England earned a World Cup place in Qatar without losing a game, they also trashed San Marino 10-0 in the final group game
Poland to play in the playoffs after losing their final game at home to Hungary
By Kehinde Okeowo
Gareth Southgate’s side needed just a draw in their final game to earn an unassailable lead against Poland, their closest rival, but they trashed San Marino to qualify in style.
England opened the scoring as early as the 6th minute when Harry Maguire scored from a Phil Folden’s cross
Filippo Fabbri scored an own goal in the 15th minute to make it 2-0 to England.
Harry Kane scored the third goal from a penalty in the 27th minute after Dante Carlos Rossi handled the ball in the penalty box.
He made it a brace for himself and a fourth goal for the Three Lions in the 32nd minute after he scored from a pass from newcomer, Emile Smith-Rowe.
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The England captain made it a hatrick, in the 39th minute, after scoring another penalty kick to make it 5-0 to England
He scored another goal to make it 6- 0, after profiting from the rebound of a blocked shot from Bukayo Saka.
The assist provider turned scorer in the 58th when Emile Smith-Rowe scored from a neat back heel pass from Tammy Abraham to make it 7-0 to England.
It became 8-0 in the 69th minute when Tyrone Mings scored from a freekick swung in by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Trent Alexander-Arnold provided two more assists in the 78th and 79th minutes for Tammy Abraham and Bukayo Saka to score the 9th and 10th goals respectively.
Meanwhile, Hungary scored two goals through Andras Schafer and Daniel Gazdag in the 37th and 80th minute respectively, to beat Poland 2-1 in Warsaw.
The result now means Poland can no longer qualify automatically but can still book a ticket to Qatar through the playoffs.
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