England captain David Beckham is set to play in their World Cup opener against Sweden on Sunday after recovering from a broken foot, manager Sven-Goran Eriksson said today.
"He did a session this morning and he did everything - free-kicks, corners, a lot of shooting and a lot of running," Eriksson said.
"Hopefully, this afternoon or tomorrow morning he will do everything with us. Hopefully, there will not be a reaction and, yes, we think he will be ready for Sweden. Eriksson said he did not think he was taking a gamble on Beckham's fitness. Beckham broke his foot nearly seven weeks ago in a tackle by Argentine Aldo Duscher in Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Deportivo Coruna.
The midfielder only started practising with the ball a few days ago.
