Hamburg striker Ruud van Nistelrooy believes Fulham's Bobby Zamora deserves to go to the World Cup with England.

Zamora has found the net against the likes of Juventus, Wolfsburg and Shakhtar Donetsk to help Fulham into the last four of the Europa League, where they play Hamburg in the first leg tonight.

"I think Capello doesn't look at fashionable things - he just looks at the effectiveness more than anything else," said the Dutchman, who spent five successful seasons at Manchester United.

"He's definitely a candidate now. He's very important for the team. He holds the ball, he's a team player, works hard and he's an all-round striker. He has proven himself on a European level, which is also very important for him. Getting through against these teams and scoring goals in these games, it makes him more attractive for Capello."