England boss McClaren: We are not out of Euro 2008 yet

England needs help from Israel on Saturday to get to Euro 2008.

He said: “I’ve been in situations in the past which were full of adversity and come through. I believe I will again.

“The players haven’t said anything to me about my future but I’ve read the reports and the support has been fantastic

“The position we are in is all our fault but it’s my responsibility. Unfortunately, it’s out of our hands. But as I’ve been saying all week, it’s not over.

“It’s about what we will do on the field. Qualifying is ultimately my responsibility.

“The campaign is not over. It’s hypothetical about what’ll happen if we go out. It’s not happened. If it does happen, we’ll talk about it then. I expect Israel to get at least the draw we need and Croatia to be a big game for us.

“We are coming to the end of the campaign — it’s out of our hands but we’re still in it. I’ve got full confidence in the players that we can make it.

“We’re in a period of uncertainty, but the main uncertainty is about this campaign and not my job.

“The uncertainty is because qualification is out of our hands. We’ll know a lot more after Saturday night and I’m sure the FA will make a statement when they feel it’s necessary to do that.

“I’ve always believed and I’ve said before that Croatia would be the crunch game. I still believe that.”