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Man Utd's Fletcher fancies Scotland drawing England for World Cup 2014 qualifiers

Darren Fletcher is confident Scotland would not be overawed if they were bracketed with England in Saturday night's World Cup qualifying draw in Rio. Craig Levein's team are in pot four and could face England from pot one, for a place in the 2014 finals in Brazil.

"I would love to play them," the Scotland skipper told BBC Scotland.

"It is not something I would be fearful of, rather it is time we were playing them again.

"It would mean some banter on the Manchester United training ground with guys like Rooney and Ferdinand - and maybe a couple of solid kicks aimed at team-mates.

"But I think it would be good for the Scottish players and fans. It would be a massive game for us.

"I remember the Euro play-off at Hampden and Wembley in 1999 and it was fantastic to beat them, although we lost on aggregate to two goals from Paul Scholes."

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