Mexico and South Korea got Group B underway with a goalless draw at St.
Braga held the Reds to a goalless draw at Anfield after winning the first leg 1-0 in Portugal.
Bottom-of-the-table Augsburg played out a goalless draw at Hoffenheim in a game overshadowed by concern for Boris Vukcevic.
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Udinese's disappointing start to the season continued after they were held to a goalless draw by Genoa .
Plymouth slipped to second in the table after being held to a goalless draw at home by Southend.
Atletico, which took a 3-0 lead to Getafe for the second leg, claimed a goalless draw to progress.
In Italy, Serie A leaders Juventus dropped their first points of the season in a goalless draw at Fiorentina.
But with a goalless draw looking likely Baines put England in command when his unstoppable effort flew past Rensing.
In the night's other game, Malaga escaped with a goalless draw at La Rosaleda after holding Borussia Dortmund .
Herve Renard's side was held to a goalless draw by group winners Burkina Faso in Nelspruit, South Africa Tuesday.
United were held to a goalless draw, whereas Liverpool earned an impressive win over their Romanian opponents at Anfield.
In the two warm-up matches prior to this, South Africa secured a goalless draw with North Korea and beat Jamaica 2-0.
Chelsea held Arsenal to a goalless draw in the Premier League on Saturday and a repeat result here would be ideal.
Zanzibar held guest side Zambia to a goalless draw in normal time and the game then went straight to spot kicks.
He compared the game against Russia to when England earned a goalless draw with turkey in Istanbul to qualify for Euro 2004.
Queens Park Rangers played out a goalless draw with Norwich City to leave Harry Redknapp's four points adrift at the foot of the table.
Arsenal went into the game short on confidence having lost a two-goal lead against Tottenham, been defeated at Stoke and held to a goalless draw by Fenerbahce.
Napoli's quest to move to within two points of league leader Juventus suffered a blow after it was held to a goalless draw by Sampdoria.
Squires Gate finished fourth after a goalless draw at St Helens.
In the English Premier League , Manchester City endured a frustrating night as it was held to a goalless draw by bottom of the table QPR.
Ivory Coast and Portugal contested a goalless draw in a cagey opening game to the World Cup's so-called group of death at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
In Spain , Atletico Madrid was held to a goalless draw at Malaga as it missed out on the chance to close the gap on leader Barcelona.
They wore it twice in 1962, in a 4-0 friendly win over Peru and a goalless draw with Bulgaria during the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile.
Houston's time as caretaker started badly, with a goalless draw with Kilmarnock, a 7-1 drubbing at the hands of champions Rangers and a 1-0 defeat by Aberdeen.
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York prevented leaders Hartlepool from opening up an eight-point gap at the top of the Third Division as the teams fought out a goalless draw at Victoria Park.
Gravesend and Farnborough - level on points in the middle of the Conference table - could not be separated after a tough contest ended in a goalless draw.
Lewis Stevenson and John Rankin dropped out for Hibs as they attempted to improve on a goalless draw with St Mirren and record their first win in four games.
Liverpool pipped Atletico Madrid for top spot in the group after the Spaniards were held to a goalless draw with Marseille, and have now gone eight group matches unbeaten.
In the day's other game, Niger held on for its first ever point at the Africa Cup of Nations after holding Democratic Republic of Congo to a goalless draw.
England are without a victory at World Cup 2010 after drawing 1-1 with the United States in their opening game before being held to a goalless draw by Algeria on Friday.
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