Honduras defeated Mexico 1-0 with the help of an own goal on a waterlogged field Wednesday to advance in 2010 South Africa World Cup qualifying at the expense of Jamaica.

Jamaica defeated Canada 3-0 but it wasn`t enough to put them through to the next round of qualifying in the North, Central America and Caribbean Zone.

Tables following Wednesday`s North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Group 1

United States 6 5 0 1 14 3 15

Trinidad and Tobago 6 3 2 1 9 6 11

Guatemala 6 1 2 3 6 7 5

Cuba 6 1 0 5 5 18 3

Group 2

Results on Wednesday in qualifying for the 2010 South Africa World Cup in the North and Central American and Caribbean zone qualifying match:

Group A

at Port Of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago 3 (Jones 67, Yorke 69, Daniel 86) Cuba 0

at Commerce City

United States 2 (Cooper 54, Adu 69) Guatemala 0

Group B

at San Pedro Sula

The Australian press Thursday castigated the Socceroos for their `barely deserved` win over Bahrain to put them on the cusp of qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

Group leaders Australia pulled off a last-gasp 1-0 victory with the winner coming three minutes into injury time, and against the run of play, from Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano.

England captain John Terry believes his side’s 2-1 friendly victory over Germany here on Wednesday proves just how far the team has come under the guidance of manager Fabio Capello.

Terry headed home England’s winner after 83 minutes at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium.

Germany coach Joachim Loew admitted England were simply better than his side as John Terry`s late header sealed a 2-1 win for Fabio Capello`s side.

`The Englishmen were better over the entire game,` said Loew, who guided Germany to the runners-up spot at Euro 2008 in June after they lost the final to Spain in Vienna.

`We had a bad day at the office and earned the defeat.

Thierry Henry picked out the performance of Caen striker Steve Savidan as a high point in a dull 0-0 draw at the Stade de France in a friendly international against Uruguay.

England coach Fabio Capello said the 2-1 friendly win over Germany here on Wednesday was not only an important step in terms of result, but a massive leap forward for confidence.

While the result may have little relevance other than pride, Capello said his side would take a huge boost from beating the Euro 2008 runners-up at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium.

England captain John Terry`s header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday`s friendly at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium as Fabio Capello`s weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up.

Diego Maradona said he felt `proud` after his first match as coach of Argentina ended in a 1-0 friendly international win over Scotland at Hampden Park here Wednesday.

European champions Spain beat Chile 3-0 at the Madrigal stadium in an international friendly here on Wednesday to finish a marvellous year with yet another victory.

England`s impressive 2-1 win over Germany at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium in Wednesday`s friendly means the Three Lions keep a healthy lead over die Mannschaft in matches between the countries.

In the 31st meeting between the old rivals, captain John Terry`s late header gave England their 15th win compared to Germany`s 10 victories with six draws between the European power-houses.

Diego Maradona`s first match as head coach of Argentina ended with a 1-0 friendly win over Scotland at Hampden Park here on Wednesday.

Maradona, who as one of football`s greatest players inspired Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, had demanded a fighting performance from the South Americans before this game.

International football friendly results on Wednesday:

In Berlin

Germany 1 (Helmes 63) England 2 (Upson 23, Terry 84)

In Piraeus, Greece

Greece 1 (Gekas 50) Italy 1 (Toni 54)

In Amsterdam

Holland 3 (van Persie 32, 48, Kuyt 90+2) Sweden 1 (Kallstrom 49)

In Paris

France 0 Uruguay 0

In Glasgow

Arsenal star Robin van Persie scored twice as Holland beat Sweden 3-1 in a friendly international here on Wednesday.

Bert van Marwijk`s side dominated from the outset with Dirk Kuyt (14), van Persie (16) and Mark van Bommel (27) all coming close before the home side broke the deadlock when Wesley Sneijder`s 32nd-minute cross was headed in by van Persie.

England`s young generation laid the bedrock for a 2-1 win over bitter rivals Germany on Wednesday while old nemesis Diego Maradona enjoyed a winning start to life as Argentina coach with a 1-0 victory in Scotland.

Poland survived a frantic finale to win 3-2 in an international friendly on Wednesday as Giovanni Trapattoni`s six-game unbeaten run in charge of the Republic of Ireland ended here at Croke Park.

The Poles were comfortably ahead at 2-0 with two minutes left after goals from Mariusz Lewandowski and Gurreiro Roger.

International football friendly results on Wednesday:

In Berlin

Germany 1 (Helmes 63) England 2 (Upson 23, Terry 84)

In Piraeus, Greece

Greece 1 (Gekas 50) Italy 1 (Toni 54)

In Amsterdam

Holland 3 (van Persie 32, 48, Kuyt 90+2) Sweden 1 (Kallstrom 49)

In Paris

France 0 Uruguay 0

In Glasgow

Diego Maradona`s first match as head coach of Argentina ended with a 1-0 friendly win over Scotland at Hampden Park here on Wednesday.

