Despite the return to domestic football action, the press are still firmly set in World Cup mode, discussing all possible ramifications and permutations of friday's draw in South Africa.
The fall-out from the World Cup draw continues, with Paul Wilson at the Observer the latest journalist to assess England's chances of glory in South Africa.

"It has started, then. David Beckham, who ended the 2006 World Cup in tears because he thought it would be his last, is now saying England fear no one. Fabio Capello, who ended the last World Cup delighted with Italy's win but packing his bags for Spain with Juventus embroiled in the country's match-fixing scandal, has described what lies ahead in South Africa as the hardest test of his life.

You have to aim for something upbeat and can-do when speaking into a microphone at an event as global as a World Cup draw, and while Beckham and Capello both give good soundbites, it should be noted that the erstwhile captain's boast will come winging its way back to him should England struggle against either Algeria or Slovenia, whereas the manager has wisely remained positive without actually promising anything."

And Jonathan Northcroft at the Times, also offers his opinion on Capello's lofty ambitions.

"Table Mountain, the massive sentinel of sandstone rock that presides over Cape Town, has a microclimate. A thick band of vapour that locals call the “table cloth” can descend suddenly upon its top. Clouds can just as quickly come down over any leading nation’s World Cup campaign, such is the tournament’s capacity for surprises, but their draw gives England, now ranked ninth in the world, about the most favourable possible forecast by which to plot success at South Africa 2010. Yes, USA are the best team they could have been drawn against from Pot Two. Yes, any side from Group D will provide a testing second round and yes, France might have to be negotiated in the last eight.

But imagine what could have been. Spain are favourites, while the most likely teams to eliminate England from not just this but any World Cup are Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Argentina. If the Germans and Argentinians win their groups, England would not have to meet any of these opponents until a probable showdown with Brazil at the semi-final stage.

Fabio Capello must feel he has pulled off that trick of whipping a table cloth from a table while leaving the cups and saucers still standing. A World Cup draw is a game of risk. England have engaged in it and their aspirations remain untoppled."