Italy, Netherlands qualify for 2014 World Cup

LONDON: The Netherlands and Italy celebrated becoming the first European teams to book places at next year’s World Cup in Brazil yesterday when the final pieces of the continent’s qualifying jigsaw began to fall into place. The Dutch sealed their place after a Robin van Persie double gave them a 2-0 win in Andorra while Italy came from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in Turin with Mario