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Showing 7.45pm 11 October: Slovenia vs England World Cup Qualifier

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Follow Sportsmail’s coverage of the World Cup qualifiers as England travel to Slovenia hoping to rack up their third straight win and take full control of Group F.

Gareth Southgate has made the bold decision to drop underfire captain Wayne Rooney for the clash in Ljubljana as the Three Lions face off against one of their main group rivals.

The match marks just one of nine European World Cup qualifiers taking place, with Scotland also in Group F action as they visit Slovakia while Northern Ireland face a daunting trip to world champions Germany in Group C.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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Showing 7.45pm 8 October: Northern Ireland v San Marino World Cup 2018 Qualifiers

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Northern Ireland warm up for a trip to Germany on Tuesday with a seemingly straightforward home clash against San Marino.

San Marino have never won a World Cup qualifier, losing 55 and drawing two, and have lost all 20 of their matches against the home nations (Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales), scoring just three goals in that time and conceding 86.

Michael O’Neill’s team will be confident of adding to a strong home record which has seen them win six of their last eight home matches at Windsor Park.

Source: SkySports.com

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Showing 7.45pm 8 October: Scotland v Lithuania World Cup 2018 Qualifiers

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Scotland will take on a familiar foe on Saturday when they face Lithuania in their second World Cup qualifier.

Indeed, the Baltic nation has formed a big sub-plot in the Scots’ trials and tribulations on the world and European stage.

Not because they boast a particularly good record against the side now coached by Gordon Strachan – they have only beaten the Scots once.

But because they have been there since day zero; that being Saturday 5 September 1998.

Scotland’s first qualifier for a place at Euro 2000 happened to be their first competitive match since the St Etienne slaughtering dished out by Morocco at the World Cup in France less than three months previously.

Source: BBC Sport

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