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Everton's England defender Phil Jagielka has claimed the draw with the Ukraine in the World Cup qualifier was not a disaster.

England had to come back from a goal down against the opposition on Tuesday night and were left to rely on a late Frank Lampard penalty to ensure they got a point.
Defender Jagielka believes England will still qualify for the finals in Brazil in 2014 especially if they continue to create the numerous chances they did against the Ukraine.
He said: "It's probably the right word to use: 'Okay'. No great shakes," Jagielka told reporters.
"We'd have loved to have had the full six points [from the first two games] but four points will do.
"As long as we continue building on it, we'll be fine. [It was] definitely one point gained.
"We look forward to the next game now and if we can make that seven then it's a progression and hopefully we'll finish top of the group.
"But if you look at the chances we created, two or three pretty clear-cut ones in the first half and a couple more in the second - hitting the post and stuff - as much as the performance wasn't amazing, we still showed glimpses of being able to create the chances.
"If we'd taken them, especially earlier on, we'd have been in control of the game."

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