Italy draw to equal international unbeaten record, plus big wins for Germany and Spain

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Jorginho, Chelsea's midfielder, saw his second-half penalty saved in Basel by Yann Sommer, Swiss goalkeeper

Italy broke the international record with 36 consecutive unbeaten games, but they were held to a draw by Switzerland. This keeps Group C of the World Cup qualifying group C in balance.

European champions were better but more wasteful. Jorginho saw a second-half penalty saved.

Roberto Mancini's team is the top of the group with 10 points. This is four points more than the Swiss second placer, but they have played two more matches.

Other countries included Spain and Germany, which both won big to be at the top of their respective groups.

After securing a second consecutive draw, Italy is now in the record books. They are ahead of Spain's 35-game streak (2007-09), and equal with Brazil's 36 games without a loss between 1993 and 1996.

Jorginho, Chelsea's midfielder, scored a spot-kick that was the Azzurri’s best chance to win after Thursday's disappointing 1-1 draw with Bulgaria.

Yann Sommer saved his efforts, he correctly guessed to block to his left after Domenico Berardi was fouled by Ricardo Rodriguez.

Next Group C games will be played on Wednesday with Italy hosting winless Lithuania, and Switzerland traveling to face the third-placed side in the group, Northern Ireland.

Germany and Spain rediscover their edge

After a hard fought win over Liechtenstein, Germany found their ruthless edge with a 6-0 demolition in Armenia to assert their dominance in Group J.

Serge Gnabry scored twice in the first 15 minutes, while Timo Werner and Marco Reus both scored just before the break to dismantle the Armenian defense.

Jonas Hofmann added a fifth goal seven minutes later with a low-bouncing drive. Substitute Karim Adeyemi completed the scoring with a goal in stoppage time on his international debut.

With the win, the Germans have jumpedfrog Armenia to the top spot in the group. Armenia's visitors are now second at two points. Romania is third with nine points, one point ahead of North Macedonia.

Spain returned to winning ways with a 4-0 win over Georgia to move to the top of Group B. However, their position remains uncertain.

Luis Enrique's team has 10 points from five matches but have played two more games than Sweden, second in the table. They have a 100% win rate from three matches, including Thursday's 2-1 victory over Spain.

Jose Gaya and Carlos Soler, Ferran Torres, were the hosts' top performers on Sunday. This was their first World Cup qualifying loss in 28 years, and they didn't seem to be able to shake off that defeat in Solna.

After the break, Pablo Sarabia added another as Luis Enrique's side cruised past three points.