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James is England's No. 1

ESPN staff
June 3, 2010
David James will wear the No. 1 shirt in South Africa © Getty Images
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David James has been handed England's No. 1 jersey for the World Cup finals.

There has been widespread conjecture as to who will be in goal for England at the World Cup finals and Fabio Capello has given no indication as to who he prefers.

Robert Green and Joe Hart are vying with James for the gloves and if the squad numbers that were released on Thursday are any indication, James has been given the nod.

The move is no guarantee that James will be in goal for the opener against USA, but it can be read as an indicator.

As expected, Wayne Rooney will wear the No. 10 jersey and Peter Crouch is in contention to partner the Manchester United man after being handed the No. 9 shirt.

England's squad numbers:

1. David James
2. Glen Johnson
3. Ashley Cole
4. Steven Gerrard
5. Rio Ferdinand (capt.)
6. John Terry
7. Aaron Lennon
8. Frank Lampard
9. Peter Crouch
10. Wayne Rooney
11. Joe Cole
12. Robert Green
13. Stephen Warnock
14. Gareth Barry
15. Matthew Upson
16. James Milner
17. Shaun Wright-Phillips
18. Jamie Carragher
19. Jermain Defoe
20. Ledley King
21. Emile Heskey
22. Michael Carrick
23. Joe Hart

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