We've all knew it was coming for weeks but the 5-1 thrashing of Croatia (take that you pantomime villain Eduardo) confirmed England's place at South Africa 2010. How far can England really go though?

Are we nailed on dead certs with only an act of God able to prevent us retaining what is rightfully ours (we just loaned it out post-1966).

Or is a pessimist never disappointed? Everyone's getting hyped up again and we're only a spot kick away from failure as ever.

You decide!