LONDON - A nightmare evening for goalkeeper Scott Carson and a late goal by Croatia substitute Mladen Petric combined to ensure England will miss out on Euro 2008 after a heart-breaking 3-2 defeat at Wembley on Wednesday.

England manager Steve McClaren watches his team lose 3-2 to Croatia in a Group E Euro 2008 Qualifying game at Wembley, in north London. England has failed to qualify for the Euro 2008 tournament. [Agencies]

Having fought back from conceding two goals inside the first quarter of an hour to get to within 13 minutes of the draw that would have taken them to Austria and Switzerland, England saw their qualification hopes shattered by Petric's 25-yard shot. It was a defeat that has almost certainly ensured that McClaren's 15-month reign as England manager will come to an abrupt end.

But when asked if he would resign McClaren told Sky News: "No. I have no intention of doing that. I pick the team and said over the 12 games I would be judged and I will be.

"Obviously it's not for me to decide, I'm not discussing anything at this present moment.

"I am not looking to the future, I am thinking about this game, what could have been, what wasn't, and really how we get over this."

Having opted to axe his usual first-choice goalkeeper Paul Robinson, McClaren had to watch in disbelief as a horrendous blunder by Carson on his first competitive appearance for his country gifted Niko Kranjcar a goal after only seven minutes.

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