Orestis Karnezis could not keep a clean sheet as Greece edged out Cyprus in Nicosia, but won't endure too many sleepless nights as the Euro 2004 winners left a World Cup qualifying play-off spot a formality.

The custodian was beaten by Pieros Sotiriou who opened the scoring after some wayward defending from the visitors, and slotted home the rebound after Karnezis kept out his initial shot, which he could not have done much more with.

But Greece turned round that first-half deficit to take all three points and move two ahead of third-placed Bosnia, with pointless Gibraltar to visit Athens tomorrow night.

Daryl Janmaat started Netherlands' 3-1 win in Belarus which has come too little, too late to leave them with any hope of progress, barring a seven-goal win over Sweden tomorrow.

The right-back made several of the visitors' chances in Minsk, as well as picking up a second-half booking.

Janmaat has not started a game for Watford since they were thrashed 6-0 by Manchester City on September 16.

Christian Kabasele was an unused substitute for Belgium in their ding-dong 4-3 win over Bosnia.

The Red Devils had already qualified for next year's World Cup in Russia but needed an 83rd-minute Yannick Carrasco goal to seal victory in their penultimate game.

They will end their campaign against Cyprus tomorrow night.

On-loan Nordin Amrabat could find himself in the finals as Morocco left themselves needing only a point to qualify.

The winger set up two of his country's three goals in their 3-0 win in Gabon, which leaves them a point ahead of the Ivory Coast in their African qualifying group.

They travel to the second-placed side on November 5, in a winner-takes-all clash.

Costel Pantilimon, on loan at Deportivo, was on the bench for Romania in their 1-1 draw with Denmark.

The giant stopper has not featured for his country since June.