After the last defeat at home to Croatia on Wednesday, now is the 2008 European Championships in Switzerland and Austria, carried out without the English football motherland. Croatia won 2:3, with goals from Niko Krancjar (9 minutes), as well as professionals in the National League Ivica Olic (14) and Mladen Petric (77). Fans, who have shared a stir in England Wembley Stadium, visibly disappointed with the dismal performance of the national team and England coach Steve McClaren. Superstar David Beckham and hardly believe an event almost incomprehensible. "This was devastating for the whole country" was the comment of his loss.
The team won a total of twelve games, lost three and drawn two games. Team accumulated 23 points, just one point less than surprising second place in Russia. Since only two teams from each group can receive the European Championship, England, has to stay home next year. Since Croatia's victory was possible that Russia, which also made a winning goal in Andorra to reach the other. If England had won would benefit from the points.
After an unexpected disappointment, England coach McClaren should be sacked immediately. He introduced the national coach after the 2006 World Cup, when former coach Sven-G?ran Eriksson, Sweden, left the team after the publication of confidential statements.
For short periods of 15 months, that there is no other person to lead the national team in such a short period of time. Entitled to the whole rounds and make big mistakes, such as England won a penalty for missing picture of the EURO-2008-Loser. This picture of the players Beckham, Gerrard and company likely faces a long period of time. "This was the worst night in the national team. It keeps the injury, while, "he complained, and Steven Gerrard.
The final qualifying round matches have already taken place in all 16 participants in the European Championships in 2008 and the final 13 Already qualified are: Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Spain and Turkey. As Austria and Switzerland for a series of events, these two teams are automatically qualified.
Group D, Czech Republic could reach first. The German team finished their final group match with Wales 0:0 was dissatisfied with the second. In this way, but it is also an advantage does not stop with the perceived fear of the lottery jackpot in the lottery and are preparing. It is always a master, owner, "Greece" and the best team in the coefficient, the Netherlands.