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No Excuses For England V Croatia
Monday 19 November 2007 at 15:45  Under-fire England boss Steve McClaren has warned his players that "there are no excuses" for missing out on qualification for Euro 2008, after being offered a second chance by Israel.
With the Russians failing to overtake England in the group after losing 2-1 in Tel Aviv last week, England now need to win or draw against Croatia at Wembley to guarantee booking their place in next summer's tournament.
England are odds on favourites to win the encounter with Totesport (4/9), while a draw is being offered at 9/4 and an away win for Croatia, which would effectively end England's chances of qualification, at 7/1.
Peter Crouch is favourite to score the first goal of the game (4/1), while Jermaine DeFoe, who could start in the absence of Michael Owen, and Frank Lampard are both rated at 5/1.
Both Totesport and Ladbrokes are offering 5/1 odds for England to win 1-0 and 11/2 odds for a 0-0 draw. Totesport is offering 12/1 odds on a 1-0 victory to Croatia, while Ladbrokes is offering 11/1.
Croatia beat England 2-0 in Zagreb last year, although the same achievement this time round would be much harder at Wembley. Totesport rates the prospect of a 2-0 England defeat at 33/1, while Ladbrokes is offering the same scoreline at 40/1.
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