Marcus Rashford made amends after an expensive early mistake to fire England to a 2-1 win over Slovakia and within sight of next year’s World Cup in Russia on Monday. By beating its nearest challenger for the one automatic qualification spot, England moved five points clear in Group F of the European zone with two rounds remaining. Group CDefending champion Germany bounced back from a disappointing display to close in on qualification with a gala 6-0 rout of Norway. Germany has 24 points and Northern Ireland 19, nine ahead of Azerbaijan, which beat San Marino 5-1. Poland hosts Montenegro in the final round in what could be a decisive group game.

Source: thestar September 04, 2017 23:48 UTC