Sol Campbell profile
The 31-year-old has been the rock at the heart of the England defence for a number of years but his star has been on the wane this season.
"When Sol is fully fit he is still, in my view, the number one player in England in that position. There's a competition for that place in the England squad but in my view Sol should still be England's centre half."
Arsene Wenger
After a poor 45 minutes Arsene Wenger decided to take Campbell out of the firing line and the Frenchman admitted that he did not know where his big defender was in the days afterwards.
Following such a crisis of confidence Campbell has looked far from his dominant, assured usual self as he returned late in the season, but Eriksson has still taken the chance on him for Germany.
Campbell emerged at Tottenham as a muscular and powerful defender, who scored on his debut against Chelsea back in December 1992 at the age of 18.
Ossie Ardiles was initially unsure of where to play Campbell as he spent time up front as well as in defence, before he eventually settled on a career at the back.
Campbell's debut came in England's abandoned friendly against Northern Ireland in February 1995, and he was chosen by Terry Venables for his Euro 96 squad, although he did not see any action in the tournament.
Growing into a Spurs mainstay, Campbell also went to France 98 where he unluckily saw his headed goal against Argentina disallowed en route to penalty heartbreak, while he was Kevin Keegan's defensive rock in their Euro 200 disappointment two years later.
Campbell turned from hero to villain at White Hart Lane in July 2001 when he shocked football by joining fierce North London rivals Arsenal on a free transfer after refusing to sign a new deal with Spurs.
Campbell's controversial move paid off immediately in terms of silverware as Arsenal landed the League and FA Cup double in his first season at Highbury.
That sent Campbell to the 2002 World Cup right on top of his game and he formed and awesome central defensive partnership with Rio Ferdinand in Japan/Korea, while grabbing his first England goal against Sweden.
Another league title and FA Cup later and Campbell was again England's defensive rock at Euro 2004 in Portugal where he was included in Uefa's All-Star squad for the tournament.
Injury problems plagued Campbell for the following season, but he looked right back at his best at the start of 2005/06, only for his crisis in confidence to throw him off track.
Campbell then heads to Germany for his fifth major tournament, the first Englishman to do so, and there is no doubt Eriksson has taken his past displays and experience into account.
Unlikely to be a starter, Campbell still has all the attributes to be as good as they come at the back, as long as he can regain his confidence should he be asked to play a part for England.
