England stars out to impress in friendly

With World Cup qualification done, the aim for England and Chile when they meet for a friendly at Wembley on Friday is to fine-tune their squads and perhaps look at whether fringe players merit a place on the plane to Brazil.

Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend admits he still sees himself as one of those on the edge of selection, despite making a goal-scoring debut against Montenegro last month and then excelling in the victory over Poland that secured qualification.

"It does sound good, being called an England international, but I have had two games and there have been a lot of players who have started their international careers well and have faded away," Townsend told FA TV.

"I can't let that happen to me, I have to keep playing well and try to force my way onto the plane next summer."

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Aaron Lennon, James Milner and Raheem Sterling are all in contention for the right midfield slot.

"We have a big, fantastic squad, and every one of us is going to be trying to impress in training and the games to try and get to Brazil," Townsend said.

"There aren't many opportunities from now until the summer to play for England and impress the manager so everyone will be giving 100 per cent and looking to catch the manager's eye."

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is likely to start in central midfield for England, with Frank Lampard alongside him.

Lampard will be named as captain on the occasion of his 100th cap as Steven Gerrard steps down to protect a hip niggle.

Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick are both out with injuries, with the Manchester United midfielder Carrick possibly out for as long as six weeks with an Achilles problem.

With Joe Hart out of form - and out of favour at Manchester City - Fraser Forster and John Ruddy will share the goalkeeping duties, although Hart is likely to return against Germany on Wednesday.

Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli says most of the squad that will head to Brazil is already decided. After playing England, Sampaoli's team heads to Canada to take on Brazil - the calibre of the opposition an indication of his ambitions.

"It's safe to say that Chile are contenders," the manager said. "History says that in World Cups people always list the same favourites and names, but we will be as competitive as possible.