England’s 5-1 win against Kazakhstan at Wembley on Saturday was their third consecutive win in their quest to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. By winning on Saturday they joined Spain and Greece who beat, Estonia and Moldova on the weekend, as the only three teams left in the qualifying stages to have won all three games so far, showing how world football is on the up.
If England were to win against Belarus at the Dinamo Stadium on Wednesday night, it will be the first time that England have won their four opening matches for any qualifiers (either European Championship qualifiers or World Cup Qualifiers) for the first time since 1972, when Bobby Moore captained England to wins against Malta (0-1 at the Empire Stadium, Gzira and 5-0 at Wembley, London), Greece (3-0 at Wembley, London) and Switzerland (2-3 at St. Jakob Park, Basel). This goes to show how Fabio Capello has re-instated the winning mentality back into the English national team.
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Sweet! 4 wins at the debute! 99% we are going to see England in South Africa!