Maradona, who as one of football`s greatest players inspired Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, had demanded a fighting performance from the South Americans before this game.

France were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Uruguay in a largely uneventful friendly international at the Stade de France here on Wednesday.

Despite enjoying long spells of possession the home side found themselves frustrated by the visitors` defence, with a lively second-half cameo by debutant striker Steve Savidan one of few consolations.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi on Wednesday broke Vittorio Pozzo`s record of 30 consecutive matches without defeat as the Italians came away from Karaiskaki Stadium with a hard fought 1-1 draw against Greece.

International football friendly results on Wednesday:

In Berlin

Germany 1 (Helmes 63) England 2 (Upson 23, Terry 84)

In Belgrade

Serbia 6 (Jovanovic 9, 27, Milosevic 28, 34, Milijas 57, Lazovic 67) Bulgaria 1 (Georgiev 20)

In Amsterdam

Holland 3 (van Persie 32, 48, Kuyt 90+2) Sweden 1 (Kallstrom 49)

In Podgorica

Arsenal star Robin van Persie scored twice as Holland beat Sweden 3-1 in a friendly international here on Wednesday.

Bert van Marwijk`s side dominated from the outset with Dirk Kuyt (14), van Persie (16) and Mark van Bommel (27) all coming close before the home side broke the deadlock when Wesley Sneijder`s 32nd-minute cross was headed in by van Persie.

England captain John Terry`s header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday`s friendly at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium as Fabio Capello`s weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up.

Second-half goals from Sandor Torghelle and Fulham`s Zoltan Gera saw Hungary to a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland at a rainswept Windsor Park in an international friendly here Wednesday.

Torghelle opened the scoring in the 57th minute when he found the target from close range following a pull-back from the byline by Szabolcs Husti.

Wales captain Craig Bellamy`s second-half goal was good enough to give the visitors a 1-0 win over Denmark in the international football friendly here Wednesday.

West Ham United forward Bellamy struck 13 minutes from time when, after running at the Denmark defence, he scored with a low shot from 20 yards out.

German police arrested three hooligans on Wednesday as England and German football fans clashed just before the two sides` friendly international in Berlin, taking the number of arrests to 15.

Police struggled to keep the two sets of fans apart outside Berlin`s historic Olympic Stadium as fans threw bottles at each other outside the entrance to the historic Olympic Stadium.

South Africa claimed a record-equalling fourth consecutive international victory Wednesday by edging Cameroon 3-2 in a Nelson Mandela Challenge thriller.

It was the fourth time the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 World Cup hosts have achieved the feat and brought a happy ending to a disappointing year for Bafana Bafana (The Boys).

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto`o, who was to play in a friendly match for Cameroon against South Africa, was instead at team training Wednesday, the club said.

`The first team returned to training on Wednesday afternoon... Samuel Eto’o had originally been destined for a Cameroon friendly in South Africa, but in the end, has stayed at home,` it said in a statement.

International football friendly results on Wednesday:

In Belgrade

Serbia 6 (Jovanovic 9, 27, Milosevic 28, 34, Milijas 57, Lazovic 67) Bulgaria 1 (Georgiev 20)

In Podgorica

Montenegro 2 (Dzudovic 24, Jovetic 33) Macedonia 1 (Popov 85)

In Ta`Qali, Malta

Malta O Iceland 1 (Helguson 65)

In Nicosia

England and German fans clashed outside Berlin`s historic Olympic Stadium just an hour before kick-off in Wednesday`s friendly international between the two sides.

German police struggled to keep the two sets of fans apart as bottles were thrown by supporters from both sides.

A police spokesman confirmed the disturbance, but was unable to give further details

International football friendly results on Wednesday:

In Belgrade

Serbia 6 (Jovanovic 9, 27, Milosevic 28, 34, Milijas 57, Lazovic 67) Bulgaria 1 (Georgiev 20)

In Podgorica

Montenegro 2 (Dzudovic 24, Jovetic 33) Macedonia 1 (Popov 85)

In Ta`Qali, Malta

Malta O Iceland 1 (Helguson 65)

In Nicosia

Australia kept their 100 percent World Cup qualifying record intact with a last-gasp 1-0 win over Bahrain on Wednesday while Group One rivals Japan secured a crucial 3-0 victory in Qatar.

South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier here on Wednesday, two goals in the last 15 minutes ensuring the 2002 semi-finalists moved atop Group Two.

The result left Saudi Arabia in fourth spot in the group on four points after Iran drew 1-1 with the winless United Arab Emirates in the earlier game. The Iranians stand two points adrift of South Korea on five points.

International football friendly results on Wednesday:

In Belgrade

Serbia 6 (Jovanovic 9, 27, Milosevic 28, 34, Milijas 57, Lazovic 67) Bulgaria 1 (Georgiev 20)

In Podgorica

Montenegro 2 (Dzudovic 24, Jovetic 33) Macedonia 1 (Popov 85)

In Ta`Qali, Malta

Malta O Iceland 1 (Helguson 65)

In Nicosia