McAteer winning fitness fight

Jason McAteer is expected to be fit to face Cameroon on Sunday after getting the all-clear following a scan on his injured knee.

The Sunderland midfielder suffered the injury following a reckless tackle by Hiroshima defender Bilong in Saturday's 2-1 friendly victory.

It was at first feared that McAteer had damaged ligaments and his World Cup would be over.

But the scans revealed nothing more than bad bruising on the bone, and with intensive treatment he hopes to win his 48th cap in Saturday's Group E opener.

"I was worried that I might have a serious injury but that is not now the case," said McAteer.