England play best under pressure, Terry warns Russia

England captain John Terry warned Group E opponents Russia yesterday that his team are capable of winning all four of their remaining qualifying matches because they play best under pressure.

"Russia are a very, very good side and it is going to be a much tougher game than the one against Israel," he told reporters.

"We did well to beat Israel and we have to do the same again. When the pressure is really on we do rise to it. Right from the start against Israel we set the tempo in the first five or 10 minutes and got right in their faces."

Following today's match, England are at home against Estonia on Oct. 13, travel to Russia on Oct. 17 and finish their qualifiers against Croatia at Wembley on Nov. 21.

"We have four games to play and we want four wins, and this is another big test for us and we are up for it. The pressure of the vital games certainly does that for us," added the skipper.

England coach Steve McClaren said he was disappointed that Owen Hargreaves was unfit because of a thigh injury.

"It will be a very hard match, a very different challenge to the Israel game," McClaren said. "It is a huge disappointment that Owen (Hargreaves) is out, but there is an air of confidence about the squad and we have the quality to win the game."