Two goals apiece from Frank Lampard - one a penalty - and Steven Gerrard enabled them to dominate at Wembley.

Wayne Rooney added the fifth goal after striker Eduardo had netted a consolation effort for the visitors.

England had needed only a draw to qualify after Ukraine's goalless draw away to Belarus.

Tonight's results mean Croatia and Ukraine are battling for second spot - the latter are two points behind their rivals but with a game in hand.

Tonight's match in Minsk was a decent spectacle for the 23,000 spectators at the Dinamo Stadium with chances aplenty for both sides, but neither could find the breakthrough.

The other Group Six contest saw Kazakhstan beat Andorra 3-1 - a result which condemns the home side to bottom place.

Two goals from Sergei Khizhnichenko and one from Ruslan Baltiyev had the visitors in control before half-time before Andorra - point-less at the bottom of the group - replied through Oscar Sonejee midway through the second half.