"It wasn't too bad in Portugal," said Carragher. "That was the first tournament I have ever been involved in and I was delighted to be there, to be honest.
"Hopefully there will be a chance for me at this World Cup because I have progressed since Portugal.
"I'm not going as a fan on the inside this time. I would like to take part in this one. I was just so excited to be there in Portugal.
"It's difficult sometimes when you're not in the side. You feel like the training is always geared to the eleven starters.
"Rightly so, because if I was in the eleven, that's how I'd want it to be. But sometimes you feel as if you are training for them.
"I may not be in the starting eleven for the first game but I hope I will get myself involved somewhere along the line.
"Sometimes a manager takes squad players who he thinks will be good around the squad rather than a bad influence.
"I would like to think I am one of the good lads and you have got to hide your disappointment when you are not involved.
"I will do as much as I can for the lads. I like a laugh and a joke and maybe that was one of the things that got me into the squad in the first place."