Manchester United's England captain Rio Ferdinand isn't bothered about the bookies making his team among the World Cup favourites.

The 31-year-old also plays down the odds of the bookmakers who make England one of the favourites to emulate the team of 1966.

He said: "Again, that is not something we will get carried away with. We know where we are at.

"We know there is a lot of hard work to do between now and the first game. With the right kind of work, we will be a hard team to play against.

"That is the most important thing, you've got to be a hard team to play against."