England, for their part, continue to blow hot and cold after a disappointing Group G goalless draw at Wembley with Montenegro, who thus still top the group with ten points from four games to seven from three for Fabio Capello's men. World champions Spain briefly threw away a two-goal lead at Hampden Park before Fernando Llorente conjured a close-range winner barely three minutes after coming on in place of David Silva. The 3-2 win ensured that the world and European champions maintained their run of winning all their qualifiers going back to a 2007 draw with Iceland - 17 matches ago. David Villa was earlier on target from the spot with his 44th Spanish goal to go level with record marksman Raul while Andres Iniesta also netted with Steven Naismith and a Gerard Pique own goal giving Scotland fans something to cheer after a poor loss away to the Czechs last Friday.
Germany, the team Spain beat in the World Cup semifinal as well as the final of Euro 2008, ran out far clearer winners in their Group A encounter away to Kazakhstan.
