haʊˈɛvɚ, ˌɔn sˈɛvən dʒuːlˈaɪ, hiː ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt hiː wʌz tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm æz hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ, ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn wˈɜːld kˈʌp kwˈɔlɪfˌaɪɚz.
However, on 7 July, he announced that he was taking over the national team as head coach, until the end of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.