Door still ajar for potential England midfielders says Eriksson
(AFP)
Updated: 2006-01-02 11:49

"Then you have to prepare the team which is going to start (in England's first World Cup match) against Paraguay."

While England also play World Cup debutants Trinidad and Tobago on June 15 it is the Swedish clash on June 20 that Eriksson is viewing as the crucial one - they drew in their last World Cup finals meeting in 2002.

"It's time to beat Sweden.

"Thirty seven years is a long time. We'll see what happens there."