England Captain Rio Ferdinand: We Will Only Be Happy If We Win The World Cup

United defender believes there is much to improve on before tournament begins



The Three Lions are one of the favourites to win the tournament and Fabio Capello’s squad are hoping to be crowned the World Cup champions when the final is played July 11.



The Manchester United defender was a part of the last two World Cup teams that were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006 and the new England captain will only be satisfied if he lifts that trophy this summer.



“We're not going into the tournament thinking 'get to the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final and we've done our job,” Ferdinand told The Sun.



"We will only do ourselves justice by winning a tournament. We are going there strictly to try and bring this trophy home.



"No one gets remembered for finishing in the semi-finals or quarter-finals, that is why we are training so hard.



"We've had great preparation at our training base in Austria and hopefully that will serve us well at the tournament."



Despite earning a 3-1 victory over Mexico at Wembley on Monday, Ferdinand believes that England must improve as the Three Lions were far from their best.



"But I also I think there is a bit more reality how we are approaching things. We had a good reality check against Mexico on Monday.



"I remember going into the last tournament and we beat Jamaica by six goals at Old Trafford and Peter Crouch got a hat-trick.



"Sometimes that kind of thing papers over the cracks. This time we've had a game we've won 3-1 against Mexico, but there is still a lot of stuff to work on."



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Rio Ferdinand is adamant that England will only be content if they win the World Cup in South Africa.The Three Lions are one of the favourites to win the tournament and Fabio Capello’s squad are hoping to be crowned the World Cup champions when the final is played July 11.The Manchester United defender was a part of the last two World Cup teams that were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006 and the new England captain will only be satisfied if he lifts that trophy this summer.“We're not going into the tournament thinking 'get to the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final and we've done our job,” Ferdinand told The Sun."We will only do ourselves justice by winning a tournament. We are going there strictly to try and bring this trophy home."No one gets remembered for finishing in the semi-finals or quarter-finals, that is why we are training so hard."We've had great preparation at our training base in Austria and hopefully that will serve us well at the tournament."Despite earning a 3-1 victory over Mexico at Wembley on Monday, Ferdinand believes that England must improve as the Three Lions were far from their best."But I also I think there is a bit more reality how we are approaching things. We had a good reality check against Mexico on Monday."I remember going into the last tournament and we beat Jamaica by six goals at Old Trafford and Peter Crouch got a hat-trick."Sometimes that kind of thing papers over the cracks. This time we've had a game we've won 3-1 against Mexico, but there is still a lot of stuff to work on."Become a fan of Goal.com UK's Facebook fan page for all the latest news and insight into everything related to the beautiful game!