Welbeck's shin sets England on the way to Swiss win


England's Danny Welbeck (2R) celebrates with Raheem Sterling (3R) and other team mates after scoring a goal against Switzerland during their Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match at the Sankt Jakob-Park stadium in Basel September 8, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

BASEL (Reuters) - Danny Welbeck scored twice, the first with his shin, as England began their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a lively 2-0 win away to Switzerland, their toughest rivals in the group, on Monday.

Raheem Sterling was involved in both goals as England gave a vastly-improved performance on their World Cup outings, where they went out in the group stage, and their lumbering 1-0 friendly win over Norway on Wednesday.

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