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Henry celebrates his opener
France eased the pressure on Raymond Domenech and got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 2-1 win over Serbia.
Second half goals from Thierry Henry and Nicolas Anelka helped France bounce back from last weekend's shock defeat to Austria.
After a goalless first-half France finally made the breakthrough on 54 minutes when Henry collected a pass from Sidney Govou and fired home from a tight angle.
Substitute Anelka doubled the lead on 64 minutes when he worked his way past two defenders and smashed his shot from the edge of the box into the net.
Serbia set up a nervy finale when Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic reduced the arrears 14 minutes from time, but France held on for a vital win.
Two goals from Tomas Danilevicius inspired Lithuania to a 2-0 victory over Austria.
Danilevicius broke the deadlock on 53 minutes by deflecting Marius Stankevicius' free-kick past Austria keeper Alex Manninger.
The home side doubled the lead five minutes later when Danilevicius converted Stankevicius' cross.
The win means Lithuania top Group Seven after two wins from their opening two qualifiers.
Ten-man Romania scraped a 1-0 win over Faroe Islands in Torshavn to get their Group Seven campaign back on track.
Romania needed to bounce back after their surprise defeat at home to Lithuania last weekend, but they struggled for long periods against whipping boys Faroe Islands.
The visitors suffered a massive blow four minutes into the second half when Sorin Ghionea was sent off for a professional foul.
Despite their numerical disadvantage Romania grabbed the only goal of the game just before the hour mark when Razvan Cocis found the net.
