England secured a place in the European Championship (13 VIDEOS) © EuroFootball.com

On Friday evening, the qualification matches for the 2012 European Championship took place.

England secured their ticket to the tournament in Poland and Ukraine by playing a 2-2 draw against Montenegro away.

The hosts saved themselves by scoring a goal in the last minute and taking advantage of the fact that the guests finished the match without Wayne Rooney, who received a red card.

Practically assured of their future could also be the Russians, who defeated Slovakia 1-0 thanks to Alan Dzagoev's only goal. Russia would secure the first place on Tuesday by defeating Andorra, who is by no means the strongest team.

Bosnia and Herzegovina will face France on Tuesday for a direct ticket from Group D. So far, the French have a minimal one-point advantage.

Estonia moved up to second place in their group by beating Northern Ireland 2-1. However, they could be overtaken by Serbia, who is currently in third place and trailing by just one point, with one match still to play.

Group A:

Azerbaijan 1 - 4 Austria

Turkey 1 - 3 Germany

Belgium 4 - 1 Kazakhstan

Group B:

Armenia 4 - 1 Macedonia

Slovakia 0 - 1 Russia

Andorra 0 - 2 Ireland

Group C:

Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Estonia

Serbia 1 - 1 Italy

Group D:

Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 - 0 Luxembourg

Romania 2 - 2 Belarus

France 3 - 0 Albania

Group E:

Finland 1 - 2 Sweden

Netherlands 1 - 0 Moldova

Group F:

Latvia 2 - 0 Malta

Greece 2 - 0 Croatia

Group G:

Wales 2 - 0 Switzerland

Montenegro 2 - 2 England

Group H:

Cyprus 1 - 4 Denmark

Portugal 5 - 3 Iceland

Group I:

Czech Republic 0 - 2 Spain