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Oct 15, 2013 at 8pm UK
 
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England's Michael Carrick not getting "over-excited"

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Michael Carrick says that it is no big deal that England have qualified for the World Cup as it is what they "set out" to do.

England midfielder Michael Carrick has said that he and his teammates are not "getting over-excited" with their qualification to the World Cup finals.

The Three Lions defeated Poland 2-0 at Wembley on Tuesday to win Group H and secure a place in next year's tournament in Brazil.

"We did everything we wanted to in the first half," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "Second half, they came out and created chances straight away.

"We stayed strong and saw it through. At 1-0, sometimes you get caught in between getting another goal and holding on. We set out to qualify, we are not getting over-excited.

"It is what we expected of ourselves, hopefully it is the shape of things to come. We have set standards, and at times we have not lived up to them. We are unbeaten throughout the campaign."

Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard scored the goals for England.

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