England could qualify from this group with their eyes closed
The opening up of Euro 2016 to an extra eight participants, coupled with an England victory in easily their most difficult fixture of the qualification campaign, means that the Three Lions could now sleepwalk their way to qualification very comfortably. This may not be an ideal situation for Hodgson, who will be keen for his side to be tested in friendlies, but is the clear consequence of such an easy group. Things were made even better by the fact that Slovenia, likely to be the only side capable of challenging England and Switzerland for the top two positions, suffered a shock defeat in Estonia.