GUDNI Bergsson ended his five and a half years in the international wilderness, but could not help Iceland avoid a 2-1 defeat by Scotland.

Per Frandsen did not add to his 22 caps when he failed to make the bench in his country's 5-2 win in Romania, while Southampton's Antti Niemi was preferred to Jussi Jasskelainen in Finland's 2-0 defeat by Italy.

Nigeria skipper Jay-Jay Okocha continued his run of good form as he created the only goal in the 1-0 win over Malawi in an African Nations Cup qualifier.