England given security assurances

Security around Fabio Capello's squad has been highlighted by an apparent secret recording of conversations between England players and coaches before the Egypt friendly at Wembley last week.

At a recent summit held by FIFA, the 2010 Organising Committee told security chiefs from every country about the measures that will be taken to ensure their players are safe.

They were given a dossier of information, a copy of which has been seen by Press Association Sport, that read: "The enthusiasm of some fans, ever present nature of international terrorism and intensely competitive nature of the World Cup necessitates that the Organising Committee and Government should ensure that the most effective methods of team security are implemented."

Teams will have their own training bases - England's is at Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus near Rustenburg - then will stay at 'Venue Specific Team Hotels' before matches.

At those hotels, FIFA have promised that 'the security services will monitor the floors occupied by the team on a 24-hour basis' and 'cameras will be installed in the passages of the dedicated floors of the hotel'.

FIFA has also given reassurances about travel to and from matches.

The document read: "Team buses will be checked and cleared on site by SAPS (South African Police Service) Explosive Unit before each journey."