Morocco, Belgium, Portugal and England were all victorious, with old gold men in the squads, ahead of the second round of qualifiers on Saturday and Sunday.
Romain Saiss | Morocco 2-0 Sudan
Romain Saiss played the full 90 minutes as Morocco began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a win over Sudan. The defender is likely to go again on Monday, when Morocco face Guinea.
Joao Moutinho, Nelson Semedo and Ruben Neves | Portugal 2-1 Republic of Ireland
Joao Moutinho came off the bench on 73 minutes, with Portugal trailing 1-0 on Wednesday evening, and played his part in a dramatic fightback, which saw Cristiano Ronaldo score twice at the death to earn victory. Ruben Neves and Nelson Semedo were unused substitutes at the Estadio Algarve.
Adama Traore | Sweden 2-1 Spain
With Spain trailing to Sweden, Adama Traore was given the final 26 minutes off the bench in Stockholm. The Spaniards have work to do to qualify for Qatar automatically, currently trailing the Swedes by two points, with an extra game played.
Leander Dendoncker | Estonia 2-5 Belgium
Leander Dendoncker also came off the bench for the final seven minutes of Belgium’s victory in Estonia on Thursday evening, replacing Toby Alderweireld. The victory, which saw Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku hit two, left Belgium top of the group on ten points, ahead of Czech Republic.
Hee Chan Hwang | South Korea 0-0 Iran
New Wolves attacker Hee Chan Hwang was also in action on Thursday evening, coming on with 21 minutes to go of South Korea's World Cup qualifier against Iran.
Conor Coady | Hungary 0-4 England
Conor Coady was an used substitute as England cruised to a 4-0 win in Hungary on Thursday. The Three Lions have taken maximum points from their first four games and Coady will be hoping for minutes when they go again against Andorra on Sunday.
