Frank Lampard and Darren Bent scored in the first 15 minutes to give England an easy 2-0 win over Wales in their 2012 European Championships football qualifier at Cardiff.
Germany eased to a 4-0 victory over Kazakhstan in Kaiserslautern to open up a commanding eight-point lead in their qualifying group.
The Republic of Ireland's kept alive its chances of qualifying with a 2-1 home defeat of Macedonia.