Stuart Pearce has insisted he can still lead England into Euro 2012 despite overseeing their first defeat in 15 months.
Holland went 2-0 up before goals from Gary Cahill and Ashley Young levelled, only for Arjen Robben to make it 3-2 in stoppage time with his second of the night.
Calling the shots: England's caretaker manager says his side were naive against Holland
England were beaten for the first time since France won at Wembley in November 2010, and there were injury concerns for Steven Gerrard, Chris Smalling and Daniel Sturridge.
But the caretaker manager was undeterred even if the result promises to increase the clamour for Harry Redknapp as the permanent boss.
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |