2010 World Cup Qualifiers European zone – UEFA Group six: Second place race wide open as England goes clearThe WC qualifiers in the European zone have reached the halfway stage and England can already relish their presence in South Africa next year. The team that stopped them on the way to the latest European Championships, Croatia, are well aware that this time the best they could achieve is the second place, leading to the additional qualifications in November. In Croatia there was a great deal of discussion as to what score would suit their team best in the game between England and Ukraine. The optimistic minority hoped for a Ukraine win, hoping that that would still give Croatia some chances of overtaking England. Provided, of course, that Slaven Bilic boys emulate their 2007 feat when they won by 3-2.