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It was not just home nations and Ireland players who got a run out over the weekend - a host of other Premier League players were also in action. Here's how they fared.

France slumped to a shock defeat to Austria as the home side sealed a famous victory over Les tres embarrassed Blues. Patrice Evra , Nicolas Anelka, William Gallas (pictured), Samir Nasri, Lassana Diarra, Bacary Sagna: you boys took one hell of a beating.

New Manchester City signing Robinho was on target for Brazil in a 3-0 win over Chile. The forward swooped on the stroke of half-time to help the Selecao move up to second in their 10-team South American group

Spurs fans are still waiting for Luka Modric to replicate his brilliant international form in the Premier League. The playmaker was again at his best for Croatia, slamming home from the edge of the box on 35 minutes. Tottenham supporters will hope he doesn't provide a repeat effort on Wednesday, when England visit Zagreb.

The last time Nani played against the Maltese mosquito Michael Mifsud he was part of a Manchester United team humbled by Coventry City at Old Trafford in the Carling Cup. He enjoyed himself more yesterday, grabbing a goal in a dominant win for the Equipa das Quinas.

Israel's blushes were spared by Premier League duo Yossi Benayoun and Ben Sahar as they rallied to salvage a draw against Switzerland in Tel Aviv.

Zoltan Gera played for Fulham in their impressive 1-0 win over Arsenal last month and he helped his side frustrate a Denmark team spearheaded by Gunners' striker Nicklas Bendtner. Bendtner could only hit the post with the game's best chance after half an hour and the Danes were forced to settle for a draw in Budapest.

Bolton's Heidar Helguson scored the first of two equalisers for Iceland as they held their more illustrious neighbours Norway in an all-Nordic clash.

Manchester United new boy Dimitar Berbatov and Aston Villa's Stilian Petrov featured for Bulgaria as they denied Montenegro a win in their first competitive match. Petrov opened the scoring on 11 minutes and £30 million Berbatov could have doubled that lead in the first half when he failed to beat keeper Vukasin Poleksic one-on-one.

Manchester United's Carlos Tevez was sent off for the second time in three internationals as Argentina failed to beat Paraguay in Buenos Aires. Former United man Gabriel Heinze didn't cover himself in glory either, putting the ball through his own net.

Clint Dempsey scored the winner for the USA in their first match in Cuba for 61 years. The Fulham man notched the game's only goal after a ball into the box from ex-Newcastle man Oguchi Onyewu fell at his feet."

Middlesbrough's Sanli Tuncay scored his 16th goal for Turkey when he opened the scoring on 61 minutes to help his country beat Armenia.

And Manchester City's Felipe Caicedo blasted in long-range effort to open the scoring for Ecuador as they beat Bolivia in their qualifier in Quito.

Dwight Yorke skippered Trinidad and Tobago in their 1-1 draw with Guatemala, but the Sunderland man has been ordered back home by Black Cats boss Roy Keane and will miss the Caribbean nation's match against the US on Wednesday.

James Garner / Eurosport