England Final Squad for Worldcup 2010 Southafrica

England Squad:


Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Manchester City).
Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).
Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), James Milner (Aston Villa), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Gareth Barry (Manchester City).
Strikers: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham).

Wayne Rooney Is Fit :Fabio Capello

Wayne Rooney

Rooney, who has been hampered by ankle and groin problems in recent weeks, suffered the neck injury towards the end of England's Wembley farewell before the World Cup.

The Manchester United striker was forced to play on for the closing moments of the friendly as England coach Capello had used all six of his substitutes.

However, the Italian was quick to dismiss any fears the problem could impact on the World Cup campaign and is now looking for Rooney to hit top form.

"He said he had a small problem in his neck, but it is not a problem," said Capello.

"He wanted to come off for the last two minutes, but I had made all the substitutions so it was impossible to change.

"Rooney is okay. At this moment he just needs to play and find his form."

And Rooney also shrugged off any worries about his fitness ahead of England's final World Cup warm-up game against Japan on Sunday.

Wayne Rooney's Ankle Still A Major Worry :Fabio Capello

Wayne Rooney

The England striker isn't a doubt for the World Cup but has been undergoing 'reinforcement' work to his damaged ligaments according to the News of the World.

While the majority of the squad took part in training on Friday, Rooney was allowed to rest alongside FA Cup finalists David James, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole who arrived late to the training camp in Austria.

The whole focus in the build-up to the World Cup so far has been whether Rooney will be fit, and Capello has conceded that it is difficult telling the Manchester United striker to rest.

Capello is quoted in the News of the World as saying: "I can leave some players out, but Rooney always wants to play. 

"If I tell him no, he says 'I want to play!', 'I want to train!' 'why you substitute me, I want to score!'. 

"It is good because he is an example to the other players, he is positive to be around."

Rooney injured his ankle ligaments against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final, and later aggravated the injury in the Manchester derby against City.