I Am Certain That England Will Qualify For The EC

David Beckham thinks that the England team is too good not to qualify for the European Championship.

Coach Steve McClaren's players have to defeat Israel in an away game and then also Andorra or face the realistic possibility that they will not qualify for the European Championship which takes place in Austria and Switzerland. 

Beckham thinks that the players will rise to the challenge in Tel Aviv on Saturday, which has been marked as one of the most difficult qualifying games.

"They have got a couple of tough games coming up but the players know that, and the players will be fine with that. They have just got to be confident and there are a lot of confident lads in that team - you saw that at the weekend with Wayne Rooney, who had not scored for a while, and he goes and scores those goals. Andy Johnson scored the winner against Arsenal so they are fresh from playing well for their clubs. I've spent a lot of time playing and training with these players and they are some of the best players in the world."

Real Madrid midfielder still hopes that his performance might convince McClaren to invite him to the team.

"I have always said I will be available for my country and that still stands. I'm not reconciled to not being part of the squad and it's always tough when it comes to international week and I'm not involved. I've never been a great spectator. I hated watching the games when I felt I could be playing," Becks concluded.