England's goal hero Jermain Defoe has said England are confident they can beat their old rivals Germany on Sunday.
The Spurs striker scored England's winning goal against Slovenia - but they finished second in the group setting up another game against Germany.
Defoe denied England would regret finishing below USA - who face Ghana in the last 16.
"To win the World Cup you have to beat the best teams," he said.
The Spurs striker scored England's winning goal against Slovenia.
He admitted he would rather have avoided the Germans, with a match against Ghana next up for group winners the United States.
"The lads are buzzing - it was a great performance yesterday, not just winning the game but a great performance from front to back.
"The spirit's great and we're looking forward to it."
"It would have been nice to have faced Ghana but, to win a major tournament, you're going to have to beat the best.
"But we'll just approach it like any other game."
The build-up to the Slovenia game was filled with reports of friction in the England camp following John Terry's controversial press conference.
But Defoe said: "Preparation before the game was spot-on.
"The lads are putting the work in and if you're doing that work on the training pitch then you take that into the game.
"The work-rate and the passion were there.
"I don't think there were any problems to be honest - obviously when you're not winning games, everyone's low but when you're winning everyone's sharp and happy."
The Spurs striker scored England's winning goal against Slovenia - but they finished second in the group setting up another game against Germany.
Defoe denied England would regret finishing below USA - who face Ghana in the last 16.
"To win the World Cup you have to beat the best teams," he said.
The Spurs striker scored England's winning goal against Slovenia.
He admitted he would rather have avoided the Germans, with a match against Ghana next up for group winners the United States.
"The lads are buzzing - it was a great performance yesterday, not just winning the game but a great performance from front to back.
"The spirit's great and we're looking forward to it."
"It would have been nice to have faced Ghana but, to win a major tournament, you're going to have to beat the best.
"But we'll just approach it like any other game."
The build-up to the Slovenia game was filled with reports of friction in the England camp following John Terry's controversial press conference.
But Defoe said: "Preparation before the game was spot-on.
"The lads are putting the work in and if you're doing that work on the training pitch then you take that into the game.
"The work-rate and the passion were there.
"I don't think there were any problems to be honest - obviously when you're not winning games, everyone's low but when you're winning everyone's sharp and happy."
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