England and Chelsea are awaiting the results of a scan on John Terry’s foot injury but fears the defender may may miss the World Cup have been allayed and he now says he hopes to play in the FA Cup final against Portsmouth on Saturday (Chelsea 1/5 Draw 11/2 Portsmouth 12/1).

There were fears the key defender had broken his metatarsal while training with Chelsea ahead of the Pompey clash but it appears the knock is not anywhere near as bad as was first feared and he was sent for a scan merely as a precaution.

Terry issued a statement saying he hopes to play at Wembley this weekend.

“I took a slight knock in training but with such an important match on Saturday the right course of action was to put a protective boot on my right foot and have a CT scan,” he said.

“The scan has shown there is no break and I am hoping to train tomorrow if not Friday and of course play in the FA Cup final on Saturday.”

That is great news for both Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti and England chief Fabio Capello, who will have been concerned earlier on Wednesday that the former skipper could have been a major doubt for the World Cup (England 6/1 to win the World Cup).

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