Israel V England

So Steve McClaren has dropped Joey Barton and Garth Barry from the Euro 2008 squad to face Israel... It's understand when you think that Owen Hargreaves is back from his broken leg. Based on the last game we certainly need his stabilising influence.

And McClaren knows this:

"We saw the importance of Owen at the World Cup.

"In our first three games, he was the catalyst for our performances because he allowed Gerrard and Lampard more freedom to express themselves.

"We have missed that since he has been injured."

Goalkeepers:

Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Ben Foster (Watford), Scott Carson (Charlton).

Defenders:
Gary Neville (Manchester United), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea, captain), Jonathan Woodgate (Middlesbrough), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Neville (Everton).

Midfielder:
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), Scott Parker (Newcastle), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle), Stuart Downing (Middlesbrough).

Strikers:
Andrew Johnson (Everton), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Darren Bent (Charlton).

Israel V England 24th March 2007

England face Israel at the end of March in a must win game. We may only be 7 points off the top of Group E, but with Israel, Russia and Crotia in the leading positions, England can not afford to let the gap increase.

Location:
Ramat Gan Stadium was completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing process.

Israel v England Tickets:
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Getting there to the match

Hotels:
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Basel Hotel
Basel Hotel is a modern, five- storey property centrally located on the Mediterranean shore of Tel Aviv, 100 metres from the beach.
£69.90 ish

City Hotel
The City Hotel is a modern, six- storey white property located in Tel Aviv city centre, 500 metres from the beach and one kilometre from Dizengoff Square.
£61.68 ish

Cheap Flights:
London to Tel Aviv, Isreal;
Manchester to Tel Aviv, Isreal.;
Birmingham to Tel Aviv, Isreal;
Newcastle to Tel Aviv, Israel;
Bristol to Tel Aviv, Israel.

Things to do (other than the footy):
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