Europe's nations are back in FIFA World Cup qualifying action this weekend and there are some intriguing fixtures in store, not least Romania versus France where defeat could spell disaster for the former world champions.

Italy may have broken the Westfalenstadion myth two years ago but Guus Hiddink knows Russia face an extra challenge when they play Germany in Dortmund on Saturday in a crucial 2010 FIFA World Cup Group 4 qualifier.

Carlos Queiroz admits he misses daily training after leaving Manchester United FC to take charge of Portugal, but he tells uefa.com the "immense honour and prestige of coaching the national team" makes up for it.

With regard to the football situation in Poland, FIFA, UEFA and the Polish authorities have reached agreement on the forthcoming Polish Football Association (PZPN) elections.

The UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round will test the deployment of two additional assistant referees over the next few days, with Michel Platini in Slovenia to view the experiment at first hand.