Chelsea Skipper John Terry Plays Down England's World Cup Chances

Centre-back tempers optimism with caution...

22-Dec-2009 4:34:29 PM

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Chelsea and England defender John Terry feels that Fabio Capello's men have a good chance of success at next summer's World Cup finals, but he is refusing to get carried away.
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The Blues' skipper sees no outstanding favourite for the trophy in South Africa and feels that is something that could favour the Three Lions.

"I'm not going to stand here and say, 'We are going to win the World Cup'," he said, according to Press Association Sport.

"We're not going to get carried away. We have a chance, as long as we keep people fit and strong, and we go out there with the right mentality.

"Everyone can see the potential that we have, but it's the same with Portugal and other teams; Brazil, Argentina and Spain are very strong."

And Terry feels that as many as a quarter of the teams going to to the tournament have a chance of winning it.

He also believes that underestimating some of the less-fancied sides could prove dangerous.

"It's going to be interesting. One of seven or eight teams can go on and win it," he added.

"Everyone's getting carried away saying it's an easy group [for England] but the USA is a very tough game and we have to be on our toes."

Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK

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