David Ginola believes England would stand a good chance of winning the 2018 World Cup if they are chosen to host the tournament.
The Frenchman, who spent seven years of his playing career in England, was named as an ambassador for the country's World Cup bid on Thursday.
"When you are playing in your home country in the World Cup as a football player that must be something really special," he said. "It must be a fantastic feeling, just the fact that the target will be for the players to get to the final at Wembley.
The former Newcastle and Tottenham winger added: "It would be a tremendous push for them every day in training, every single game until the final."
Ginola, now 42, suspects England may not have to wait until 2018 to lift the trophy though as he believes they could go all the way this summer.
The Three Lions have shown a remarkable improvement since the appointment of Fabio Capello as head coach in December 2007, and his side are among the favourites for this summer's World Cup.
"Capello has brought great discipline to the team. He has brought some confidence, he has the players worried about playing for England," said Ginola.
"Because of that I guess England have to be one of my favourites for South Africa."
