WALES v ENGLAND Kick-off: 1500 BST, Saturday 3rd September Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Live coverage on BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, Radio Five Live and this website Wales team news England team news Pick your Wales XI

The former Manchester United team-mates remain close friends, despite Beckham's move to Spain with Real Madrid.

But Giggs is desperate to put one over Beckham and current United team-mates Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand.

"It's great to captain my country in such a big game, but also against my United team-mates," Giggs said.

"But Becks (Beckham) is obviously captain of England and 10 years ago neither of us would have dreamt of this moment."

Giggs believes the youthful make-up of the Wales team could work in their favour

"As a young lad you go out and enjoy it, you have no fears," Giggs said. "England versus Wales, a full house at the Millennium Stadium - you just don't get any bigger than that."

Giggs, 32 in November, also revealed he expects to remain playing international football for Wales for perhaps another four or five years.

My thoughts are more with what we can do, rather than what they can do Wales boss John Toshack

"It is still my motivation to get to a major championships, we have come close. I have always felt we can do it, we just didn't take it against Russia to get to the Euro 2004 finals (in a play-off)," Giggs added.

"I still believe that in the four or five years that I have still got left playing for Wales, there will be another chance to get to a finals. I intend to be around to see it happen.

"When I finish I will be able to say `I have done everything I can for my country', I am sure of that.

"But I am a long way from that point yet, I am thinking of what I can still achieve for Wales and the end is a long way off."

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Wales manager John Toshack, meanwhile, says he will not man-mark Rooney - despite comparing him to Kenny Dalglish.

He relished playing alongside fellow Liverpool legend Dalglish and says Rooney is every bit as dangerous.

"He's an exceptional talent, a truly exceptional talent," Toshack said ahead of the Cardiff clash.

"He knows how to make things difficult for defenders and has a lethal shot - Kenny Dalglish was the same."

Toshack knows the Manchester United youngster is in top form already this season, but refuses to consider making special plans for the Millennium Stadium encounter.

"We don't man-mark anybody. I have never, ever done it in 27 years as a manager and I would never do it," Toshack said.

"I was not educated in it at Liverpool and it's not a concept of the game I have taken into management.

"I stress it to the players all the time that we don't mark man-for-man, my thoughts at the moment are more with what we can do rather than what they can do."

Rooney ready to bear lone burden

Although England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson looks likely to switch to a 4-5-1 system for Saturday with Rooney as a lone striker, Toshack feels the Scouser's best role is as a withdrawn, second striker.

"Rooney has those things that you cannot teach players - the positions he takes up just behind the front men is a European trait," Toshack said.

"It's one thing to tell a front man to drop off and fill in the hole behind, but if they don't know why they are doing it, it is not an easy thing to teach. But Rooney's just got it."