I can't remember the last time I saw England played that well. Passed the ball all over the place, superior in possession, and had both Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard on top of their performance.

It could never be more dramatic and special than to secure a place in World Cup finals in front of fervent roar of English crowd, and at the church of football, Wembley stadium.

Rooney showed exemplary piece of maturity he developed over the years and Glenn Johnson looked fit to fill the right back as he rose to the occasion to prove himself as an attacking defender by supplying crosses that met Steven Gerrard head for a goal and few others that tested out-and-out Croatian goalkeeper.

So did Aaron Lennon and Gareth Barry.

By and large, the whole England team were on the spotlight, and they need that for the World Cup. A champion needs that.

Argentina are fumbling, so are Portugal. Possibility is there that we might not see the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo not playing in the biggest event on earth.

Brazil look as the team that could stand in England's way, other than Spain, if England are serious in re-enacting 1966 sweet triumph.

Because North Koreans already did. They are back in the World Cup after 44 years. Yes, 1966.

So England should be taking notes and start preparing themselves, and above all, avoid complacency. Of course, stay away from injuries.

And one more, use that bloke Jermaine Defoe more often. He is hungry for goals.

Good luck Three Lions. And congratulations to Brazil, Holland, Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea, Ghana and of course, South Africa.

Both Koreans are in the World Cup? Yes.

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Looking back, Malaysia should be taking notes and preparing themselves too. 1Malaysia, 1QualifiedToWorldCupBeforeIDie please?

P.S. - The picture has nothing to do with how well England played against Croatia. It was just me trying to play like Steven Gerrard and went home limping off.