The international schedule continues tomorrow with a number of Europe’s leading sides looking to secure their place at Euro 2016. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson previews some of the key ties

 

Spain v Luxembourg (Group C)

Spain trailed Slovakia for the majority of the qualifying campaign, but September’s 2-0 win in Oviedo enabled Vicente del Bosque’s side to leapfrog their closest rivals and move to the top of Group C.

As a result, the reigning European champions only need to beat Luxembourg tomorrow to guarantee their place in next summer’s finals in France.

That won’t be a problem, and while the memory of 2014’s capitulation at the World Cup finals continues to cast a considerable shadow, a new Spanish team is beginning to emerge with the likes of Santi Cazorla, Isco and Diego Costa to the fore.

 

England v Estonia (Group E)

England became the first team to qualify for Euro 2016 last month, but while tomorrow’s game with Estonia means little in terms of the state of play in Group E, it has added spice as Roy Hodgson attempts to guide his side to a perfect record of ten wins from ten.

No England team has ever gone through a European qualifying campaign winning all of their games, and having claimed a 1-0 win in Tallinn last October, it would be a major surprise if the current group of players slipped up tomorrow.

Wayne Rooney is unlikely to be risked as he recovers from an ankle injury, so Hodgson could opt to name Theo Walcott up front. If Rooney is missing, Chelsea centre-half Gary Cahill will skipper the side.

 

Moldova v Russia (Group G)

Fabio Capello might have been dismissed halfway through the qualifying campaign, but Russia have recovered under Leonid Slutsky and now sit in second position behind Austria, who have already qualified.

If Russia win in the Moldovan capital Chisinau tomorrow, and both Sweden and Montenegro drop points, they will be guaranteed a place in France. Even if other results do not go for them, a win tomorrow means Russia will only have to beat Montenegro next week to finish second.

Sweden are the high-profile side that could miss out at Russia’s expense, and having failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup after suffering a play-off defeat to Portugal, Zlatan Ibrahimovich’s international career could be limping to a tame conclusion.