robinson remained the number one goalkeeper for the start of england's uefa euro 2008 qualification campaign, and kept clean sheets in england's three opening matches (as well as one in a friendly against greece). on 11 october 2006, during a euro 2008 qualifier against croatia, an unexpected bobble on a backpass from gary neville caused robinson to miss the ball as he tried to clear it out of the penalty area, resulting in an own goal that put croatia 2–0 up, with robinson describing the incident as "a freak goal" following the match. this was the first time he had conceded a goal in six international appearances (and 655 minutes of international football); had he kept a clean sheet in this match, robinson would have equalled gordon banks' record of seven consecutive clean sheets for england. he remained in the starting lineup for the friendly match against the netherlands, which finished in a 1–1 draw. he also kept his place in the team for the next three international qualifiers, keeping a clean sheet in all three, while also featuring in a 1–1 draw with brazil.