The Football Association Web site was swamped with traffic this morning (http://www.web-user.co.uk/news/article/?afw_source_key={76B60E12-2ABE-4D5C-9758-813916D322A3}), as football fan's throughout the country waited for first news of England's World Cup squad.

Because of high traffic volumes, a quick loading page (http://www.thefa.com) was set up to announce the squad line-up, which has just been released, later than expected. Here's the team that will carry a nation's hopes in Japan next month.

Goalkeepers:
Nigel Martyn
David Seaman
David James

Defenders:
Sol Campbell
Rio Ferdinand
Gareth Southgate
Ashley Cole
Wes Brown
Wayne Bridge
Martin Keown
Danny Mills

Midfielders:
David Beckham
Paul Scholes
Nicky Butt
Steven Gerrard
Kieron Dyer
Joe Cole
Owen Hargreaves

Forwards:
Emile Heskey
Michael Owen
Darius Vassell
Robbie Fowler
Teddy Sheringham

Standby:
Danny Murphy ®