to reach the tournament. they re one of those playing for the final three qualifying spots after missing out on an automatic one this week. if they beat finland in cardiff, they ll take on either poland or estonia. what s important to us, as you ll be aware of, is the home draw on the second leg is in the final. so that s important for us. we ve got to get the job done first and foremost, of course we have, but we are probably wanting to avoid ukraine, as well. so i think it s gone to plan for us. the form we are in at the minute, and with the red wall at home, we ll take anybody on at cardiff. elsewhere, 2004 champions greece will need to beat kazakhstan and then either georgia or luxembourg, while bosnia will play ukraine and israel will face iceland. the forward has her presented his country for 15 years, he was part of the world cup winning squad, and his goal in the final was one of the 29 he scored for argentina in 136 appearances so far. he 35 now, currently in his sec
hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: heading out of the one day world cup as their test talisman heads for surgery england s cricketing picture gets ever more murky. i m fighting and my players are with me erik ten hag is determined manchester united will put it right after their poor start to the season. ahead of a repeat of the world cup final tomorrow, wales end their first wxv campaign winless, as tournament bosses insist crowds will get better. also coming up on sportsday: are you one of the 100 million people to try parkrun? the event is celebrating the milestone this weekend. hello again. england s chances of reaching the semifinals of the cricket world cup, that have gone from high before the tournament to non existent six games later, may well be extinguished once and for all tomorrow. perhaps fittingly, a disastrous campaign could be ended by australia. but it s notjust defeats that have been undermining england s world cu
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Voting in some seats. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Tax officials have raided west ham and Newcastle United football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. Strong criticism for Surrey Police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. A show of unity in south korea as the us Military Holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for Security Briefing on north korea. And a warning that britains immaculate green lawns could become a thing of the past because of climate change. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the Prime Minister has refused to guarantee that the so called triple lock on pensions will continue if the conservatives are re elected at the General Election. At the final session of Prime Ministers questions before polling day theresa may said that Pensioner Incomes would continue to rise, but she was accused of abandoning a commitment previously made by the conservatives. La