England look to maintain their 100% record in qualifying in October’s double-header of away games, against the Czech Republic on Friday 11th and Bulgaria the following Tuesday.
A place in the finals looks all but assured already for Gareth Southgate’s side and it remains to be seen whether their upcoming opponents will put up a better fight than at Wembley where there they conceded five and four goals respectively in the reverse fixtures.
For the Czech Republic, currently on nine points from five games, the England clash is a huge one as they know that Kosovo are breathing down their necks.
The impressive international newcomers have a point less from the same number of games but will fancy their chances of beating Montenegro at home on Tuesday 14th and give themselves a great chance of qualifying automatically although they are also guaranteed a place in the play-offs thanks to their earlier Nations League success.