England and Scotland suffered potentially fatal blows to their Euro 2008 campaigns as holders Greece, the Czech Republic and Romania ensured their presence in next year’s finals.
The Scots arrived in Tbilisi topping the standings after Saturday’s dashing 3-1 home win over Ukraine but Alex McLeish’s men were brought back to earth with a painful bump by a 2-0 defeat to Georgia.
England’s 2-1 defeat to Russia means they will lose out qualifying for a major international championship for the first time since the 1994 World Cup if Russia bag maximum points from their remaining qualifiers against Israel and Andorra.
