Three Lions roar into finals

ENGLAND booked their ticket to the World Cup finals with a five-star performance at Wembley last night.

Three Lions roar into finals
Fri, 11 Sep, 2009 - 01:00
England 5 Croatia 1 Simon Stone

Two years after Croatia triumphed in the Wembley rain to sweep England out of Euro 2008 and Steve McClaren out of a job, Fabio Capello showed how it should be done.

Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard scored two goals each to exact their own personal revenge for that horrible night, with Wayne Rooney adding another near the end.

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