David Beckham Want To Play In The 2014 FIFA World Cup

Former England captain David Beckham is targeting not one more World Cup appearance, but two.

The 34-year-old is keen for an inclusion in the national squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and also the following tournament in Brazil four years later.

Beckham will be 39 when the 2014 World Cup roles around but that doesn't faze him.

He told Italian magazine Sportsweek: "The 2014 FIFA World Cup? We'll see.

"I'd like to play until I'm 40 and take part in another World Cup, but at this age you have to evaluate things year after year.

"I've always said I'll always be available for England. If they didn't call me up, I'd do everything to put myself in the condition to be recalled."

The LA Galaxy midfielder is heading for his second loan spell at Milan as he looks to make a strong case for inclusion in Fabio Capello's 2010 World Cup squad.

"The squad is full of very good players and those who want to be part of it are just as good," added Beckham. "The competition for places will be very fierce and that's why we have to give our all every time we play.

"We all know what Capello is like and how he reacts if you are playing well or badly. In the first case, you have opportunities, in the second you don't have a chance.

"That's why it is very important for me to return to Milan and put myself in the spotlight. Capello always said I had to return to Europe after December if I wanted to be at the World Cup."