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Steve McClaren was dismissed from his England national team manager position due to failure to qualify for which tournament?

  • UEFA Euro 2008

  • FIFA World Cup 2010

  • UEFA Euro 2012

  • FIFA World Cup 2014

Answer

Steve McClaren was dismissed from his England national team manager position due to failure to qualify for the 2008 UEFA European Championship. The English team were eliminated from qualifying after losing a play-off match to Croatia. McClaren's tenure as manager was widely seen as a failure, and he was widely criticized for his tactics and team selection. He was replaced by Fabio Capello after the tournament.
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