Hamburg - Germany and Switzerland booked their places at the 2010 World Cup finals with qualification victories on Saturday. A 35th-minute Miroslav Klose goal gave Germany a 1-0 win over Russia in Moscow to give Joachim Loew's side an unassailable lead in Group 4 and consign the Russians to a play-off tie next month.
Germany survived the 69th-minute loss of Jerome Boateng who was sent off for a second booking on his international debut.
Two goals from defender Philippe Senderos in the sixth and eighth minutes and a third from Benjamin Huggel in the 23rd earned Switzerland a 3-0 win at Luxembourg.
The Swiss under Ottmar Hitzfeld cannot be caught in Group 2 where Greece were playing Latvia later in a match between two sides now battling for second place.
Bosnia-Herzegovina earned a 2-0 win at Estonia with goals from Edin Dzeko (32nd minute) and Vedad Ibisevic (66th) to make sure of a play-off place behind European champions Spain in Group 5.
Turkey, who were playing later in Belgium, now have no hope of qualification from the group.
Already-qualified Spain made it nine straight wins with a 2-1 victory in Armenia.
Juan Manuel Mata hit the winner for Spain from the penalty spot in the 64th minute after Robert Arzumanyan had six minutes earlier equalized an early Cesc Fabregas goal.
England lost their perfect record in qualifiers after a 1-0 defeat against Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk.
Having already secured qualification, Fabio Capello's men failed to record a ninth straight win as they were reduced to 10 men after the early sending off of Robert Green and were beaten by a Sergiy Nazarenko goal.
England remain on 24 points at the top of Group 6, while Ukraine moved into second place on 18 points, one clear of Croatia in third.
In Group 8, Bulgaria went down 4-1 in Cyprus, a result which ensures Ireland - hosting Italy in a later kick-off - at least a play-off place.
Elsewhere in matches with no bearing on qualification, Belarus downed Kazakhstan 4-0 in Group 6, while Finland - Germany's Group 4 opponents on Wednesday - earned a 2-1 win over Wales.
