England coach Roy Hodgson believes they can challenge for next year's World Cup.
Hodgson also admitted England would have a chance next summer, although he was not getting carried away.
He said: "If you want to win the lottery, buy a lottery ticket. We have our ticket, which is useful in itself.
"I'm not being emotional, but emotions are churning around inside me. I died 1,000 deaths every time they crossed the half-way line, which is what you do.
"I'm delighted for the players. We had to dig in for a spell in the second half, which we did very well.
"Some of the football in the first half was quite spectacular and 1-0 at half-time was scant reward, but we couldn't relax at 1-0, especially with the quality players they have.
"For a team with nothing to play for, they showed a lot of heart and fight. But we came through.
"It's job done. We're very happy, and we're looking forward to going to Brazil, something the whole nation wants and backs us over."
