Did England qualify for the Euros in 2008?
November 2007. The final whistle has just sounded on a sodden night at the newly-opened Wembley Stadium and England have failed to qualify for Euro 2008. Having followed the previous World Cup with an interest that bordered on the unhealthy, it never entered my mind that England would fail to qualify.
When did England last fail to qualify for the Euros?
What happened to the last England XI to fail to qualify for an international tournament. Boos rang out around Wembley on November 21 2007 as Steve McClaren walked down the tunnel for the final time as England manager. The Three Lions lost 3-2 to Croatia in a game they simply had to win to make Euro 2008.
When did England fail to qualify?
England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup in the United States after suffering away defeats to Norway in Oslo and the Netherlands in Rotterdam. In the latter game, the Dutch defender Ronald Koeman escaped being sent off after fouling Platt to prevent Platt scoring a goal that would have put England in the lead.
When did England not qualify for the Euros?
They first qualified in 1968, and have since participated in the finals on ten occasions, including in 1996, when they were the host nation and thus did not need to qualify.
How did Croatia qualify for the Euro 2008?
In Group E of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament, Croatia secured qualification to the finals on 17 November 2007 following Israel’s 2–1 win against Russia, becoming the seventh team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
How many teams were in the Euro 2008?
Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals tournament took place between August 2006 and November 2007. Fifty teams were divided into seven groups. In a double round-robin system, each team played against each of the others in their group on a home-and-away basis.
How did Russia qualify for the 2007 World Cup?
Russia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 21 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Andorra, and Croatia’s 3–2 win against England, becoming the fourteenth and last team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. ^ a b Head-to-head points: England 4, Israel 1.
Which countries were assured of hosting Euro 2008?
Austria (1,333) and Switzerland (1,833) were already assured of places at Euro 2008 as host nations. Teams in bold eventually qualified for the final tournament. If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings: