Aldo Junior Simoncini has spent the majority of his career in the lower reaches of the Italian football system. At international level however the goalkeeper has amassed 52 caps for his country, San Marino where he has come up against some of the biggest names in the world. Continue reading
THE ROAD TO RUSSIA
Matchday 1: 4–6 September 2016
4 September
Group C: San Marino v Azerbaijan (18.00), Czech Republic v Northern Ireland (20.45), Norway v Germany (20.45)
Group E: Denmark v Armenia (18.00), Kazakhstan v Poland (18.00), Romania v Montenegro (20.45)
Group F: Lithuania v Slovenia (18.00), Slovakia v England (20.45), Malta v Scotland (20.45)
5 September
Group D: Georgia v Austria (18.00), Serbia v Republic of Ireland (20.45), Wales v Moldova (20.45)
Group G: Albania v FYR Macedonia (20.45), Israel v Italy (20.45), Spain v Liechtenstein (20.45)
Group I: Croatia v Turkey (20.45), Ukraine v Iceland (20.45)
6 September
Group A: Belarus v France (20.45), Bulgaria v Luxembourg (20.45), Sweden v Netherlands (20.45)
Group B: Andorra v Latvia (20.45), Faroe Islands v Hungary (20.45), Switzerland v Portugal (20.45)
Group H: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Estonia (20.45), Cyprus v Belgium (20.45)
Matchday 2: 6–8 October 2016
6 October
Group D Austria v Wales (20:45), Moldova v Serbia (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Georgia (20:45)
Group G: FYR Macedonia v Israel (20:45), Italy v Spain (20:45), Liechtenstein v Albania
Group I Iceland v Finland (20:45), Turkey v Ukraine (20:45)
7 October
Group A: France v Bulgaria (20:45), Luxembourg Sweden (20:45),Netherlands v Belarus (20:45)
Group B: Hungary v Switzerland (20:45), Latvia v Faroe Islands (20:45), Portugal v Andorra (20:45)
Group H: Belgium v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45), Greece v Cyprus (20:45)
8 October
Group C: Azerbaijan v Norway (18:00), Germany v Czech Republic (20:45), Northern Ireland v San Marino (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Romania (18:00), Montenegro Kazakhstan (18:00), Poland v Denmark (20:45)
Group F: England v Malta (18:00), Scotland v Lithuania (20:45), Slovenia v Slovakia (20:45)
Matchday 3: 9–11 October 2016
9 October
Group D: Wales v Georgia (18:00), Moldova v Republic of Ireland (20:45), Serbia v Austria (20:45)
Group G: Israel v Liechtenstein (18:00), Albania v Spain (20:45), FYR Macedonia v Italy (18:00),
Group I: Finland v Croatia (18:00), Iceland v Turkey (20:45)
10 October
Group A: Belarus v Luxembourg (20:45), Netherlands France (20:45), Sweden Bulgaria (20:45),
Group B: Andorra v Switzerland (20:45), Andorra v Switzerland (20:45), Faroe Islands v Portugal (20:45), Latvia v Hungary (20:45)
Group H: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Cyprus (20:45), Estonia v Greece (20:45)
11 October
Group C: Czech Republic v Azerbaijan (20:45), Germany v Northern Ireland (20:45), Norway v San Marino (20:45)
Group E: Kazakhstan v Romania (18:00), Denmark v Montenegro (20:45), Poland v Armenia (20:45)
Group F: Lithuania v Malta (20:45), Slovakia v Scotland (20:45), Slovenia v England (20:45)
Matchday 4: 11–13 November 2016
11 November
Group C: Czech Republic Norway, (20:45), Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan (20:45), San Marino v Germany (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Montenegro (18:00), Denmark v Kazakhstan (20:45), Romania v Poland (20:45)
Group F: England v Scotland (20:45), Malta v Slovenia (20:45), Slovakia v Lithuania (20:45)
12 November
Group D: Austria v Republic of Ireland (18:00), Georgia Moldova (18:00), Wales v Serbia (20:45)
Group G: Albania v Israel (20:45), Liechtenstein v Italy (20:45), Spain v FYR Macedonia (20:45)
Group I: Croatia v Iceland (20:45), Ukraine v Finland (20:45)
13 November
Group A: Bulgaria v Belarus (18:00), Luxembourg v Netherlands (18:00), France v Sweden (20:45)
Group B: Hungary Andorra (18:00), Portugal v Latvia (20:45), Switzerland v Faroe Islands (20:45)
Group H: Belgium v Estonia (20:45), Greece v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45)
Matchday 5: 24–26 March 2017
24 March
Group D: Georgia v Serbia (18:00), Austria v Moldova (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Wales (20:45)
Group G: Italy v Albania (20:45), Liechtenstein v FYR Macedonia (20:45), Spain v Israel (20:45),
Group I: Croatia v Ukraine (20:45), Turkey v Finland (20:45)
25 March
