It needed a Cristiano Ronaldo equalizer in the first half to cancel out Daniel Da Mota's 14th minute opener for the hosts.
Helder Postiga hit the
winner just before the hour mark as they kept pace with Russia, who
earlier beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in Moscow.
Of the big guns, England
were the most comprehensive winners, beating Moldova 5-0 in Chisinau
with Frank Lampard scoring a first half double and Jermain Defoe adding
the other.
James Milner and Leighton
Baines were on target after the break as Roy Hodgson's team took an
early advantage in Group H with Montenegro and Poland sharing four goals
in the other match in the qualifying section.
The home side only led
1-0 at halftime in Hannover, but a second half double from Real Madrid
star Mesut Ozil gave them a more comfortable 3-0 advantage by the final
whistle.
Republic of Ireland
were the other winners on the night in Group C as two late goals from
Robbie Keane, with a penalty, and Kevin Doyle gave them a fortunate 2-1
win in Kazakhstan.
Euro 2012 runners-up Italy were grateful for a 2-2 draw in Bulgaria in Group, falling behind to a long range strike from Stanislav Manolev.
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