Bolton boss Gary Megson believes that defender Gary Cahill is on the brink of an international breakthrough.

There 23 year-old has been drafted into England boss Fabio Capello's recent squad but has yet to win his first cap.

But Megson says of the England under-21 international: "He has got such high standards that he deserves a lot of credit. I am absolutely delighted with him.

"I am convinced he can make it to the World Cup finals. Whether he is as good as John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Matthew Upson at the moment is to be argued. But he is quicker than some of them.

"In his own age group, he is head and shoulders above everyone else."