England fans might only be able to see Fabio Capello's side clinch World Cup qualification on the internet, claims the Sunday Mirror. While the Three Lions will book their place at South Africa 2010 by beating Croatia at Wembley on Wednesday night, if they fail to overcome Slaven Bilic's men - and Ukraine defeat Belarus on the same night, the next chance they will get is in Dnepropetrovsk on October 10.

TV rights for the encounter against the Ukraine were sold to Setanta by international football agency Kentaro.

However, the collapse of the pay-TV operator earlier this year led Kentaro to go back into the market for an alternative.

But with ITV, Sky and Channel Five showing no interest in showing the game, and tentative discussions with the BBC getting nowhere, there could be a TV blackout of the game entirely.

Philipp Grothe, chief executive of the Kentaro Group, has now instructed digital sport specialist Perform, to market and stream the match online, on a pay-per-view basis.

"We have spoken to every traditional UK broadcaster and currently have no offer on the table," said Grothe.

"We therefore feel the internet is the most viable option to deliver an important England game directly to the fans.

"It will be the first time in history that an England game has had an exclusive web broadcast."