Interim England boss Stuart Pearce agrees with former Three Lions coach Fabio Capello that Euro 2012 will be harder to win than the World Cup. Pearce presided over England's 3-2 defeat by Holland in Wednesday night's friendly at Wembley as caretaker coach.
However, whether Pearce is in charge or Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp as expected, there is a sense that England are going to find it very hard to make an impact.
"The one thing a World Cup would probably throw up is a match against a lesser nation that would allow you to gather momentum by getting out of the group.
"In the Euros you have to hit the ground running. And make no mistake, with France in the first game we have got to be running very quickly." "The French are in there, Ukrainians on home soil and obviously the Swedes," Pearce said.