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Spain, Germany and Italy won Friday to move to the brink of qualifying for next years World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldos first international hat trick kept Portugal on course for the tournament in Brazil. Rodolfo Pizarro Jersey . The Netherlands needed an injury time penalty kick from Robin van Persie for a 2-2 tie at 85th-ranked Estonia, and England moved atop its group with a 4-0 rout of Moldova as Danny Welbeck scored twice following Steven Gerrards first England goal in three years and Rickie Lamberts second in two games. Defending world champion Spain won 2-0 at Finland on goals by Jordi Alba and Alvaro Negredo, opening a three-point lead in Group I over France, which tied 0-0 at Georgia. The nine European group winners qualify for next Junes 32-nation field, and the top eight second-place teams advance to playoffs. In late games in North America and the Caribbean, the United States lost 3-1 at Costa Rica, Mexico was upset 2-1 by visiting Honduras and Panama was held to a 0-0 tie at home by last-place Jamaica. Only five teams are assured World Cup berths thus far: host Brazil and Asian qualifiers Australia, Iran, Japan and South Korea. Germany and Italy would clinch first place in their groups with wins Tuesday. Germany beat Austria 3-0 as Miroslav Klose scored his 68th international goal, tying Gerd Muellers German record. Italy defeated Bulgaria 1-0 on Alberto Gilardinos 38th-minute goal. Ronaldo scored in the 68th, 77th and 83rd minutes as Portugal rallied for a 4-2 win at Northern Ireland. While he has 20 hat tricks for Real Madrid and one for Manchester United, he had never scored three goals in a match for his country. With 43 international goals, he moved two ahead of Eusebio on Portugals career and trails only Pauletas 47. Portugal, which has two games left, opened a two-point lead in Group F over Russia, which has three matches remaining. Belgium opened a five-point lead in Group A with a 2-0 win at Scotland as Steven Defour and Kevin Mirallas scored. Bosnia-Herzegovina lost 1-0 at home to Slovakia and leads Group G on goal difference over Greece, which won 1-0 at Liechtenstein on Costas Mitroglous 72nd-minute goal. Ukraine routed San Marino 9-0 and is one point behind England, which leads Group H on goal difference over Montenegro, which tied 1-1 at Poland. Crowd violence marred Romanias 3-0 win over Hungary in Group D. Five fans and two police officers were injured in pregame skirmishes. Serbia and Croatia drew 1-1 in a heated match between former Yugoslav territories, eliminating the Serbs from contention. In CONCACAF, Honduras won 2-1 at Mexico, sending El Tri to its second-ever home loss in qualifying and first since 2001 against Costa Rica. Oribe Peralta put El Tri ahead in the sixth minute at Mexico Citys Estadio Azteca, but Jerry Bengtson tied the score in the 66th after goalkeeper Jose Corona spilled Oscar Boniek Garcias shot, and Carlo Costly put the Catrachos ahead two minutes later off a long clearance. Costa Rica beat the visiting United States 3-1 on goals by Johnny Acosta, Celso Borges and Joel Campbell, avenging a March loss in a Colorado snow storm. Clint Dempsey converted a penalty kick in his 100th American appearance. Panama was held to a 0-0 tie by visiting Jamaica. The Ticos moved into first place with 14 points, one ahead of the U.S. with three games remaining. Honduras is third with 10 points, Mexico fourth with eight points and Panama is another point back after behind held to a 0-0 tie at home by last-place Jamaica. The top three nations qualify, and the fourth-place finisher goes to a playoff against New Zealand. In South America, Luis Suarez converted a 43rd-minute penalty kick and added a 67th-minute goal, lifting Uruguay to a 2-1 win at Peru, which got an 84th-minute goal from Jefferson Farfan. Colombia won 1-0 at home against Ecuador on James Rodriguezs 31st-minute goal; Paraguay routed visiting Bolivia 4-0 on goals by Jonathan Fabbro, Roque Santa Cruz, Richard Ortiz and Gustavo Gomez; Chile defeated Venezuela 3-0 on goals by Eduardo Vargas, Marcos Gonzalez and Arturo Vidal. Argentina and Colombia lead with 26 points each, while Chile has 24, Ecuador 21 and Uruguay 19. Venezuela trails with 16, two in front of Peru. The top four teams qualify. In the first leg of the Asian playoff, Uzbekistan tied 1-1 at Jordan. The second leg is Tuesday, and the winner advances to a playoff against South Americas fifth-place team. Rafael Marquez Mexico Jersey . 