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SPAIN, ITALY CRUISE:Ireland leads its World Cup qualifying group

Spain's forward Alvaro Morata (L) vies with Macedonia's defender Darko Velkovski during the FIFA qualifying Group G football match Spain vs Macedonia at Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, on November 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO

Former champions Spain and Italy eased to comfortable 4-0 wins over weak opponents in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on Saturday.

A Spain side missing several players due to injury, tacked on some late goals to trounce Macedonia, while Italy eased up after a first-half barrage at Liechtenstein to remain tied atop Group G with 10 points each.

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