'It's 100 Not Out. I Felt Very Fresh, a Lot Better Than I Thought I Would'

David Beckham insisted last night that he had proved his fitness and hopes to add to his 100 caps under Fabio Capello, with international retirement not under consideration, despite seeing France deflate any sense of celebration by easing to victory in Paris.

The former captain's salute to the traveling supporters at the final whistle had hinted this might be a farewell, the midfielder having become the fifth England player to accumulate 100 caps, though he has now set his eyes upon eclipsing Bobby Moore's 108 caps to become the country's most-capped outfield player. The France center-half William Gallas attempted to swap shirts with the 32-year-old at the end, only for Beckham politely to refuse.

"I don't know where the rumors about quitting came from, but it certainly wasn't from me," said Beckham. "It's 100 not out. Not yet, anyway. The most important thing for me was to prove my fitness and I felt I did that. I felt very fresh, a lot better than I thought I would. I'm very proud because reaching 100 caps doesn't happen every day. Having my family and friends and the support of the fans was incredible. People will always question whether I can play at this level, but I was happy with tonight. I was happy with my performance, and more importantly my fitness.

"The reception as I came off was amazing, from both sets of fans. You expect it off your own fans and I thank them for that, but it was the French people as well. It was an amazing standing ovation and I'm very proud of that. If there was one place I would have liked the game it was here, as it's where [Zinedine] Zidane played, it's one of my favorite cities and I have a house in France."

Beckham added: "As soon as a new manager comes in it takes a while to get going, but he was pleased with tonight. We passed the ball around well and in the first half kept a lot of possession, but if you don't score teams like France capitalize."

David James admitted he was "disappointed" with the penalty, the goalkeeper having tripped Nicolas Anelka in an incident reminiscent of his foul on Thierry Henry in a similar position at Euro 2004. "I'm disappointed, but I was a bit exposed," said the England No1. "Anelka is not short of pace, is he? I actually tried to get out of the way."