England became the 2nd country after Holland to qualify in European zone with an easy trashing over Croatia 5-1 at Wembley Stadium. Both Gerrard and Lampard net a brace, while Eduardo scored a consolation before Rooney finished them off with the last goals of the match. This match not only helped England to confirm qualifying for World Cup final, but also a sweet revenge against Croatia which forced them out of the door for Euro 08 finals.

Now Croatia hope of getting World Cup playoff spot will be rely on England hands now, whereby Ukaine are just 2 points behind Croatia with 1 game on hands and 1 game more to go. Ukaine last game against Andorra is most likely an easy victory, so their next match against England will determine which country getting the playoff spot. With England already confirm their spot in World Cup final, coach Capello might rotate squad or field youngster to give them a chance to perform.

England are 1 of the 3 country which still maintained 100% winning record in the European qualifying groups alongs with Spain from Group 5 and Holland from Group 9 after 8 games played so far. But England has a far superior scoring record than any other of the country, as they found the net 31 time in 8 game which is an average of 3.875 goal per match with 26 goal differents. Spain become the 3rd team to qualify in European qualifying groups with an easy 3-0 against Estonia soon after England match.

The next world cup quilifying match will be held on the 10th October, whereby we can expect Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Serbie and Italy to secure their World Cup final spot if they win their next matches. Whereby the spotlights will be on Russia vs Germany match, with just 1 point different, a win will confirm Germany spot in final and a draw will just favour them as well. Only a win is likely to change Russia situation. The other highlight match will be in Group A whereby Denmark host Sweden, althought a win for Sweden will put them on the same points, but only a 3 goal different win at least will make Sweden overtake Denmark for the top spots in the group.

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