1974 England 1 Poland 1
17 Oct 1973 The most infamous: Alf Ramsay's team cannot find a way past goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski for a winning goal that would have taken them through at Poland's expense Photograph: Popperfoto/Popperfoto/Getty Images
1978 England 2 Italy 0
16 May 1977 Goals from Kevin Keegan and Trevor Brooking sealed the win, but Italy still had a game to go and duly beat Luxembourg 3-0 a month later to qualify ahead of England on goal difference Photograph: Bob Thomas/Bob Thomas Sports Photography
1982 England 1 Hungary 0
18 Nov 1981 England reached the World Cup for the first time since 1970 thanks to Paul Mariner's 16th-minute goal to beat group leaders Hungary at Wembley, qualifying in second place Photograph: PA/PA Archive/Press Association Images
1990 Poland 0 England 0
11 Oct 1989 Peter Shilton's brilliance and the help of a crossbar, which kept out a last-minute 25-yard Polish shot, got England the point they needed Photograph: Bob Thomas/Bob Thomas Sports Photography
1994 San Marino 1 England 7
17 Nov 1993 England needed seven clear goals just to stand a chance but conceded the quickest goal in international history – after 8.3 secs – and eventually fell short. Utter humiliation Photograph: Action Images
1998 Italy 0 England 0
11 Oct 1997 Paul Ince was the bloodied hero as England got the point they needed. Ian Wright hit a post and Christian Vieri headed over in a nervy finale Photograph: Popperfoto/Popperfoto/Getty Images
2002 England 2 Greece 2
6 Oct 2001 Sven-Goran Eriksson's men denied Germany the automatic qualifying place with David Beckham's famous injury-time free-kick at Old Trafford Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
