Hodgson plays down World Cup chances

England manager Roy Hodgson has played down his country's chances of winning the World Cup in Brazil next summer. Goals from Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard meant England beat Poland 2-0 at Wembley on Tuesday to finish top of Group E and secure qualification. "It is not always the best team in the competition who wins it," said Hodgson. "But to suggest that because we have qualified from a difficult group makes us one of the favourites, I don't think many people would bieve that."