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Ray, 33, was injured in the first quarter of Torontos 35-14 home loss to Calgary on Friday. After throwing the ball away, a scrambling Ray extended his right arm to brace his fall upon being hit by Stampeders defensive lineman Charleston Hughes. "Ricky has a partial tear (in) a muscle in his shoulder thats called the teres major, Milanovich said. "Ive been informed thats not part of the rotator cuff. "Hes going to be out approximately six weeks. It could be a couple of weeks less or a couple of weeks more depending on he responds to his rehab." The teres major muscle is located in the back of the shoulder. It helps rotate and extend the arm and damaging it causes pain in the back of the shoulder, back and upper arm. Fortunately, Ray wont require surgery. But Toronto (5-3) -- which tops the East Division ahead of Hamilton (4-4) and Montreal (3-5) -- will be minus its offensive catalyst for an important stretch that includes a home-and-home series with the Alouettes and a western road trip to Regina, Calgary and Edmonton before hosting the arch-rival Ticats on Oct. 4. "Pressure is what you make (of) it," Collaros said. "As long as were prepared as a team and Im prepared I think we all feel comfortable out there. "We have a big home-and-away series with Montreal . . . we just have to get after it this week and be ready." Ray missed three late-season starts last year with a knee injury before returning to lead Toronto on its Grey Cup march. "Hopefully we get a similar result," Milanovich said. "Its part of the game, theres injuries in the sport of football and I have faith Zach, Trevor (Harris) and Josh (Portis) will go out there and win games for us. "Obviously its the quarterback and its a different piece of the puzzle you have to replace but all teams prepare for this." The six-foot, 216-pound Collaros is anxious to be Torontos starter for the foreseeable future. "Its not a good thing that had to happen under these circumstances," he said. "But I look forward to leading this team these next few weeks." Collaros certainly has big shoes to fill. Ray has completed 148-of-189 passes (78.3 per cent) this season for 1,824 yards with 15 TDs and no interceptions. Ray was especially sharp in his four last starts, completing 69-of-79 passes (87.3 per cent) for 907 yards and nine TDs before his injury. Toronto boasts the CFLs top passing attack (320.6 yards per game) and is third in scoring, averaging 30.5 points. But the offence has struggled establishing the run as Torontos ground attack is ranked last in the CFL (82.5 yards). That somethinng Milanovich wants to improve upon regardless of whos at quarterback. Juan Carlos Medina Mexico Jersey. Collaros was impressive in his CFL starting debut. After a full week of practice replacing an injured Ray (knee), Collaros completed 21-of-25 passes for 253 yards and three TDs while adding 28 yards rushing July 30 in 38-12 home win over B.C. Pressed into action versus Calgary with little prep time, Collaros finished 16-of-26 passing for 221 yards with an interception -- Torontos first this season. "Last week really wasnt as much a function of him," Milanovich said. "One of the things I thought that hurt us against Calgary was we didnt run it very well or very often so we put pressure on Zach to drop back and make plays. "The one thing Ive talked to him about is just protecting the ball outside the pocket. Youre going to throw an interception now and then, I can live with those, just make sure youve got two hands on the ball at all times." Milanovich will give Collaros ample opportunity to lead Torontos offence. "Ive told Zach the same thing I did against B.C., which was its his game, theres no quick hook," Milanovich said. "Im not waiting for him to make a mistake to put someone else in. "Now if Zach were to not play well for an extended period of time wed always have to do whats best for the team but its his game. I dont anticipate that happening." Those are reassuring words for the former Cincinnati Bearcats star. "It makes you feel good to know they trust you," Collaros said. "I think thats a product of me coming to work every day and knowing what were supposed to do whether Im playing or not." Milanovich said Torontos offensive gameplan will change with Collaros at the helm. The 24-year-old is a much better runner than Ray and the Argos want to take advantage of that. "A lot of the principles are still the same but we may move him around a bit more, we may ask him to do some quarterback runs which makes it more difficult for a defence to have to defend the run," Milanovich said. "His mobility is obviously a lot different than Rickys and well do our best to take advantage of his strengths." Many CFL teams are rotating quarterbacks in games this season to create on-field mismatches and throw opposing defences a curve. When Ray suffered a knee injury July 19 in a 35-19 road win over Winnipeg, Milanovich alternated both Collaros and Harris but isnt looking to do the same this time around. "I wont say I will never do it but generally I like to give the ball to one guy and let him go, Milanovich said. "Coming off the bench as a backup quarterback is one of the hardest things I think there is to do in sports because you dont get any reps and youre cold and then youre asked to go in and win a game. "But thats what youre paid to do and I think Zach will embrace the fact hes going to get a full week of reps." Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '