Crouch Thankful To Israel

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England international striker Peter Crouch is grateful to Israel for coming through in the clutch for them, but remains mindful of the fact that the hardest part of the bargain is still ahead.



zoom - galleria Saturday's events in Tel Aviv mean that England – who many had considered all but dead and buried going into this weekend’s action - now only need a draw against Croatia to seal their spot at next summer's European

Championships.



"We all know it would be a huge blow for the nation if we don't qualify but we have tried to stay positive,” said the towering Liverpool striker.



"We've had to believe Israel could get a result, they've done that and now I think the atmosphere at Wembley on Wednesday will be fantastic and we will all want to be involved in the game.”



Crouch can count on more than mere involvement come next Wednesday as, provide McLaren does not have a major surprise up his sleeves, he will be leading the line for England as the result of injuries to Rooney and Owen.



"You want to be in charge of your own destiny and it's been frustrating that we've had to come down to waiting for another result for us to qualify.



"We believe we're better than that. It's not a position we should have been in. We've been frustrated that we've been in this predicament.



"But we are where we are with our hopes back in our own hands and we have to play as well as we can and get the right result."


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In The Name of God
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well .. we dont thank Israel for anything ..
why do every time we play in the qualifiers we need help from others ..
and this time the help is from Israel .. thats so so bad .. even for england ..
ok .. we will go throw .. but with a shame in our faces ..
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peace

tha was asuprise to see Israel win vs England England have now good chance to come in Euro 2008

thank you brother

Israel is a tough team , and i'm not suprised with their win
The Result was good for England and it came as England likes