Andorra 0-2 England: By the time of the first qualifier in September 2008, Fabio Capello had already been in charge of England for nine months. Two goals from Joe Cole ensures England come away with a win but it is a far from convincing performance.
Croatia 1-4 England: It felt like twisted fate when England were placed in a group with a side that had qualified for Euro 2008 at their expense. Vengeance was in the air and hitman Theo Walcott's hat-trick helps England to a superb win in Zagreb.
England 5-1 Kazakhstan: Capello's England comfortably make it three wins out of three in Group Six. Defender Rio Ferdinand set the men in white on their way at a packed Wembley Stadium.
Belarus 1-3 England: A trip to Minsk in October and another three points. England make their best start to a World Cup qualifying campaign thanks to two goals from Wayne Rooney and one from Steven Gerrard.
England's next qualifier was not until April, but they kept themselves busy with a friendly against rivals Germany. Central defenders John Terry (left) and Matthew Upson score the goals to keep the home support quiet in a 2-1 win in Berlin.
England are given a lesson in football by the European champions Spain who toy with their guests on the way to a 2-0 friendly win. Striker David Villa and Fernando Llorente score the goals.
The bitter taste of defeat in Spain is quickly washed away with an emphatic 4-0 win over Slovakia at the end of March - Wayne Rooney scoring twice. Four days later, England were to play their next qualifier...
England 2-1 Ukraine: Their next crunch match begins well with Peter Crouch giving the hosts the lead but Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko levels with 16 minutes left. The 100% record hangs in the balance until John Terry pops up to bundle in the winner.
Kazakhstan 0-4 England: Despite the scoreline, England's qualifier in Almaty is anything but straightforward. Gareth Barry opens the scoring just before half-time and Frank Lampard seals victory from the penalty spot.
England 6-0 Andorra: A predictable outcome. England keep the momentum going at the top of Group Six with a thumping of the minnows. Even a Tube strike cannot stop almost 58,000 from watching England record their seventh successive win in the qualifiers.
Having scored twice against Andorra, Jermain Defoe finds the net twice more as England fight back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against the Netherlands in a friendly.
England warm up for their crucial match against Croatia with a 2-1 win over Slovenia at Wembley. Defoe scores yet again. Now on to the Croats, with victory ensuring England a berth at World Cup 2010.
England 5-1 Croatia: England expect a tough encounter but in the end it is a procession. Frank Lampard opens the scoring from the spot and heads in another in the second half...
... fellow midfielder Steven Gerrard also scores two, while hot-shot Wayne Rooney chips in with his ninth goal of the World Cup qualifying campaign
With two qualifiers still left to play, coach Fabio Capello has achieved the first part of his mission. Now he must try to succeed where so many have failed by leading England to World Cup glory, in South Africa.
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