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Sports Briefing | Soccer: Iceland Secures Spot in Euros

A scoreless draw with Kazakhstan guaranteed Iceland a place in the 2016 European Championship as one of the top two finishers in Group A, along with the Czech Republic.

Wales was also held to a goalless draw by Israel in Group B and needs 1 point from its final two matches in October to make it to the tournament. Italy remained in command of Group H with a 1-0 win over Bulgaria.

u25a0 The Palestinian territories will host their first World Cup qualifier on Tuesday when their team takes on the United Arab Emirates in Ramallah, the first in a series of matches in the West Bank.