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In a difficult group with a decidely Eastern European flavor, Croatia and England will do battle again after meeting in Euro 2008 qualifying. Croatia must be favorites as England continue to struggle for confidence and form under new coach Fabio Capello and the Croatia v England fixture in Zagreb would seem to be key. Ukraine will push both favorites hard. Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra are the make-weights in the group.
Wed, October 14, 2009
Andorra 0 v Ukraine 6
A big win. Ukraine now moves on to the playoff round.
Kazakhstan 1 v Croatia 2
Vukojevic and Kranjcar score, but Croatia fails to qualify.
England 3 v Finland 0
Shaun Wright-Philips scores, and Peter Crouch adds a brace. England
ends a brilliant campaign.
Wed, October 14, 2009
England v Belarus
Kazakhstan v Croatia
Andorra v Ukraine
Sat, October 10, 2009
Belarus 4 v Kazakhstan 0
Bordachev, Kalachev with a brace and Kovel on target for the hosts.
Ukraine 1 v England 0
10-man England lose their 100% record in Ukraine. Keeper Robert
Green is sent off, Ferninand flounders and Nazarenko's first half
goal wins it for the hosts in a hail of flares. Ukraine are now
favorites to pip Croatia for the play-off spot.
Wed, September 9, 2009
Andorra 1 v Kazakhstan 3
England 5 v Croatia 1
England qualifies for South Africa by crushing the Croats at Wembley.
Lampard and Gerrard each score twice, Rooney adds another.
Belarus 0 v Ukraine 0
Sat, September 5, 2009
Ukraine 5 v Andorra 0
Croatia 1 v Belarus 0
Ivan Rakitic scores the lone goal of the match, giving Croatia a
key three points ahead of the England match.
Wed, August 19, 2009
Belarus 1 v Croatia 3
Olic with a brace and
Eduardo on target.
Wed, June 10, 2009
England 6 v Andorra 0
Rooney (4, 38), Lampard (29), Defoe (73, 75), and Crouch (80) lead
the way - and England are now one win from qualifying for South
Africa.
Sat, June 6, 2009
Kazakhstan 0 v England 4
Barry 40, Heskey 45, Rooney 72, Lampard (pen) 77 - professional,
though not impressive win for England.
Croatia 2 v Ukraine 2
The spoils are sharted in Zagreb;
Petric (2") and Modric (68") for Croatia; Shevchenko (13)
and Gai (54) for the visitors.
Belarus 5 v Andorra 1
Wed, April 1, 2009
Andorra 0 v Croatia 2
England 2 v Ukraine 1
Crouch & Terry for England; Andriy Shevchenko for Ukraine.
Kazakhstan 1 v Belarus 5
Wed, October 15, 2008
Belarus 1 v England 3
Croatia 4 v Andorra 0
Sat, October 11, 2008
England 5 v Kazakhstan 1
All the goals in the second half including a brace for Wayne Rooney.
The scoreline flattered England who opened the scoring from Manchester
United defender and captain on the night, Rio Ferdinand, followed
by an own-goal, two from Rooney and a late strike from Jermaine
Defoe. Kazakhstan played well until they ran out of steam late on
and were back in the match at 2-1 after a mistake by Ashley Cole
let in Zhambyl Kukeyev.
Ukraine 0 v Croatia 0
All square in Kyev.
Wed, September 10, 2008
Croatia 1 v England 4
Theo Walcott scores a hat trick; Rooney scores one in a revenge
match in Zagreb.
Andorra 1 v Belarus 3
Kazakhstan 1 v Ukraine 3
Nazarenko goes to goal twice, Shevchenko once.
Sat, September 6, 2008
Andorra 0 v England 2
A second-half double from substitute Joe Cole calms England's nerves.
Croatia 3 v Kazakhstan 0
Kovac, Modric
and Petric bag the goals in a routine home win.
Ukraine 1 v Belarus
A Shevchenko penalty deep in extra time edged it for the hosts.
Wed, August 20, 2008
Kazakhstan 3 v Andorra 0