The 63-year-old is contracted to lead the national team until 2012, which will include this year's World Cup and their European Championship qualifying campaign in which they will face Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales and Montenegro.

Under Capello's guidance, England eased through qualification for the World Cup and the pressure will mount on the Italian and his team in the countdown to the competition which kicks off in June.

England's two previous World Cups have seen their participation end at the quarter-final stage with Sven-Goran Eriksson presiding over both campaigns before they failed to even qualify for Euro 2008, which cost then manager Steve McClaren his job.

Capello knows results this summer are significant in terms of his future and told CNN: "My contract will finish in 2012.

"I think the results of the World Cup will be very important for me and the FA. I hope I will finish my contract here.

"I like my job, I like this country and I hope the results in the future will be really, really good."

The spotlight on any England manager is unrelenting and especially so in the build-up to a major competition.

However, having already managed the likes of AC Milan and Real Madrid, Capello insists he is used to dealing with the scrutiny.

"The pressure for me is normal," he continued.

"When you decide to be a manager you have always to win because when I start with AC Milan after Arrigo Sacchi I have to win.

"I went to Madrid: after three years without titles, we have to recover the spirit.

"This is just another job, its a different job.

"You have to understand the country, you have to understand the players in a short time, you have to respect the journalists.

"The pressure? Yes. I hope the journalists respect me."

Capello has often bemoaned the lack of English players to select from in the Premier League - something he describes as "impossible to change" - and while he admits the immediate future is bright, the ex-Roma boss fears there could be problems ahead.

"In this moment the percentage is not so big but the players are really good," he said.

"But it will not always be the same.

"The under-21s are really good: I hope that next year two or three players will be ready to play with the seniors."

As for the fans, Capello is impressed.

"The fans are really good: they respect the players, they respect the referees and every game I have seen the fans help the players a lot."