Ukraine coach Oleksiy Mykhailychenko believes a red-hot atmosphere in the Dnipro Arena will help his team end England's 100 per cent record.

Victory over Fabio Capello's side will lift the hosts into second place in Group Six and leave them in pole position to secure a play-off spot given that their last game is against Andorra on Wednesday.

Mykhailychenko said: "The whole country is up for this match. Each one of the players feels this atmosphere through talking to their friends and relatives.

"Every person who has met and recognised me in the street in the last few weeks just wished me luck.

"People understand and feel the level of responsibility that sits on me and my team.

"We're approaching an extremely tough match and we shouldn't comfort ourselves with the fact our opponents have already done their job in the group."

The coach, who used to play for Glasgow Rangers, added: "I know the British a bit. They only play for victory, so we have to rely on ourselves, especially if we're aiming to get a good result at the World Cup.

"The England match will be a great test for our lads. We won't rush forward in gung-ho style in Dnipropetrovsk. Only an intelligent approach from the whole team will bring us the result we need."