Goalkeeper David James insists England will be treating Sunday's World Cup last-16 clash against Germany just like any other game.
Fabio Capello's side take on Joachim Low's team in Bloemfontein this weekend with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
Much has been spoken in the build-up about past meetings between the nations but James pays little attention to such talk.
"It's another football match," he said. "Obviously there'll be a lot of external references and whatever else, historical references.
"But for us it's a game against a decent outfit - one we have to win to progress."
Wednesday's 1-0 win over Slovenia secured England's place in the knockout phase, but Landon Donovan's stoppage-time winner for the USA against Algeria meant Capello's side finished second in Group C and face Group D winners Germany rather than runners-up Ghana.
James said that England would "do their homework" on the Germans' penalty taking, as they had done for the group games.
"We've had videos on the three sides we've played already," he said.
"I was hoping Slovenia might have had a penalty in the last minute and I'd get a chance to save it."
However, he added: "I'm hoping the game will be dealt with in 90 minutes."
