England were given a lifeline to still be able to qualify for Euro 2008, when Russia failed to beat Israel, losing 2-1 in this crunch match. Steve McClaren is a very relived England coach, and it was almost a certainty that he would have faced the axe if England did not qualify for Euro 2008.

All England need to do now to qualify for Euro 2008 is to get a draw against Croatia at Wembley on Wednesday night, but with so many injuries to the England squad, anything could still happen. Qualifying is now back in the hands of the England players and if they fail now there will be no excuses for the team. England need to pull up their socks and battle together in this vital match and they will be playing without Striker, Michael Owen as he picked up another injury in England’s 1-0 Friendly win over Austria and was immediately ruled out of England’s vital Euro 2008 quailing game. Will England qualify? All the England fans will be praying that they do, but one thing’s for sure they will be on the edge of their seats right until the final whistle is blown, as all England fans know, anything can happen in this great game!

Euro 2008 - Qualifying Statistics Group E

Team Played Points
Croatia 11 26
England 11 23
Russia 11 21
Israel 11 20
FYR Macedonia 11 14
Estonia 12 7
Andorra 11 0

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