ENGLAND : HOW THEY QUALIFIED

England finished atop European Group eight with an 8-1-1 record and 25 points, one more point than Poland.

The English clinched a spot behind a 2-1 victory over the Poles on October 12, 2005. Frank Lampard scored off an acrobatic volley eight minutes from time after Polish substitute Tomasz Frankowski equalized only seconds into the second half. Michael Owen tallied England's first goal.

QUALIFYING RESULTS
9/4/04 Austria 2, England 2
9/8/04 Poland 1, England 2
10/9/04 England 2, Wales 0
10/13/04 Azerbaijan 0, England 1
3/26/05 England 4, No Ireland 0
3/30/05 England 2, Azerbaijan 0
9/3/05 Wales 0, England 1
9/7/05 No Ireland 1, England 0
10/8/05 England 1, Austria 0
10/12/05 England 2, Poland 1