Group A: Sweden v Belarus (18:00), Bulgaria v Netherlands (20:45), Luxembourg v France (20:45)
Group B: Andorra v Faroe Islands (18:00), Switzerland v Latvia (20:45), Portugal v Hungary (20:45)
Group H: Cyprus v Estonia (18:00), Belgium v Greece (20:45)
26 March
Group C: Azerbaijan Germany (18:00), San Marino v Czech Republic (18:00), Northern Ireland v Norway (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Kazakhstan (18:00), Montenegro v Poland (20:45), Romania v Denmark (20:45)
Group F: England v Lithuania (18:00), Malta Slovakia (20:45), Scotland Slovenia (20:45)
Matchday 6: 9–11 June 2017
9 June
Group A: Belarus Bulgaria (20:45), Netherlands Luxembourg (20:45), Sweden France (20:45)
Group B: Andorra v Hungary (20:45), Faroe Islands v Switzerland (20:45), Latvia v Portugal (20:45)
Group H: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Greece (20:45), Estonia v Belgium (20:45)
10 June
Group C: Azerbaijan v Northern Ireland (18:00), Germany v San Marino (20:45), Norway v Czech Republic (20:45)
Group E: Kazakhstan v Denmark (18:00), Montenegro v Armenia (20:45), Poland v Romania (20:45)
Group F: Scotland v England (18:00), Slovenia v Malta (18:00), Lithuania Slovakia (20:45)
11 June
Group D: Moldova v Georgia (18:00), Republic of Ireland v Austria (18:00), Serbia v Wales (20:45)
Group G: FYR Macedonia v Spain (20:45), Israel v Albania (20:45), Italy v Liechtenstein (20:45)
Group I: Finland v Ukraine (18:00), Iceland v Croatia (20:45)
Matchday 7: 31 August–2 September 2017
31 August
Group A: Bulgaria v Sweden (20:45), France v Netherlands (20:45), Luxembourg v Belarus (20:45)
Group B: Hungary v Latvia (20:45), Portugal v Faroe Islands (20:45), Switzerland v Andorra (20:45)
Group H: Cyprus v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45), Greece v Estonia (20:45)
1 September
Group C: Czech Republic v Germany (20:45), Norway v Azerbaijan (20:45), San Marino v Northern Ireland (20:45)
Group E: Kazakhstan v Montenegro (18:00), Denmark v Poland (20:45), Romania v Armenia (20:45)
Group F: Lithuania v Scotland (20:45), Malta v England (20:45), Slovakia v Slovenia (20:45)
2 September
Group D: Georgia v Republic of Ireland (18:00), Serbia v Moldova (18:00), Wales v Austria (20:45)
Group G: Albania v Liechtenstein (18:00), Israel v FYR Macedonia (20:45), Spain v Italy (20:45)
Group I: Finland v Iceland (18:00), Ukraine v Turkey (20:45)
Matchday 8: 3–5 September 2017
3 September
Group A: Belarus v Sweden (18:00), Netherlands v Bulgaria (18:00), France v Luxembourg (20:45)
Group B: Faroe Islands v Andorra (18:00), Hungary v Portugal (20:45), Latvia v Switzerland (20:45)
Group H: Estonia v Cyprus (18:00), Greece v Belgium (20:45)
4 September
Group C: Azerbaijan v San Marino (18:00), Germany v Norway (20:45), Northern Ireland v Czech Republic (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Denmark (18:00), Montenegro v Romania (20:45), Poland v Kazakhstan (20:45)
Group F England Slovakia (20:45), Scotland v Malta (20:45), Slovenia v Lithuania (20:45)
5 September
Group D: Austria v Georgia (20:45), Moldova v Wales (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Serbia (20:45)
Group G: FYR Macedonia v Albania (20:45), Italy v Israel (20:45), Liechtenstein v Spain (20:45)
Group I: Iceland v Ukraine (20:45), Turkey v Croatia (20:45)
Matchday 9: 5–7 October 2017
5 October
Group C: Azerbaijan v Czech Republic (18:00), Northern Ireland v Germany (20:45), San Marino v Norway (20:45)
Group E: Armenia v Poland (18:00), Montenegro v Denmark (20:45), Romania v Kazakhstan (20:45)
Group F: England v Slovenia (20:45), Malta v Lithuania (20:45), Scotland v Slovakia (20:45)
6 October
Group D: Georgia v Wales (18:00), Austria v Serbia (20:45), Republic of Ireland v Moldova (20:45)
Group G: Italy v FYR Macedonia (20:45), Liechtenstein v Israel (20:45), Spain v Albania (20:45)
Group I: Croatia v Finland (20:45), Turkey v Iceland (20:45)
7 October
Group A: Sweden v Luxembourg (18:00), Belarus v Netherlands (20:45), Bulgaria v France (20:45)
Group B: Faroe Islands v Latvia (18:00), Andorra v Portugal (20:45), Switzerland v Hungary (20:45)
Group H: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Belgium (18:00), Cyprus Greece (20:45)
Matchday 10: 8–10 October 2017
8 October
Group C: Czech Republic v San Marino (20:45), Germany v Azerbaijan (20:45), Norway v Northern Ireland (20:45)
Group E: Denmark v Romania (18:00), Kazakhstan v Armenia (18:00), Poland v Montenegro (18:00)
