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Ledley King struggles to play two consecutive games because of his worn-out knee but his Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes the experienced central defender is a "dead cert" to be included in England's World Cup sqaad.
King produced a typically smooth display in Tottenham's 1-0 defeat of Bolton Wanderers on Saturday but is touch and go for Wednesday's potential fourth-spot decider at Manchester City.
Nonetheless, Redknapp said: "He's a certainty to go to the World Cup. I spoke to Fabio Capello about six weeks ago. He kept asking 'how's Ledley, how's Ledley?'
"When Capello spoke to me he said he had six days between each game. I said it's not a problem then."
Holding midfielder Valter Birsa had a good performance in Auxerre's 0-0 draw with Marseille, in their top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash. Birsa will almost certainly be an automatic World Cup starter for Slovenia after an excellent season.
