MANCHESTER: Judging by some of the comments emanating from the England camp this week, qualification for next summer's World Cup is a done deal as far as some of Sven-Goran Eriksson's stars are concerned.
With Steven Gerrard promising to make up for the disappointment of missing out on Japan-South Korea 2002 and Rio Ferdinand openly discussing the prospects of England winning next year's Finals, Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has not exactly been short of motivational material.