CROATIA 3- 2 ENGLAND

2007, EURO 2008 QUALIFIER

The final chapter of the ‘ golden generation’ ended in Shakespearean tragedy. Needing just a draw to make Euro 2008, Steve Mcclaren’s England were comprehensively outplayed by Croatia in the pouring rain.

“We ran into some teams who were better organised and more together,” Emile Heskey told last year. And less fond of umbrellas.