(CNN) -  Where there should be excitement there is trepidation.
Where there is hope, there is also fear.  England expects -- but
what it also anticipates is a night of high drama, tension and
nails being bitten until they are no longer visible to the human
eye.  When Roy Hodgson's side take to the turf at the iconic
Wembley Stadium, the 'Home of Football', it will attempt to
secure a victory which guarantees a place at next year's World
Cup.  One win is all that separates England from challenging the
world's best in Brazil and yet it still seems so far away.
Perhaps it's not difficult to understand given the country's
history and that painful night 40 years ago when England
faltered in such agonizing fashion.  As on Tuesday, the opponent
will once again be Poland.  It was Poland and their goalkeeper,
Jan Tomaszewski who was infamously labeled a 'clown' by former
Nottingham Forest and Derby manager Brian Clough ahead of the
qualifier on October 17 1973, who proved the scourge of the
Three Lions.  Indeed, it