When Daniel Woodley chose a day to break a world record by beating the clock, he sensibly selected the longest day of the year - June 21.

But the football fanatic never dreamt it would be the same day England attempted to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Now Daniel, 27, will bid to scale the five highest peaks in the British Isles while watching the match on a mini TV.

Daniel and three friends hope to climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdon in Wales, Scafell in England, Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland and Carrauntuohill in the Irish Republic, in under the current record of 41 hours and seven minutes.

The four friends have hired a driver to ferry them between mountains and will take a ferry from Scotland to Belfast.

Daniel, a solicitor from Rottingdean, has planned the attempt with military precision and has been in training for the past three months.

He said: "I chose to do it on the longest day so we could start climbing Snowdon at about 3.30am when the sun starts rising. We aim to be up and down there in about two-and-a-half hours and are looking to arrive at Scafell Pike at about 9am - just before the end of the England game.

"When we realised the game was that morning, my friends wanted to cancel at first. Then we were tempted to stop off somewhere to watch it.

"But I've spent months organising things for Friday so instead we're trying to get hold of a mini-television so we can watch the match in the car.

"We might even bring the TV up the mountain so we can stay on schedule.

"It's a bit annoying because I'm a huge football fan and I really think we can beat Brazil.

"But it would be brilliant to be able to celebrate victory from the highest point in England. And the roads will probably be quite empty too."

Daniel and his friends hope to raise up to £3,000 each for MacMillan Cancer Research, Biblelands and War on Want.

Anyone wishing to make a donation or sponsor the challenge should write to 5 Challoners Close, Rottingdean BN2 7DG or go to the the web site at www.fivepeakschallenge.com