Ahead of World Cup draw Beckham says England are ready to face the best:

"It's always good to be seeded and be up there with the best teams in the world but in the World Cup it's not about staying away from certain teams.

"If you want to go all the way in the competition you have to come up against them at some point. You are going to have to beat the best teams and the best players so it doesn't really matter when you come up against them.'' (Source > Soccernet.com)

And you can face the best when you have the best. England currently have three of the 10 best players in the world according to our worldwide fan poll here at bestplayerintheworld.com:

Lionel Messi 45% (1,620 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 21% (750 votes)
Steven Gerrard 6% (211 votes)
Andres Iniesta 4% (141 votes)
Kaka 3% (103 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (98 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3% (104 votes)
Frank Lampard 2% (72 votes)
Wayne Rooney 2% (73 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 2% (59 votes)

So England have more than enough ammunition to bring home the big trophy from South Africa.