Micah Richards World Cup dream in tatters after inclusion in England Under-21 squad

By Henry Winter Published: 7:15AM GMT twenty-three February 2010

Grin and bear it: Micah Richards has been comparison for teh England Under-21s Photo: PA

Fabio Capello"s seniors, together with Theo Walcott and Joe Hart, fool around Egypt the same night in what is effectively the last try-out prior to the physical education instructor selects his celebration for South Africa.

Richards had been in great form for Manchester City, heading to surmise about a lapse to the comparison fold, but Capello has regularly harboured reservations about the defensive strengths of a player who loves to mangle down the right. Capello"s elite right-back, Glen Johnson, is approaching to be behind from a knee damage for Liverpool subsequent week, according to his manager, Rafael Benítez.

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It would have been a vital warn if Stuart Pearce had declared Walcott in his patrol for the diversion at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster. The Arsenal winger"s lapse to fitness and form, seen quite in bursts of overwhelming gait inflicted on Sunderland at the weekend, is quite well timed with Monday"s hapless headlines about an additional north London flier. Tottenham"s Aaron Lennon has suffered a relapse in his lapse from a groin injury.

England are not short of right-sided understudies, quite with James Milner in such great form (albeit mostly in the center for Aston Villa) and David Beckham still keeping Capello"s faith, but the physical education instructor wants Lennon in his squad.

Capello is approaching to give Hart a second top opposite Egypt at Wembley in an try to ease concerns over the goalkeeping position. The Italian is penetrating to finalise the doubt over his first-choice goalkeeper prior to the World Cup. Hart"s form for Birmingham City during his loan spell from Manchester City has fundamentally held Capello"s attention. Jack Rodwell"s hopes of creation the World Cup crop up over after he was declared in the Under-21 celebration that includes dual new faces in Victor Moses and Nathan Delfouneso.

Wednesday"s comparison accessible will be refereed by a Paraguayan as the FA wants to give Capello"s players a ambience of opposite styles of officiating they might confront at the World Cup. "The Three Lions, drawn with USA, Slovenia and Algeria, are expected to be officiated by a "continent-neutral" arbitrate during the Fifa contest in South Africa, and to that finish the FA have invited Paraguayan referee, Carlos Manuel Torres,"" explained an FA spokesman.

The FA has got an eye on the 2018 World Cup as well as the 2010 version.

Torres" compatriot, Nicolas Leoz, is a part of of the Fifa senior manager cabinet who will opinion on who hosts the 2018 event. Expected to follow his South American colleagues and behind the Spain/Portugal bid, Leoz might be flattered that the FA has invited one of his referees to Wembley. The preference reflects the turn of grounds the FA is putting in to win the 2018 bid.