As box-ticking exercises go, England's World Cup qualifying finale was pretty emphatic. Gareth Southgate’s side needed a point from the away game against San Marino to secure progress to the World Cup, and it ended up winning 10-0, the first time it had ever reached double figures in a competitive game. San Marino is officially ranked the worst football side in the world, No. 210 out of 210, and it looked like it. Harry Kane scored four goals to move from tied for fourth alongside Jimmy Greaves on the England all-time goalscoring charts to tied for third. But did it matter?
England Has the World Cup to Prove It Hasn't Hit Its Ceiling
