England U21 boss Stuart Pearce insists none of the senior squad believe they can win the World Cup in 2010.
"I don't believe anyone in the squad thinks what we have at the moment is good enough to win the World Cup," said Pearce, part of Bobby Robson's team which reached the semi-finals at Italia 90.
"If you're backing a horse that hasn't won a competition in 40 years and suggest he will win the Grand National, you'll be called a madman.
"We've won in Croatia and Germany, but you had a feeling within the group there's a realisation our work wasn't done. One odd result is helpful, but the main drive is to make it to South Africa."