England

FIFA ranking: 9th

Key man: Wayne Rooney. The inspirational, creative genius who every major nation fears.

How they qualified: By winning European Group Six, suffering just one defeat.

Coach: Sven Goran Eriksson. The planet's best paid international coach last won silverware in 2000.

Leading scorer in qualifying: Frank Lampard 5.

Record: 12th appearance. Winners 1966.

This time: For all the talk of a golden generation of talent, England's squad lacks depth and a truly great coach. Reaching the final would represent real achievement, though the semi-final is a more realistic target.

If they were a foreign team they'd be: Real Madrid.

Fact: English people consume more tea than anyone else in the world - 2.5 times more than the Japanese.