On the spot: Frank Lampard will lead England's charge from the spot
Record breaker: Lukas Podolski saved penalty against Serbia was the first German miss outside a shootout since 1974
Fabio Capello has identified the five men he hopes will end England's penalty jinx if Sunday's clash against Germany goes to the wire.
Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and James Milner will step forward if they are on the pitch at the end of extra-time and Gareth Barry is expected to be the fifth taker.
Spot of bother: Jermain Defoe had a seres of spot kicks saved for Spurs last season but he's confident he can come good for England if needed
High hopes: Defoe is hoping his goal win keep him in the starting XI
England's outfield players have all been practising spot kicks regularly since they met for a pre-World Cup training camp in Austria last month.
But Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney and Milner did extra practice sessions in the time before Barry returned to full training after his ankle injury.
It will be a special test of nerve for Lampard and Gerrard, who both missed penalties for England in the World Cup quarter-final defeat by Portugal four years ago.
Lampard has missed his last two spot-kicks, in the FA Cup final and England's friendly against Japan, and Milner missed for England Under-21s in the European Championships semi-final against Sweden last year.
Ashley Cole, John Terry and Jermain Defoe are among the others ready to take one, although Defoe has missed six of his last 11 for Tottenham.
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp tried unsuccessfully to take the responsibility from him earlier this season, but England's goal hero from their 1-0 win against Slovenia insists he can handle the pressure.
England were beaten on penalties by Germany in Italia '90 and Euro '96 but Joachim Low's team are showing rare vulnerability from 12 yards.
Lukas Podolski's penalty was saved by Vladimir Stojkovic in their Group D defeat to Serbia, the first penalty missed by Germany outside a shoot-out since 1974. They have only ever missed two in shoot-outs.
It's a nice pressure, if that makes sense,' said Defoe.
'In your mind you know it means so much to everyone at home and your family, helping the team achieve something special.
"Most of it is in the mind to be honest. You've got to be confident. I understand, when you look at what's happened over the years, that people remember losing on penalties to the Germans but this is a different game, it's a different time.'
Defoe admits he is still 'buzzing' after his match-winner on Wednesday, and his friends and family are all scrambling on to flights to South Africa today to see him play on Sunday.
Capello told him about the team ahead of the Slovenia game, bumping into him in the gym on Tuesday morning and asking if he was ready to play.
Defoe's mother Sandra St Helen promptly invited the family around for a big-match party and her son delivered the winner.
'She was really emotional after the game,' said Defoe, who admits he is spurred on by his omission from the World Cup squad four years ago.
You practice things all your life, going across the front post and finishing, and when you do it and score, it's a great feeling. To win the game as well was so special.'
It was a moment to rejoice for a family hit by tragedy last year when Defoe's half-brother, Jade, was attacked in the street and killed at the age of 26. The England striker has a tattoo in his memory on his right arm.
Defoe now hopes his goal will be enough to keep him in Capello's starting XI to face Germany. He has a habit of scoring in clusters for his club and believes he can forge a prolific partnership with Wayne Rooney.
'When you're playing and you score, you want to start,' said Defoe, criticised by Redknapp towards the end of the season for failing to hold the ball up and run in the channels.
'As a forward when you score you feel confident and I believe if I get the chances I will score. It's about having a clear head. All the other stuff is negative.
'If you think about chances you've missed in previous games and go into the next game feeling like that you'll miss again. If you're confident, I believe you'll score.
'It worked well with Wayne, with the movement. If he drops in, I go long and, if I drop in, he goes long. Also switching around in the box. These are things we've done in training and now we've actually done them in a game.'
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