On the brink...published at 15:30
It started in 2003 with a 20 yard strike in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia.
Since then there have been disappointments, controversies and frustration at the lack of international silverware.
But there have been goals. Lots of them, 48 to be precise. Another two today and Wayne Rooney will be heading to Euro 2016 as England's all-time leading scorer.