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England boss Hodgson eyeing Euro title

England manager Roy Hodgson is targeting glory at the 2016 European Championships.

The Three Lions performed well below expectations at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in June and July this year, exiting at the end of the group stage, and now Hodgson is looking to achieve success at the UEFA Euros in France in two years' time.

"I don't think we will ever go into a campaign as England without setting to win it," Hodgson said.

"There will be stronger teams in front of us, but we know how small the margins are in tournaments.

"We have seen lots of teams win major tournaments who are not fancied to win it at all, like Denmark in '92, Greece more recently (at Euro 2004).

"We are going to plan well, set up well and give the players as much confidence as we can give them."

Hodgson added: "As a manager, you always hope your best moment is to come. It's dangerous to think too much about the past and get hung up on matches in the past.

"There will be moments you look back on with pride and others sorrow and regret, but that is part of life as a football manager.

"The great thing is that there is an awful lot to look forward to."

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