It was the night where everything could go right or could go pear shaped. England were up against Poland and if you're a football fan like me you knew just how important this game was. All the hard work of the past couple months was about to be rewarded or wasted.
Roy Hodgson went with the same side who beat Montenegro 4 - 1 with Smalling and Carrick replacing Lampard and Walker. He also kept Townsend in the side as well which name to no surprise as he produced a man of the match masterclass against Montenegro and England were hoping for more of the same.
For a period in the first half, it looked as it Poland would score with Lewandowski their main threat but England stood firm and near the end of the half, England took the lead. Leighton Baines, so often an attacking outlet for England, provided an exquisite cross for Rooney who headed home. You could sense the sigh of relief around Wembley.
That gave England a platform to build on and you could see it gave freedom to the likes of Townsend, Welbeck and Rooney. It took England until the 88th minute to confirm their place at the world cup and the man who scored the 2nd goal was none other than Steven Gerrard.
Once the final whistle had sounded, Hodgson and the England players could relax a little. There tickets had booked and they will be in Brazil for the World Cup.
Over the coming months, Hodgson and his assistants will need to think long and hard about who wil be on the plane to Brazil but for the meantime lets forget the politics, the matter of the fact is this -
WE ARE GOING TO BRAZIL! COME ON ENGLAND
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