Iain Macintosh reviews the opening stanza to this international break to bring us this week's edition of Heroes and Villains.
HEROES
Germany are making all of this look very easy. Another 3-0 win, their second in two qualifying games thus far, puts them top of Group C, a position they are simply unlikely to relinquish. The Czech Republic joined Norway in Germany's trophy collection, swept aside with barely a second thought. Joachim Low was the subject of considerable criticism for failing to win Euro 2016. Unless something extremely surprising happens, he'll have a chance to make up for that in Russia in 18 months' time.