England striker Michael Owen accepts he could be left out of the starting line-up for the final World Cup group game against Sweden.

Owen was substituted early in the second half after disappointing performances in both England's opening Group B victories over Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago. With Peter Crouch on the scoresheet against Paraguay and Wayne Rooney fit and available again, Owen - short of his best after recovering from a broken metatarsal - could miss out.

Owen told BBC Radio Five Live: "I'm not worried. If I'm sat on the bench, I'm sat on the bench. I've been on the bench in my career before."