GROUP F
Greece continued its disastrous run in qualifying with a humiliating 1-0 defeat to the Faroe Islands, while Northern Ireland surrendered its lead in Group F to Romania.
The result in Greece is almost certain to prompt the dismissal of coach Claudio Ranieri, who hasn't won a game since taking over in the summer and has now lost three straight at home.
Greek Football Association president Giorgos Sarris has called an emergency board meeting and said he took "full responsibility for the most unfortunate selection of this coach." Sarris pledged to make changes "so that the national team never again has such a shameful evening."
The Faroe Islanders, winning only their third European qualifier in 19 years, celebrated after the four minutes of injury time were up. Several of them in tears as they were clapped by Greek fans at Karaiskaki Stadium in Piraeus.
The remote archipelago of 50,000 inhabitants is ranked 187th among 208 nations in FIFA, while Greece is ranked 18th.
Joan Edmundsson scored in the 61st minute, firing in a ball that fell favorably in front of Greece goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.
In Bucharest, Romania looked rejuvenated under coach Anghel Iordanescu, returning for his third spell at the national team, fighting hard to beat Northern Ireland 2-0. Paul Papp scored twice in six minutes in the second half, finally beating goalkeeper Roy Carroll who had been key to his country's opening run of three wins.
There was a late winner at Budapest's Groupama Arena, where Hungary's Zoltan Gera scored in the 84th minute to beat Finland 1-0 and claim third place.
