KERYN Seal believes England can go all the way and win the IBSA Blind Football European Championships that kicks off in Hereford this weekend.

The captain is on course to win his 100th cap in the week-long tournament at thePoint4.

England open the comeptition against Poland at 1pm on Saturday before facing Italy on Sunday evening (7.30pm).

Further group games then follow against Germany and Turkey, with those matches kicking off at 7.30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

But with only the finalists guaranteed to qualify for next year's Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, England know the pressure is on.

"This is without a doubt the best England team I have played with, the best prepared, the best atmosphere and the best team spirit," said Seal.

"In ten years of playing blind football, I've never been on a run of results like this.

"It's been 18 games under Jon Pugh, only losing one and conceding three goals.

"We've been preparing for this for almost two years now so it's really exciting that it's here.

"We don't know an incredible amount about Poland, we've seen some results from them in some small European competitions they have been involved in and a bit of footage on the internet, so it's going to be an exciting first game.

"It's very vital in any tournament to get off to a good start, not just the points on the board but for the guys' confidence as well.

"We've got Germany, Italy and Turkey playing in our group and we know a reasonable amount about them.

"We always have very close games against Germany, the best game in the last European Championships was ourselves against them.

"Unfortunately we were on the wrong end of a 2-1 reverse, so we're hoping to put that right."

England finished fourth when the World Championships were held in Hereford in 2010 before a disappointing Paralympic campaign in London two years later.

But goalkeeper Lewis Skyers says the team is more settled now after Jon Pugh took over as head coach from Tony Larkin, especially after gaining a silver medal at the IBSA World Games in Korea.

"We're very confident of reaching the final after the hard work we have put in along the way," he said.

"We've always been there or thereabouts, finishing second or third on a regular basis, but each time we have done that, we've been very disappointed because we've felt we could have done more.

"But we've now got the best prepared players available and the coaches so we can go there and win.

"With blind football here, we should have a massive fan base and support watching us in every game."

Supporters can buy session tickets, enabling them to watch up to three matches, for £5.

Tournament director Chris Coombe said that 9,000 spectators can be catered for throughout the week, with around 700 fans expected to watch the England games.

To buy your tickets and for information about the event, visit tickets.rncb.ac.uk