Fabio Capello has reportedly chosen his five penalty takers for the remainder of the World Cup.
England have been practising spot-kicks after every training session, and according to reports Capello has selected the five men he wants to step up should a shoot-out be required against Germany.
Both The Daily Mail and The Guardian name Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, James Milner and Gareth Barry as the chosen five.
All those named either are or have been regular penalty takers for their clubs, although Gerrard and Lampard failed when in the same situation against Portugal four years ago, something that the England captain is aware of.
"The manager is on to the penalty takers to make sure we're doing it properly in training and not messing around," Gerrard said.
"He wants us to do in training what we do in a game: pick a spot and not change your mind. It is massive pressure. I didn't handle it in 2006, so if I'm put in that situation again I will try and deal with the pressure a lot better.
"All you can do is be ready, not shy away from it and have the bottle to step up, especially if you've missed one before. I'll be ready."
Jermain Defoe would be another candidate, should he be on the pitch at the crucial moment, and England's goalscorer against Slovenia confirmed that the squad are, in theory, prepared.
"We practise them at the end of every session," said Defoe.
"The manager gets the goalkeepers in and Jamo stands there screaming: 'Come on, are you boys up for it?' We aren't walking up from the halfway line - some countries do that - but there's still pressure.
"The manager blows a whistle and you take them. If you score he doesn't really say anything. That is a good sign. He's confident. He knows the lads are confident and ready if called up. We're really relaxed."