Paul Robinson
Made his debut for England on February 12, 2003, against Australia, aged 23. Currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Robinson has 19 England caps (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of Birth: October 15, 1979
Height: 1.93m (6ft 4in)
Fact: Paul Robinson, to date, has a 100 per cent record for saving penalties for England. Up until the start of the 2006 World Cup, in his England career, he has faced one penalty kick, which he saved—against Spain, in November 2004.

David James
Made his debut for England on March 29, 1997, against Mexico, aged 26. Currently playing for Manchester City, James has 33 England caps (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: August 1, 1970
Height: 1.94m (6ft 4in)
Fact: Although he made his senior England debut in 1997, it was not until after the 2002 World Cup (and the retirement of David Seaman) that James enjoyed a spell as England's first choice keeper. Aged 35, James is the oldest member of Eriksson's squad.

Scott Carson
Currently playing for Liverpool. At the start of this summer's World Cup, Carson was yet to make his full international debut; he has won 19 caps for the England U21 side.
Date of birth: September 3, 1985
Height: 1.90m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Carson trained alongside fellow England goalkeeper Paul Robinson when the two players were in the Leeds United squad; Carson made his senior league debut for Leeds in January 2004 when he came on as a substitute to replace Robinson, who had been shown a red card.

Defenders

John Terry
Made his debut for England on June 03, 2003, against Serbia and Montenegro, aged 22. Currently playing for Chelsea, Terry has 22 England caps and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 7, 1980
Height:1.88m (6ft 2in)
Fact: John Terry was voted PFA Player of the Year in 2004-2005.

Rio Ferdinand
Made his debut for England on November 15, 1997, against Cameroon, aged 19. Currently playing for Manchester United, Ferdinand has 45 England caps and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: November 7, 1978
Height: 1.89m (6ft 2in)
Fact: On joining Manchester United in July 2002 for a fee of £29.1 million, Ferdinand became the country's most expensive player and the world's most expensive defender.

Gary Neville
Made his debut for England on June 3, 1995, against Japan, aged 20. Currently playing for Manchester United, Neville has 78 England caps and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: February 18, 1975
Height: 1.80m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Making his international debut in 1995, Gary Neville is the longest-serving player in the current England squad, and has played under five different managers (Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan, Peter Taylor, and Sven-Göran Eriksson).

Sol Campbell
Made his debut for England on May 18, 1996, against Hungary, aged 21. Currently playing for Arsenal, Campbell has 66 England caps and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: September 18, 1974
Height: 1.88m (6ft 2in)
Fact: During his international career, Campbell had two vital goals controversially disallowed—one against Argentina during the World Cup in 2002, and the other against Portugal in the quarter final of the European Championships in 2004.

Wayne Bridge
Made his debut for England on February 13, 2002, against Holland, aged 21. Currently playing for Fulham (on loan from Chelsea), Bridge has 22 England caps and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: August 5, 1980
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Bridge was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year Award in 2002, and the same year was one of only two English players to be included in the PFA's Premiership Team of the Year.

Jamie Carragher
Made his debut for England on April 28, 1999, against Hungary, aged 21. Currently playing for Liverpool, Carragher has 23 England caps and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 28, 1978
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)
Fact: Together with Gareth Barry, Jamie Carragher holds the record for the highest number of caps for the England U21 side, with 27 appearances at this level.

Ashley Cole
Made his debut for England on March 28, 2001, against Albania, aged 20. Currently playing for Arsenal, Cole has 44 England caps and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 20, 1980
Height: 1.72m (5ft 7in)
Fact: Cole played in every match for England in the World Cup in 2002 and the European Championships in 2004, and following his impressive performances in Portugal, he was named in the Euro 2004 All-Star squad chosen by UEFA representatives.