I HAD predicted that there would be some low-level disorder here in Japan, but we have not even had that.

The English fans and Argentinians all mixed well together during last Friday's game. By and large it was good-natured.

I think the big thing concerning the Japanese police is the likelihood of the Japanese fans getting involved in disorder.

There were two Japanese arrested on Wednesday night for alleged fighting.

The Japanese are normally a very reserved group of people, but the World Cup has really caught their enthusiasm.

I think the English fans' behaviour is a lot down to what we've done to ban troublemakers from coming across here.

The Football Disorder Act has allowed us to ban more than 1,000 people from travelling abroad during the past two years.

Before the World Cup got under way there were 550 known English troublemakers who did not have bans and we have been looking at an awful lot of data with the Japanese and Korean immigration authorities.

Our spotting teams have been superb and we have bounced back three people in Korea, 21 in Japan and six coming in from Thailand.

But a lot of the good behaviour is down to the way we have been received by the Japanese police and local community.

We have also attracted the right kind of people, people are with their families, their girlfriends and wives.

There are a lot of Japanese police, as witnessed after the England game against Argentina, but what you have got to consider is that the Japanese are running a major competition.

Also, they have been led to believe that the English fans are like bats out of hell, so they are geared up for that. Added to that are the terrorist concerns.

Traditionally, when there have been problems with fans it has been because of a lack of police presence.

As for today's match, the security at the Niigata stadium appears to be fine and they have had two games already so they know what they are doing and seem quite relaxed.