England boss Fabio Capello says he knows who his preferred penalty takers are for any dreaded shoot-out at next summer's World Cup in South Africa. Spot kicks have been the downfall of England, with World Cup exits in 1990, 1998 and 2006.

The likes of Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Gareth Barry, James Milner and Jermain Defoe all take spot-kicks for their respective clubs and Capello knows who he wants to take one come South Africa.

"Penalties are a lottery," Capello told ESPN. "I remember some very important players didn't take penalties because they didn't feel sure they would score.

"For this reason, with penalties, when the time comes and you have to choose who should take them, you ask and the players say 'no, please' and that can even be the very best players."

Capello added: "I prefer to choose the players who want to take penalties and I always train with penalties in my mind.

"I know who the best players are to take them, already. I know. But the pressure at the moment you have to take the penalty is different.

"During training, the goal is big and the keeper is small. But when you have to score a penalty to win the World Cup, the goal is little and the keeper is big. It is difficult to score under that pressure."

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