 Terry has captained his country 28 times
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The Football Association has declined to comment on the future of John Terry as England captain in the wake of allegations over his private life.
Terry has been named in the media as allegedly having an affair with the ex-girlfriend of his former Chelsea and England team-mate Wayne Bridge.
Newspaper reports claim Terry, 29, may be stripped of the England captaincy just four months before the world Cup.
But an FA spokesman told BBC Sport: "We have no comment to make."
Terry had won a gagging order last week preventing the public learning about an alleged affair, but the injunction was lifted by the High Court on Friday.
And national newspapers named the father-of-two, who is married to Toni Poole, in their Saturday editions as having a relationship with model Vanessa Perroncel, 28.
Chelsea are backing their club captain and released a statement on Friday which said: "This is a personal matter for John Terry. The club will give John and his family all the support they need in dealing with it."
England's next match is a friendly against Egypt at Wembley on 3 March, and it is unlikely coach Fabio Capello will discuss Terry's position before then.
Terry is set go to South Africa as captain, while Bridge, who now plays for Manchester City, is also likely to be selected in Capello's squad as understudy to another former Chelsea team-mate, Ashley Cole.
Bridge has not played since early December when he was injured playing against Chelsea.
BBC Sport understands Capello, who is currently out of the country, is aware of the situation and will make any decision over Terry's future as England captain.
But speaking on Saturday's Football Focus on BBC1, former England defenders Lee Dixon and Martin Keown believe Terry will not be captain by the time the World Cup comes around.
Keown said: "Terry is a big, big player, but these indiscretions really need to be dealt with by Capello. He is a great disciplinarian and I think this is a chance for him to show that."
Dixon added: 'The big question is if it's not (Terry) then who will it be? If Rio Ferdinand doesn't make it through injury, then that's up for grabs as well."
Meanwhile, celebrity publicist Max Clifford told the BBC the episode was potentially damaging for Terry's commercial endorsements, but he believed football supporters would not object to his private conduct as long as he was playing well.
Terry, has won 59 caps for his country and successfully led England to this year's World Cup finals after finishing top of their qualification group.
He was due to play in Chelsea's Premier League clash at Birmingham on Saturday evening.
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