Sven Goran Eriksson is confident John Terry will be fit for the Euro 2004 opener against France amid reports the defender is struggling for fitness. Terry missed the 6-1 win over Iceland with a troublesome hamstring injury.
Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said: "The medical staff think he can train on Tuesday. He will be on the pitch.
"Whether or not he can train we'll see. We are confident he will be okay. It wasn't a muscle injury, just a little bit swollen," Eriksson added.
Eriksson insists a lack of injuries has given England a better chance of success at Euro 2004 than the 2002 World Cup.
But central defence is a worry, with Rio Ferdinand serving an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test and Gareth Southgate and Jonathan Woodgate sidelined by injury.
Those problems mean the cover for Terry and Sol Campbell in Eriksson's squad is provided by Ledley King of Tottenham and Jamie Carragher of Liverpool.
Carragher would be favourite to step in against France should Terry miss out, having deputised for the Chelsea captain against Iceland.
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