hiː mˈænɪdʒd tə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪ hɪz tˈiːm tə jˈʊɹɹoʊ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd bˌʌt ðˈɛn fˈeɪld tə dˈuː sˌoʊ fɚðə wˈɜːld kˈʌp tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, bˌiːɪŋ ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ bˈɛldʒəm ɪnðə plˈeɪˈɔf mˈætʃᵻz tˈuː tˈaɪmz baɪ wˈʌn zˈiəɹoʊ.
He managed to qualify his team to Euro 2000 but then failed to do so for the World Cup 2002, being eliminated by Belgium in the play-off matches two times by 1–0.