
Sam Allardyce was announced as his successor a month later, but subsequently left the role after just one competitive match. Hodgson's contract finished on 27 June 2016 as England were knocked out of UEFA Euro 2016 by Iceland in the round of 16. He was replaced, on a caretaker basis, by Stuart Pearce, before Roy Hodgson was named as Capello's permanent replacement in May 2012. Capello resigned in February 2012, following a disagreement with the FA over their removal of John Terry as captain. Capello's side endured a lacklustre performance during the 2010 World Cup, but the FA confirmed that he would remain in the role. Italian manager Fabio Capello replaced Steve McClaren in December 2007, after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. He led the team to reach three successive quarter-finals in major championships. Swedish coach Sven-Göran Eriksson became the first foreign manager of the team in January 2001 amid much acrimony. The other managers to have progressed to the semi-finals of a major competition are Bobby Robson at the 1990 World Cup, Terry Venables at Euro 1996, and Southgate at the 2018 World Cup. Besides Ramsey, only Gareth Southgate at Euro 2020 has taken the team to a major tournament final. Alf Ramsey is the only manager to have won a major tournament, winning the 1966 World Cup with his "Wingless Wonders". Winterbottom held the position for the longest to date a tenure of 16 years, including four appearances in the World Cup and a total of 139 matches. Nineteen men have occupied the post since its inception, four of those in short-term caretaker manager roles. A 1–0 defeat by Switzerland prompted FA secretary Stanley Rous to raise Winterbottom from "National Director of coaching" to "Manager". Before this, the England national football team was selected by the "International Selection Committee", a process in which the Football Association (FA) would select coaches and trainers from the league to prepare the side for single games, but where all decisions ultimately remained under the control of the committee. The role of an England national football team manager was first established in 1946 with the appointment of Walter Winterbottom. Gareth Southgate, the current England national football team manager
