LONDON (AP)-- Queen Elizabeth II has set aside July 10 to welcome England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson and his players for an open-top bus World Cup victory celebration to Trafalgar Square.

Wishful thinking? After all, the World Cup doesn't kick off until June 9.

The Times reported Wednesday that the Football Association has begun making arrangements with police and Buckingham Palace officials in case England wins the World Cup for the first time in 40 years.

If England wins the title, the celebrations in central London will be far bigger than the million people who thronged the area after England's 2003 Rugby World Cup triumph. And larger than the tens of thousands of people who turned up after the cricket team's Ashes triumph over Australia last September.

On that basis, says the Times, the FA and police want to be prepared.

The FA doesn't want to make any official comment, however, in case it looks like overconfidence.

"We have no comment to make on any such plans," said FA spokesman Adrian Bevington. "We certainly don't want to tempt fate by discussing any plans we may or may not have."