Football: Lampard aims to peak at right time.

FRANK Lampard is determined to ensure he has no regrets at the end of his career by producing for England when it matters most as he prepares for his first World Cup finals.

Lampard has been an outstanding performer for Chelsea during the past two Premiership-title winning seasons and was one of his country's leading performers in Euro 2004 with three goals in four matches.

Now the 27-year-old is determined to be at his best when Sven-Goran Eriksson's side head to Germany next month after being overlooked for the 2002 finals in Japan.

Lampard said: "We've got a lot of players in our team who have the tag of world class or very good players and this is the stage where you have to reinforce that and show that.

"We all know we stand on the brink of making history, making a name for yourself personally and as a team. We have got a great opportunity to do that in Germany.

"These are the tournaments you want to look back at at the end of your career and say 'I was successful' rather than thinking, 'I wish I could have done better in that World Cup or that European Championships'.

"You want to have no regrets when you finish and people will gauge you on how you perform on those big occasions." Lampard admitted: "Euro 2004 was a great memory for me. It was not a turning point but a great moment in my career and people then start to talk about you and you feel more confident in yourself with that behind you.

"It was one of the favourite parts of my career. I felt it was going well for me. I wanted to get out there every game and keep scoring and keep being in a team that was doing well."

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