The 24-year-old intended seeing the draw, which paired England with Algeria, Slovenia and the United States.
However, things did not go to plan for the 24-year-old, who needed friends to tell him who he would be facing in next summer's event in Sout
The Manchester United striker claims the England head coach's attention to detail and confidence-building will stand the team in good stead when they go to South Africa.
England kick off the campaign against the USA on Saturday June 12, just down th
Slovenia defender Bostjan Cesar claims the Manchester United player deliberately tried to injure him in the friendly between the sides in September and is now out for revenge.
Cesar, who had a loan spell at West Brom before signing for French club G
* Rooney treble raises prospect of best ever goals haul* Praise for Giggs after 100th Premier League goal - Manchester United strikerWayne Rooney is eyeing his best goalscoring season after bagginga hat-trick in a 4-1 win at the Premier League's bo
LONDON - A Wayne Rooney hat-trick fired Manchester United back to within two points of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League as the champions inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Portsmouth in Avram Grant's first match in charge. The England striker conver
PORTSMOUTH, England - Wayne Rooney's first Manchester United hat-trick in three years inspired the champions to a 4-1 win over Portsmouth and reduced Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League to two points. Rooney, whose last treble in a red
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher believes that Wayne Rooney has gone some way toward filling the void that appeared when Cristiano Ronaldo left in a megabucks transfer to Real Madrid. While the Scot admitted that the absence is still f
Rooney took the England armband for last week's friendly with Brazil in Qatar and has twice skippered United in the past, but Ferguson plumped for John O'Shea at the start of the season in the absence of the usual candidates.
The decision was not pe