England 2-0 Poland: Rooney & Gerrard book Three Lions' World Cup spot

Roy Hodgson's men gave an assured, attacking performance at Wembley to ensure their qualification for Brazil 2014, though were made to wait for the game-killing second goal
England booked their place at next summer's World Cup in Brazil with a 2-0 win over Poland at Wembley on Tuesday night.

The Three Lions had a host of chance in the first half before Wayne Rooney eventually opened the scoring just before the break, heading the ball past the otherwise excellent Wojciech Szczesny.
Roy Hodgson's charges endured a nervy second period as they failed to kill off the match, until captain Steven Gerrard burst forward, dinked the ball over Szczesny and put the tie beyond doubt.

Ethiopia 1-2 Nigeria: Emenike double breaks hosts' hearts

Emmanuel Emenike scored a double as Nigeria claimed in a 2-1 win in the first leg of their World Cup play-off with Ethiopia.

The visitors headed into the game as strong favourites for the clash against an Ethiopia side looking to reach the World Cup finals for the first time in their history.