Goran Eriksson fears Brazil World Cup glory beyond England Former boss Sven-Goran Eriksson fears a World Cup triumph is beyond England in Brazil - but says glory in Russia four years later is possible. The Swede, who led England to the quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006, told BBC Radio 5 live: "I don't believe they can win the World Cup in Brazil. There are a lot of young players coming in. Maybe in Russia. I think it's easier to win it there than in Brazil. For a European team to win in South America is not easy. Roy Hodgson's side secured qualification for Brazil by winning their group but only find themselves in the second pot of seeds for the 6 December draw for next summer's tournament. They will have to make history if they are to repeat their solitary World Cup win of 1966, as no European side has ever won the competition in South America. FA chairman Greg Dyke has also written off England's chances of winning next year and targeted success in the 2022 World Cup. Eriksson believes another run to the last eight, matching his own best with England, would not represent failure for Hodgson, whose predecessor Fabio Capello saw his team beaten by Germany in the second round in 2010. England captain David Beckham (right) talking to manager Sven-Goran Eriksson during a training session in 2001 He added: "Expectation does not seem to be what it was in the past and I think that's very good for the team. The quarter-finals would be very good. It is time for a semi-final or final. Meanwhile, Eriksson has defended his former England captain David Beckham's professionalism following recent criticism from ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson over the player's celebrity lifestyle. Writing in his latest autobiography, the Scot remarked that Beckham was the "only player I managed who chose to be famous." Eriksson added: "David Beckham, for me, every time he came to England camps he was an extremely professional football player. You asked yourself 'how could he handle it?' Wherever we went it was chaos. I think players were very much all right with that, it took the pressure off them. He was very professional then and he has been all his life. He was very good all the time he was captain.