Goalkeeper David James insists England will be treating Sunday's World Cup last-16 clash against Germany just like any other game.

Fabio Capello's side take on Joachim Low's team in Bloemfontein on Sunday with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Much has been spoken in the build-up about past meetings between the nations but James pays little attention to such talk.

"It's another football match," he said. "Obviously there'll be a lot of external references and whatever else, historical references. But for us it's a game against a decent outfit - one we have to win to progress."