Desperate for World Cup Glory

Steven Gerrard -England-After a superb season in which he excelled in a new, deep-lying midfield organiser role with Liverpool, England captain Gerrard will attempt to put several years of international heartache behind him at almost certainly his last World Cup. The Liverpudlian, who turns 34 this week, will be playing at his sixth major tournament. He has never previously got further than the quarterfinals though. "It would be very stupid and naive of me to stand here and say we're going to win it," he said. "What I can guarantee is that we will go there and give 100 percent." Gerrard scored his first international goal in a 5-1 win over Germany and has scored 21 in 109 international appearances.