Internationals / Mike Norman / 15 November 2011 /

It's two wins and two clean sheets for England, whilst in Dublin the party is in full swing as Republic of Ireland qualify for Euro 2012.

England tonight recorded their second 1-0 victory in the space of four days thanks to a pleasing performance against Sweden, a nation they'd previously failed to defeat in 43 years.

Fabio Capello made eight changes to the side that defeated world and European champions Spain at the weekend, but in front of less than 50,000 largely subdued spectators - the lowest attendance recorded at the new Wembley Stadium - England were always in control against an extremely disappointing and unadventurous Sweden side.

England took the lead midway through the first half, Gareth Barry's glancing header being deflected into his own net by Sweden's Daniel Majstorovic.

Unfortunately for those who'd backed Barry at [30.0] in the First Goalscorer market, the goal - England's 2,000th in international football - went down as an Majstorovic own goal.

The Three Lions should have extended their lead as the half drew to a close but first Phil Jones, and then Jack Rodwell, both missed simple opportunities. The 1-0 Half Time Score was matched at a high of [4.5].

The second half was dominated for long periods by England, but a mixture of continuous substitutions and a game played in a respectful, very friendly manner, meant that few clear cut chances were created at either end. The 1-0 Correct Score was matched at [8.0], whilst an England victory never touched higher than [2.16] In-Play.

The Republic of Ireland confirmed their first appearance at a European Championship for 24 years by wrapping up a 5-1 aggregate victory over Estonia at a packed and jubilant Aviva Stadium.

Giovanni Trapattoni's men led 4-0 from the first leg, but any tiny hopes Estonia had of mounting a comeback were dashed on the half hour when Stephen Ward - matched at [34.0] in the First Goalscorer market - made it 1-0 on the night and 5-0 on aggregate. Estonia did get a consolation goal early in the second half but the outcome was never in doubt and the party commenced in the city of Dublin.

To win next summer's European Championship England remain the [11.5] fourth favourites whilst the Republic of Ireland can be backed at [75.0].

Elsewhere Croatia and the Czech Republic also made it through to next summer's showpiece thanks to 3-0 aggregate wins over Turkey and Montenegro respectively, whilst Portugal thrashed Bosnia 6-2 to also book their flights to Poland and the Ukraine.

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