Victory on Friday against Albania at Wembley and England could seal their place at next year's World Cup if Poland drop points against Hungary. If Poland and England win, a point against San Marino seals England's spot in Qatar. It's that simple.
Gareth Southgate's men are strong favourites and have home advantage but Albania are no pushovers - they are third in England's qualifying group and still have slim hopes of reaching the play-offs themselves.
They will be heartened further by a number of injury issues in the England squad. Marcus Rashford, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount are all missing and furthermore, stars like Jack Grealish, Harry Maguire and captain Harry Kane are struggling for top form.
So should Southgate form a Plan B to get England to the World Cup, and what will it look like? Sportsmail makes an assessment.
Gareth Southgate has some selection decisions to make with England facing Albania
In one area, left-back, a change is coming. Luke Shaw got concussed in Manchester United's defeat against City so misses Albania. Ben Chilwell looks to be the natural replacement - he has had a fabulous start to the season with Chelsea and has scored four goals so far, including one for England in the 5-0 win over Andorra. His form is in stark contrast to Shaw, who has struggled to recapture the form seen at Euro 2020.
Right-back has always been a tough one for Southgate. Kyle Walker's pace is a huge asset to England's defence, while Reece James has also flourished at Chelsea so far this season - he's scored four times for the Blues this season as well. That tally makes him Southgate's top scorer so far at club level this season, alongside Smith-Rowe.
And then there's the question of Trent Alexander-Arnold. One moot point of Southgate's rein as England boss is his inability to bring the best out of the Liverpool full-back on the international scene. Liverpool fans won't mind him missing out on England matches and recharging the batteries for the club season, but if Southgate found a way to bring the best out of Alexander-Arnold it could and an all-new dimension to the England fold.
For all the competition at right-back it seems strange that Alexander-Arnold, a Premier League and Champions League winner who only turned 23 in October, only has 14 caps to his name.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has struggled to find his best form on the international stage
Chelsea right-back Reece James is the top scorer in the England squad with four goals
