Capello will have the 2010 World Cup in mind when he considers the Beckham issue. In his first official duty since his appointment as Steve McClaren's successor, Capello travelled to Zagreb on Monday to arrange the fixture list for the qualifying campaign.

After an eight-hour meeting, the Italian emerged satisfied after getting his wish to have a September clash with their main Group 6 rivals Croatia.

The 61-year-old believes England will be strong when they travel to Zagreb after a summer of rest following their failure to reach Euro 2008, while Croatia will still be tired after their exertions at the tournament.

"September is a good month for English footballers, so given the fact Croatia are our strongest opponents, to play them then is ideal," said Capello.

Capello's first competitive match as England coach will be against Andorra. While a 16-hour round trip to Kazakhstan in June is hardly ideal, he will lobby strongly for an evening kick-off to take the edge off what are expected to be stifling conditions.

The Italian will now focus on arranging friendlies leading up to those qualifiers. Eastern European opponents can be expected at Wembley for the scheduled August friendly, while it now appears likely England will snub the opportunity of a close-season tour in favour of remaining closer to home.

It is anticipated at least one of two planned May fixtures will take place at Wembley, with FA sources stressing a proposed meeting with Scotland is still on the agenda.

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