Gerrard 'haunted' by Croatia failure

England captain Steven Gerrard will use the "haunting" memory of failing to reach Euro 2008 as motivation in their World Cup qualifier against Poland. Roy Hodgson's side must beat the Poles to guarantee progress to Brazil 2014. A 3-2 home loss against Croatia stopped England reaching Euro 2008, their last failure to reach a major tournament. "The Croatia game is a memory you will never be able to eject and that's why it's important we seize this moment," said -year-old Gerrard.