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Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Antoine Griezmann's France booked spots at the 2018 World Cup finals on Tuesday while the Netherlands crashed out.


Portugal beat Switzerland 2-0 in Lisbon thanks to a Johan Djourou own goal and an Andre Silva strike.


France needed goals from Griezmann and Olivier Giroud in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Belarus at the Stade de France.


After a stuttering campaign http://www.airmax95ukcheap.com/ , France's achievement in beating Bulgaria and Belarus in their final two qualifiers means they avoid the playoffs having had to go through that route for the last two finals.


"We have had a difficult route and tonight wasn't easy either but we've achieved our aim," coach Didier Deschamps said. "We are happy Wholesale Nike Air Max 95 White UK , even if qualifying is logical given the quality of the players I have."


The Dutch, World Cup finalists in South Africa in 2010 and semifinalists four years later Wholesale Nike Air Max 95 Black UK , bowed to the inevitable as they failed to achieve the unlikely 7-0 scoreline over Sweden they needed to salvage a wretched qualifying effort.


Arjen Robben scored twice in a 2-0 win over the Swedes in Amsterdam and said afterward he was retiring from international soccer.


"I will always remember the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. Those are my best memories. During those two competitions we formed a real team," the 33-year-old Robben said.


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The Swiss can consider themselves unlucky after winning all nine previous qualifiers but must now overcome a two-legged playoff in November to earn a fourth straight World Cup appearance.


Ronaldo, who was injured for the opening qualifying defeat in Basel Wholesale Nike Air Max 95 Womens UK , returned to the Portuguese lineup after coming off the bench to notch the opening goal in a lackluster 2-0 win in Andorra on Saturday.


US pop star Madonna was among the crowd at the Estadio da Luz which erupted when Djourou inadvertently bundled in a dangerous cross from Eliseu four minutes before the break under heavy pressure from Joao Mario.


Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva then exchanged passes with former Monaco teammate Joao Moutinho, threading through the return pass for an unmarked Andre Silva to poke in at the far post.


"We've never pretended to be the best in the world Wholesale Nike Air Max 95 Mens UK , but we're capable of going head to head against any opponents," Portugal coach Fernando Santos said.


Greece locked up second place behind Belgium in Group H courtesy of a 4-0 stroll against Gibraltar.




BERLIN， Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- There have been less insolvency reports in the months from January to September of 2016， official data showed on Friday.


According to the Federal Statistical Office Destatis， 16，480 business insolvencies were reported by German local courts， representing a decline of 5.2 percent year on year.


Meanwhile， the number of consumer insolvencies amounted to 58，619 between in the first nine months， down by 1.9 percent than the same period last year， Destatis noted.


The total number of insolvency cases， including insolvencies of other private debtors and deceased persons' estates， came to 93，052， a year-on-year decrease of 2.4 percent.




STOCKHOLM， April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government on Wednesday proposed heavy spending to tackle the influx of migrants into the country.


The government has set aside an additional 31 billion SEK (3.8 billion U.S. dollars) to handle the integration of migrants into society in its spring budget， the Finance Ministry said in a statement.


That more than doubles its total spending on migration during 2015.


"The government continues to handle the refugee situation in the spring budget and has pointed a future direction where building society comes before raising taxes，" Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson said.


Next year， nearly 29 billion SEK (3.6 billion U.S. dollars) will be allocated to housing benefits and other costs incurred by asylum seekers， with 2.2 billion SEK (271 million U.S. dollars) going toward administrative expenses at the country's Migration Agency.


The center-left government also set aside 150 million SEK (18.5 million U.S. dollars) to deal with security concerns at asylum housing centers， it said.


Some 160，000 people applied for asylum in Sweden during 2015， according to figures from the Migration Agency.


Sweden's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4 percent last year， clearly beating annual averages over the past two decades， public broadcaster Swedish Television reported.


Unemployment dropped during 2015 and is now at around 7 percent， the lowest it has been for seven years， the channel reported.


The Swedish government's aim of having the lowest unemployment rate in the European Union by 2020 remains， the Finance Ministry said.


The spring budget is one of two annual budgets put forth by Swedish government and is subject to parliamentary approval in June every year. (1 U.S. dollar = 8.1 SEK)


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