Roy Hodgson Savours ‘Biggest Achievement’ as England Qualify for World Cup

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Published: October 15, 2013

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Roy Hodgson believes leading England at next summer's World Cup will be the proudest achievement of his career, after seeing his side book its ticket to Brazil with a 2-0 victory over Poland at Wembley on Tuesday.

Goals from Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard near the end of either half secured the all-important win England needed, ensuring they finished one point above Ukraine (who beat San Marino 8-0 at the same time) at the top of Group H.

Hodgson, who joked that he "died a thousand deaths" every time Poland crossed the halfway line during the contest, acknowledged that managing his own country at a World Cup, the second of his coaching career, will be a hugely proud moment.

Hodgson previously coached Switzerland at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

"Yes, I think it will," Hodgson said at his post-match press conference, when asked whether taking England to Brazil would be his biggest achievement. "I don’t want to denigrate other achievements, though.

"Taking Switzerland (to the 1994 World Cup) was also a real achievement. But I’m English; you can’t get away from the fact it means a little bit more to you when you can do it with your own country."



As for the night's result, Hodgson was delighted that it was his captain, Gerrard, who got the goal that finally clinched England's passage.

"I thought it was fitting that Gerrard scored that goal," he noted. "If anyone has played a captain’s innings since I’ve been with the England team, it was him."

"Both performances (including Friday's 4-1 win over Montenegro) have been good," he added. "I thought some of the football in the first half was quite spectacular, and 1-0 at half-time was scant reward.

"We feel that we can be proud of that achievement and we can look forward to our reward, which will be playing in Brazil."

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