The possibility of a European Championship finals with Cristiano Ronaldo would be a nightmare for marketers, but that possibility has to be countenanced after Portugal were defeated by Norway on Tuesday night.
The 1-0 defeat - courtesy of an early goal from Erik Husekleep - left the Portuguese with one point from their opening two games in Group H, with that only secured after coming from two goals down at home to the minnows of Cyprus on Friday.
Denmark were 1-0 winners over Iceland, leaving them and Norway in the top two spots in the group.
France recorded their first victory under coach Laurent Blanc, with goals from Karim Benzema and Florent Malouda giving them a 2-0 success over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
It leaves Group D wide open, with Belarus and Romania playing out a goaless draw and Albania defeating Luxembourg 1-0.
The Republic of Ireland top Group C thanks to a comfortable 3-2 win over Andorra in Dublin.
Results went their way, with Serbia drawing with Slovenia and Armenia holding Macedonia to a stalemate.
Germany and Turkey recorded wins - over Azerbaijan and Belgium respectively - to maintain their 100 per cent starts in Group A.
Scotland are top of Group I, but only after almost being held to a 1-1 draw at Hampden Park by the part-timers of Liechtenstein.
Stephen McManus scored in the seventh minute of time added on to complete a comeback, having gone behind in the first-half.
The Scots are actually top of their group, thanks to Lithuania securing a surprise 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in Prague.
Sweden's 6-0 win over San Marino put them top of Group E, with Holland level on six points thanks to a 2-1 win over Finland. Hungary defeated Moldova.
Croatia are top of Group F despite a 0-0 home draw with Greece, with Israel second after a 2-0 success in Georgia. Latvia beat Malta.
