The Swede decided to take striker Darius Vassell ahead of Jermain Defoe, although Defoe is on standby.

Defenders Jamie Carragher and Ledley King both won places in the squad, with Rio Ferdinand banned and Jonathan Woodgate and Gareth Southgate injured.

Eriksson said: "Hopefully they will all stay fit - if they do I think we have a very, very good team."

He was playing for Real Madrid against bottom-of-the-table Murcia when he was shown the red card for swearing at an assistant referee.

The full England squad for Euro 2004 is:

Goalkeepers
David James - Man City
Paul Robinson - Leeds United
Ian Walker - Leicester City

Defenders
Gary Neville - Manchester United
Phil Neville - Manchester United
John Terry - Chelsea
Sol Campbell - Arsenal
Wayne Bridge - Chelsea
Ashley Cole - Arsenal
Ledley King - Tottenham
Jamie Carragher - Liverpool

Midfield
David Beckham - Real Madrid
Nicky Butt - Manchester United
Joe Cole - Chelsea
Kieron Dyer - Newcastle
Steven Gerrard - Liverpool
Owen Hargreaves - Bayern Munich
Frank Lampard - Chelsea
Paul Scholes - Manchester United