Eriksson waits on friendlies plan
Sven-Goran Eriksson has opted to wait until the outcome of the World Cup draw before deciding on England's opponents for their three warm-up games.
The England coach will discover the make-up of his side's group on 9 December in Leipzig, Germany.
"What makes the most sense is to wait to see who we are drawn with," Eriksson told the Football Association website.
"That way we can pick the teams to play who will be most useful in terms of building towards the finals."
Meanwhile, South Africa, who failed to qualify for the World Cup, are confident of playing England before next summer's finals.
South African Football Association president Molefi Oliphant said: "We have agreed to play two teams who will feature at the World Cup finals in Germany in June as part of their World Cup build-up.
"We will play Poland at home. We have not finalised a venue where we will play England."
However, according to South Africa's FA chief executive, Raymond Hack, the fixture with England had yet to be confirmed.
He told Sky Sports: "The England game is only 50%. It is largely dependent on the World Cup draw and whether England feel it should be part of their build-up to play a warm-up against an African nation."
England plan to play their friendlies on 1 March, in late May and in early June, after the squad has been chosen.
