LONDON -- With a question mark hanging over his place on the England team, David Beckham says he still has plenty left in his soccer career.
The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder, who made his 99th international appearance in England's 3-2 loss to Croatia on Wednesday, still wants to play at the 2010 World Cup -- when he will be 35 years old.
"I'm definitely not giving up anything ... I'm happy to have 99 caps but I want to reach 100," Beckham said. "That would be a milestone."
But if that 100th England appearance doesn't happen, Beckham said he won't stop playing.
"If I don't play for my country again I believe that I had a great career on the England side and I won't be retiring yet," Beckham said. "I believe I have at least two or three years left."
When the time does come to retire, he has ruled out a move to coaching, planning instead to focus on his soccer academies in Los Angeles and London.
Beckham may have been dissuaded from assuming a coaching role by the rough treatment of Steve McClaren, who was fired as England manager on Thursday after the team failed to qualify for the European Championship.
"I could never be a manager," he said.
Perhaps it's because they have caused him plenty of anguish.
"I was scared of every manager that I ever had in my career," Beckham said.
McClaren's exit will trigger another overhaul within the England team and Beckham hopes it doesn't include him -- again.
"I said at the start of my career I'll always want to play for my country and I'd never retire from playing for my country," Beckham said Thursday. "That could obviously be taken out of my hands but I want to reach my 100 caps.
"To get those 100 caps would be a dream come true for me."
