3-2
LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Croatia Wednesday beat England, 3-2, at Wembley Stadium, preventing England from qualifying for the EURO 2008 Football Tournament.
Croatia's Mladen Petric scored game-winning goal in the 77th minute.
The visitors held a stunning, 2-0 lead in the match's opening 15 minutes after goals from Niko Kranjcar and Ivica Olic. England knotted the score, 2-2, when Frank Lampard converted a penalty shot, and Peter Crouch scored the equalizer with 25 minutes remaining.
After losing to Israel last Saturday, England needed a draw against Croatia to advance to Austria and Switzerland next summer.
Joining Croatia and Russia were Turkey, Austria, Switzerland, and Portugal.
Wednesday's surprising defeat -- coupled with Russia's 1-0 win against Andorra -- means England will miss a major soccer event for the first time since the 1994 World Cup.
waaarrrggghhhh sedih… next year, I'll have to support Germany or Netherlands or France or Czech Rep. pulak for Euro 2008 in Austria & Switzerland. Good bye lah Macca... I dont like Steve Mclaren... What happen to you Carson?? Thumbs up to Crouch, Lampard and all England's player especially my brother, the Captain Stevie G.
**Beckham's not fit enough to play 90 minutes, we all know that!!!
It is going to be a huge miss without England there in the Euros...
Croatia's Mladen Petric scored game-winning goal in the 77th minute.
The visitors held a stunning, 2-0 lead in the match's opening 15 minutes after goals from Niko Kranjcar and Ivica Olic. England knotted the score, 2-2, when Frank Lampard converted a penalty shot, and Peter Crouch scored the equalizer with 25 minutes remaining.
After losing to Israel last Saturday, England needed a draw against Croatia to advance to Austria and Switzerland next summer.
Joining Croatia and Russia were Turkey, Austria, Switzerland, and Portugal.
Wednesday's surprising defeat -- coupled with Russia's 1-0 win against Andorra -- means England will miss a major soccer event for the first time since the 1994 World Cup.
waaarrrggghhhh sedih… next year, I'll have to support Germany or Netherlands or France or Czech Rep. pulak for Euro 2008 in Austria & Switzerland. Good bye lah Macca... I dont like Steve Mclaren... What happen to you Carson?? Thumbs up to Crouch, Lampard and all England's player especially my brother, the Captain Stevie G.
**Beckham's not fit enough to play 90 minutes, we all know that!!!
It is going to be a huge miss without England there in the Euros...
Euro 2008 Tables
Croatia - Russia - Spain - Sweden - Poland - Portugal - Italy - France -
Greece - Turkey - Czech Republic - Germany - Romania - Holland
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