Warnock will receive an England cap despite being the seventh substitute used against Trinidad and Tobago.
There had been speculation the full-back, who came on late in the second half during Sunday's friendly international for Wayne Bridge, would be denied the cap as normally only six substitutes are permitted in friendly internationals.
But the FA insist permission had been given for boss Fabio Capello to use seven substitutes during the game, which resulted in a 3-0 win for England.
FA director of communications Adrian Bevington said: "There has been a rumour going around that Stephen Warnock will not receive a cap because he was the seventh substitute used by Fabio Capello.
"This is not true. He will. It was all agreed before the game."
我覺得有趣的地方是，英格蘭的本土傳媒一向以「老虎狗精神」（bulldog spirit）或是「獅心」（Lionheart）來自我定位，這是數十年來不變的定性定質。正如Liz Crolley及 David Hand在《足球與歐洲身分》（Football and European identitiy）中的整理分析，以上命名所背負的素質，包括不屈不撓（tenacity）、自尊（pride）、決心（determination）、兇猛（ferocity）及速度（speed）等，均一直獲本土傳媒賦予正面價值，並冠於英格蘭國家隊及球員身上。然而在外國傳媒眼中，上述的英格蘭特質，早已成為笑柄。西班牙 傳媒尤其愛以此來大做文章﹕「英格蘭足球就如古董，什麼也不會改變。守衛換班，但指令依然。從足球的角度出發，英格蘭所踢的足球與上世紀並無分別。沒有創新，沒有即興，沒有計劃。他們的確充滿激情，卻單調乏味。」
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