Position: Defender
Born: 18.09.74
Club: Arsenal

World Cup 2006 will be Sol Campbell's sixth major tournament and possibly his last. His participation in Germany was in doubt right up until the last few weeks of the season, but he came through some personal problems just in time to rediscover his form.

Campbell made his senior debut for Tottenham back in December 1992, scoring in a 2-1 home defeat by Chelsea. He began to make his mark at White Hart Lane in the next two seasons and was then called up to the England squad in February 1995, making his debut in the abandoned friendly away to the Republic of Ireland.

He missed out on England action for several months and it seemed his chances of playing at Euro 96 had gone. But a late call-up to the provisional group saw him make his 'second' debut as a substitute against Hungary and he squeezed into Terry Venables' final squad, even featuring as a late substitute in the 2-0 win over Scotland.

Campbell was instantly made first-choice centre-back under new coach Glenn Hoddle and impressed at the World Cup in 1998, especially in the second-round exit against Argentina.

At Euro 2000, England's defence suffered under Kevin Keegan's attacking focus but a year after a shock move to Arsenal, he was assured at World Cup 2002, even scoring his first England goal in the 1-1 draw with Sweden.

Having passed the 50-cap mark, Campbell was again ever-present at Euro 2004, but with John Terry and Rio Ferdinand playing regularly for England, caps have become harder to come by in recent months.

Problems off the field culminated in a disastrous display against West Ham in early February, with Campbell then taking a leave of absence.

However, he returned to action with Arsenal in mid-April and has worked hard in an attempt to get back to his best.

As the oldest outfield squad player, Campbell's experience could be a major plus to Sven-Goran Eriksson, especially with so many young players in the squad.