England Needs Point To Qualify For Euro 2012

Four years after losing its final qualifier to miss out on the European Championship, England will look to make amends by collecting at least the point it needs against Montenegro to reach the 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine.

A draw against Croatia at Wembley would have been enough for England to progress to Euro 2008 but it lost 3-2, eliminating the team and costing beleaguered manager Steve McClaren his job.

If Montenegro beats England in Podgorica and follows that up with a victory over Switzerland on Tuesday, the Balkan nation would finish top of Group G and force England into a two-legged playoff.

“What it boils down to is that it’s in our own hands going into the last game,” England midfielder James Milner said. “That’s all you can ask for really. They’ll have to come out because they need to win the game which I think will help us.”


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