 England started their 2008 European Championships qualifying campaign well, beating Andorra 5–0 and winning 1–0 win against Macedonia in Skopje.However, they then drew 0–0 at home with Macedonia and then suffered a 2–0 defeat away to Croatia where a miskick by goalkeeper Paul Robinson allowed a backpass by Gary Neville to roll into the net for the second goal.The pressure on McClaren increased as England drew 0–0 away to Israel after another lacklustre performance.