Group F: Lithuania v England (18:00), Slovakia v Malta (18:00), Slovenia v Scotland (18:00)
9 October
Group D: Moldova v Austria (20:45), Serbia v Georgia (20:45), Wales v Republic of Ireland (20:45)
Group G: Albania v Italy (20:45), FYR Macedonia v Liechtenstein (20:45), Israel v Spain (20:45)
Group I: Finland v Turkey (20:45), Ukraine v Croatia (20:45)
10 October
Group A: France v Belarus (20:45), Luxembourg v Bulgaria (20:45), Netherlands v Sweden (20:45)
Group B: Hungary v Faroe Islands (20:45), Latvia v Andorra (20:45), Portugal v Switzerland (20:45)
Group H: Belgium v Cyprus (20:45), Estonia v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45)
Play-off first leg: 9–11 November 2017
TBC
Play-off second leg: 12–14 November 2017
TBC
| Group A | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Netherlands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
France |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Sweden |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Bulgaria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Belarus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Luxembourg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group B | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Portugal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Switzerland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Hungary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Faroe Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Latvia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Andorra |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group C | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Germany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Czech Republic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Northern Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Norway |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Azerbaijan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
San Marino |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group D | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Wales |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Austria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Serbia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Rep of Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Moldova |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group E | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Romania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Denmark |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Poland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Montenegro |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Armenia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Kazakhstan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group F | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
England |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Slovakia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Scotland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Slovenia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Malta |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group G | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Spain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Albania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Israel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Macedonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Liechtenstein |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group H | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Belgium |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Bosnia and Herz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Estonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Cyprus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Gibraltar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group I | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
Croatia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Iceland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
Turkey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Finland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Kosovo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group I | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The Panenka 