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David Beckham expects to be fit for England's decisive Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey next week after coming through Real Madrid's 2-1 league victory over Espanyol on Sunday unscathed.
"There'll be no problem playing for my country," said Beckham, who missed Real's Champions League win over Porto this week because of a foot injury.
"There was no reaction to the injury, although it's true my foot does hurt a bit."
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Beckham had rated himself as doubtful for the Group Seven clash with Turkey
next Saturday after suffering the injury in a 2-0 defeat by Valencia last weekend.
He played all but the last few minutes against Espanyol, though, and was satisfied with his fitness, despite suffering a slight injury early on. Ticketmaster
"I received a blow to my leg in the first 20 minutes," the England captain told Real Madrid's website. "At the end of the game it was painful.
"I'm fine, though, and I'm happy because we won the game. It's now time to think about England. We'll be giving it everything against Turkey."
England could still be without one of their key players for the Turkey game, after Liverpool striker Michael Owen suffered a shin injury in his side's 2-1 defeat by Arsenal on Saturday. Ticketmaster
Owen has been given only an even chance of recovering in time for the game, which will decide whether England or Turkey win Group Seven and qualify automatically for the European Championship in Portugal next year.