The big news: Allardyce starts off with nervy win

England’s newly appointed manger Sam Allardyce must have been a nervous wreck as his side battled on for 90 minutes against Slovakia on Sunday. However, in stoppage time, Liverpool's Adam Lallana scored a last-gasp goal to give England the win in their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. England’s next encounter will be against Malta on October 8 at home.

The English side were tamed by a determined Slovakian defence but, after Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel was red-carded after a second foul, Wayne Rooney's team began the offensive push. In injury team, Lallana slotted the ball behind the net to give the England dugout a huge moment of relief and joy as England look to push on from here.

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  1. Thomas Muller scored twice for Germany as the world champions beat Norway 3-0 to begin their qualifying campaign. The third goal was scored by Joshua Kimmich to hand Joachim Loew an easy win.
  2. Scotland beat nine-man Malta 5-1 in their World Cup qualifying match. Robert Snodgrass scored a hat-trick as Malta saw Jonathan Caruana and Luke Gambin receive red cards. Chris Martin and Steven Fletcher also got on the score sheet for Scotland.
  3. Poland blew a two-goal lead as Kazakhstan fought back to draw the match. Leicester City's Bartosz Kapustka and Robert Lewandowski scored for Poland, but Kazakhstan’s Sergey Khizhnichenko scored twice in the second half to register an emphatic draw. In another match, Lithuania also blew a two-goal lead to draw with Slovenia in their World Cup qualifier.
  4. In other World Cup qualifying matches, Romania drew with Montenegro 1-1 and Denmark beat Armenia 1-0 with Christian Eriksen scoring in the 17th minute. Czech Republic and North Ireland were also held to a goalless draw in the qualifying campaign.
  5. Uganda qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations after 38 years as they beat Comoros 1-0 on Sunday. The last time Uganda qualified for the 16-team competition was in 1978. The tournament is scheduled to be played next year in Gabon.
  6. After reports emerged of Antoine Griezmann leaving Atletico Madrid for Manchester United next season after impressing Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho at the Euro 2016 in France earlier this year, the striker has said that he would only leave the club if manager Diego Simeone left the side.