John Terry has insisted he will volunteer to take a penalty for England at the World Cup finals despite his nightmare in Moscow.

Terry puts his penalty miss against Manchester United in the Champions League Final of 2008 as the lowest point of his career.

He slipped as he stepped up for the kick in Russia and saw the ball edge wide of Edwin van der Sar's post to turn the shoot-out in United's favour.

It is a moment the England captain prefers not to remember. However, after England qualified for South Africa 2010 it seems almost inevitable there will be another shoot-out at some stage during the tournament next summer.

And Terry is adamant he would not shrink away from the responsibility of facing his demons.

The Chelsea defender, speaking at an event organised by England Team Sponsors Nationwide Building Society, said: "Of course I would volunteer, no doubt.

"Okay, I stepped up and missed one for Chelsea in a massive tournament but at the same time I'm not going to shirk away from any challenges thrown at me in my career. I want to step up to the plate and if that means taking a penalty I will do. We went out on penalties in 2006 and we don't want the same again.

"We'll wait and see if it happens because Frank Lampard is first choice and we've got Stevie Gerrard and Wayne Rooney, too.

"There's probably five players well in front of me so I think I'd be out of the first five. But I'd certainly put myself forward, I've got no reason not to."