England can take one step closer to World Cup qualification.

England can take one step closer to virtually guaranteeing their place in the World Cup next year with a victory over Andorra this evening. England sped to a 4-0 thumping over Kazakhstan at the weekend and another three points tonight will solidify their spot at the top of their group.

Fabio Capello could rest a number of players for the match against the 196th ranked team in the world. David Beckham, Glen Johnson and Emile Heskey are all just a booking away from a suspension and could potentially miss an important match against Croatia in September.

Capello is experienced enough to know how to handle the situation and although he will want to romp to another win he could use the situation to field a number of fringe players in the England side. This could also mean a rest for a lot of the more high calibre stars in the side that have spent long seasons battling away at their respective clubs.

Speaking ahead of the match, Capello said: “I have thought about this problem. I have to decide whether some players on yellow cards should play.” “If we score quickly it will be an easy game. Andorra will be waiting in front of their box with ten players defending.”

The only other players missing for England will be defender Rio Ferdinand, who has been struggling ever since picking up an injury against Arsenal in the Champions League, and Gareth Barry, who is suspended.

Although the match may not appear high in significance, it will be the perfect chance for many in the national team to banish the memories of missing out on qualification for Euro 2008. A lot of players said they felt hurt that evening when England were beaten 3-2 at Wembley by Croatia and the images of Steve McLaren cowering under an umbrella have to be laid to rest.

There is no doubt that under Capello England have become a very under rated force. Tactically the national side is one of the best in Europe and the way the manager utilises the immense talent he has in the squad has been significant in some impressive victories in recent times. Only Spain and France have cracked the defences in meaningless friendlies.

Andorra could well become overwhelmed by the occasion of playing at Wembley in front of what is sure to be, a sell out crowd. This could create the perfect scenario for England to dance around their defence and once again create an impressive score sheet that will send shivers down the spines of defences all over Europe and the world.

As much as they undoubtedly will want to spoil the party it would take an insane individual or someone who knows something that no one else does to bet against England in this encounter. If England get anything other than the three points available then it would of have been a truly terrible performance. The side will be going out with a clear intention and that is to make sure that we are all going to South Africa to have a massive party next year.