Gabon caused upset as they held Portugal to a draw, while Didier Drogba scored as Ivory Coast triumphed in Austria.
Cristiano Ronaldo has withdrawn from the Portugal squad to take on Gabon on Wednesday.
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill intends for Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th cap for Portugal to be a damp squib.
Portugal boss Paulo Bento has deflected the focus from Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Tuesday's visit of Northern Ireland.
Aaron Hughes expects Cristiano Ronaldo to be at his best when Northern Ireland face Portugal on Tuesday night.
Real Betis full-back Nelson has been added to the Portugal squad for their World Cup qualifier with Northern Ireland.
Alexander Kerzhakov's early strike proved the difference as Russia edged out Portugal in their World Cup Group F qualifier in Moscow.
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been passed fit to play for Portugal against Northern Ireland.
Paulo Bento has named his squad for Portugal's World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Northern Ireland.
Substitute Silvestre Varela needed just 82 seconds to fire Portugal on the way to a face-saving World Cup qualifier win over Azerbaijan.
Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off his recent sadness with a thrilling goal-scoring performance in Portugal's win over Luxembourg.
England remain third in the latest FIFA rankings following their recent 2-1 victory against Euro 2012 finalists Italy.
Holland were stunned by Belgium, Argentina beat Germany and Russia drew in Fabio Capello's first match as manager.
England have moved into third place in the latest FIFA world rankings, their highest-ever standing.
Cristiano Ronaldo admits he offered no argument after being asked to step up fifth in Portugal's Euro 2012 semi-final penalty shoot-out with Spain.
We take a closer look at some of the talking points from the semi-final between Portugal and Spain.
Paulo Bento refused to be downbeat after seeing his Portugal side knocked out of Euro 2012 on penalties by Spain.
Cesc Fabregas fired Spain through to the Euro 2012 final after a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Portugal following a tense semi-final in Donetsk.
Hugo Almeida admits he was disappointed to be left out of the Portugal side earlier in Euro 2012 but is ready to seize his chance against Spain.
Portugal will battle defending champions Spain for a spot in the Euro 2012 decider when they meet in the semi-finals on Wednesday evening.