<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">FA to meet over McClaren future </div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 416px" valign="top"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">McClaren shelters under an umbrella at a rainy Wembley</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>The Football Association is to hold a board meeting on Thursday at 0830 GMT to discuss Steve McClaren's future. After his side failed to qualify for Euro 2008, McClaren insisted he would not resign as England coach. </p> "I'm not stepping down," McClaren told BBC Sport after England, who needed just a point to qualify from Group E, lost 3-2 to Croatia at Wembley. </p> "I take responsiblity - it was my job to get us qualified and I failed to do it. I'm not discussing my future." </p> </p><div class="avinline">Interview: England coach Steve McClaren </div> </p> Scott Carson's awful attempt to stop Niko Kranjcar's shot gifted Croatia an early lead and Slaven Bilic's side went in at the break 2-0 up after Ivica Olic capitalised on some ponderous defending. </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sib606"><div class="sihf">606: DEBATE </div><div class="ibqlinks">Give us your thoughts on McClaren's record as England coach </div></td></tr></tbody></table></p> Frank Lampard's penalty and Peter Crouch's superb volley hauled England level, but Mladen Petric's raking shot gave Croatia the win. </p> "We feel exactly the same as the fans, believe you me, we know how they are feeling," said McClaren. </p> "I' m not looking to the future, I'm thinking about this game, what could have been, what wasn't, and really how we get over this." </p></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
