A loss to Russia away means that England’s dreams of European qualification are now hanging by a thread. The race in Group E has come down to three teams- Croatia, England and Russia, out of which only two can qualify. Four minutes of madness at the Luzhniki Stadium made what seemed to be three points sealed into nothing at all. And if Russia and Croatia have anything to say, Steve McLaren could become the first English manager since Graham Taylor to fail to qualify for a major international event.
Result : Russia 2-1 England ( Roman Pavyluchenko*2/ Wayne Rooney)
Euro 2008 qualifying results October 13
Saturday night was witness to some crucial games in European qualifying. Here are the results from those games.
Group A :
Armenia 0-0 Serbia
Poland 3-1 Kazakhstan ( Ebi Smolarek*3/ Dmitriy Byakov)
A hattrick from Racing Santander forward Smolarek sees the Poles take all three points and retain their spot at the top of Group A.
Azerbaijan 0-2 Portugal ( Bruno Alves, Hugo Almeida)
Ashley Cole may miss game against Russia
Chelsea and England left back Ashley Cole might miss his country’s crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia on the 17th of October in Moscow. The former Arsenal defender suffered an ankle injury in yesterday night’s game against Estonia, which the Three Lions won 3-0 thanks to goals from Shaun Wright Philips and Wayne Rooney and an own goal from Taavi Rahn