008 By Al Campbell
Steven Gerrard scored for England as they beat Belarus 3-1 in Minsk. Yossi Benayoun was on the scoresheet for Israel as they drew 1-1 in Latvia while Robbie Keane got the winner for the Republic of Ireland as they beat Cyprus 1-0.

Fernando Torres lasted only 16 minutes of Spain's 2-1 win in Belgium before withdrawing with a hamstring injury. Xabi Alonso was a 64th minute subsitute while Pepe Reina and Alvaro Arbeloa were unused subs.

Sami Hyypia played the full 90 minutes as Finland had a bad night in Russia, going down 3-0 thanks to two own goals. Andrea Dossena played an hour for Italy in their 2-1 win over Montenegro.

Ryan Babel played 27 minutes of Holland's 1-0 win in Norway before leaving the field with an injury. Dirk Kuyt played the full 90.