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. With games left against Slovenia at home and Lithuania away, one win will put Gareth Southgate’s team in the World Cup. Slovenia looks like having the hardest finish to the group, with matches to come against England away and Scotland at home next month. ——More AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/WorldCup——Steve Douglas is at http://www.twitter.com/sdouglas80

Source: National Post September 04, 2017 20:55 UTC