England face a date with destiny today as David Beckham's side take on Denmark for a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

Up for grabs is a possible clash with samba kings Brazil and another step on the road to glory in the biggest competition on the planet.

The entire country will come to a standstill to cheer on Sven Goran Eriksson's men in what promises to be a tense and hard fought encounter against a well organised Danish side in Niigata, Japan.

England reached the last 16 without losing a single group match, which included the memorable 1-0 win over Argentina. In their three games so far they have scored twice and conceded once.

But they need to raise their level of performance now they have reached the knockout phase and the business end of the competition.

Particular focus will be on England's world superstars David Beckham and Michael Owen to produce the goals to fire their side to the next round.

England expects, now it's up Sven's players to deliver.