You Bet | England must be wary of group's surprise package

England head to Montenegro for Tuesday's second and most difficult part of their away double-header in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, with the result likely to be more crucial to the group H final standings than most would have expected at the start of the qualifying campaign.

Montenegro have been the surprise package of the group, albeit thanks largely to a relatively easy opening to their campaign that included both meetings with the minnows San Marino in their first four games.

They are a growing force, however, and currently stand 28th in the Fifa world rankings, which is 16 places higher than a year ago and puts them among the top 20 European nations.

Both matches against England in qualifying for Euro 2012 ended all-square - 0-0 at Wembley and 2-2 in the return in Podgorica. The away match was most memorable for Wayne Rooney's petulance and sending-off, which resulted in a ban for the first two games of Euro 2012, but other aspects are worth remembering.

England needed only a draw to qualify by that stage, yet they had a positive approach and led 2-0 just past the half-hour mark. They looked much the better side in the first half despite conceding just before the break.

Montenegro, however, had rested some key players in the expectation that their match in Switzerland four days later would decide whether they went into the play-offs. The fact that they troubled England in the second half, even before Rooney's dismissal and the stoppage-time equaliser, suggests a stronger side on Tuesday could cause problems.