Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Shearer agbaghị goolu na mmeri mbụ England meriri Portugal 3-2, mana o mere ya ka England meriri Germany 1-0 na Charleroi, na-eme ka England merie ndị agbata obi ha na Europe na nke mbụ ya kemgbe 1966 World Cup Final. Iji nọgide na asọmpi ahụ, England chọrọ naanị draw megide Romania na egwuregwu ikpeazụ nke otu, Shearer wee nweta ntaramahụhụ ka England na-abanye na ọkara oge 2<unk>1, mana Romania mechara merie 3<unk>2. Egwuregwu bọọlụ bọọlụ nke England gwụrụ, otú ahụkwa ka ọrụ Shearer na-arụ n'ụwa nile gwụrụ. N'ime egwuregwu iri isii na atọ ya, ọ bụ onyeisi ndị otu ahụ ugboro iri atọ na anọ ma gbaa goolu iri atọ; ọ nọ n'ọnọdụ nke isii na ndepụta ndị England na-agba goolu oge niile na Nat Lofthouse na Tom Finney. Shearer nọgidere na ezumike nka mba ụwa n'agbanyeghị ịkọ nkọ banyere nlọghachi n'oge 2002 World Cup na
2004 European Championship mkpọsa, wee jụ ọzọ na-enye ịbụ osote njikwa Steve McClaren mgbe 2006 World Cup <unk> a ọnọdụ n'ikpeazụ jupụtara Terry Venables.