By Jemma Tappenden
May 30 2010

England boss will name his final 23 man World Cup squad on Tuesday after revealing he already has 20 of those places confirmed. England, who currently play Japan at the UPC Arena in Graz, Austria in their final preparations for the bid which kicks off for them on 12th June, have one lst chance to impress the gaffer before he names the final three members of his squad in just a few hours time.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tom Huddlestone and Sunderland striker Darren Bent are named in this afternoon's starting line up against Japan.  Both men will have to impress to win one of the final three squad places.

Manchester City defender Garath Barry sits this one out, and has until Tuesday morning to prove his fitness to Capello ahead of his final squad selection.  Capello insists that he is not concerned over the fitness of Steven Gerrard, despite the Liverpool star dropping to the bench this afternoon after picking up an knock against Mexico.

Capello is clearly using the Japan fixture as a last final experiment before the USA game in 13 days time.  Aaron Lennon starts on the left wing, with Theo Walcott taking up position on the right wing - the first time these two have made the same starting line up.  But Capello insists that today's line up is in no way a reflection on his starting XI for the world cup opener.

Finally, Portsmouth keeper David James starts in goal this afternoon with his last chance to prove he is ahead of Manchester City's Joe Hart and Robert Green of West Ham.  Capello revealed however that he has more or less already made his decision about who will be named as England's number one between the sticks - although he wasn't giving away any clues.

Capello to name final 23 on Tuesday

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