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Saturday 12th June
12:30 South Korea v Greece
15:00 Argentina v Nigeria
19:30 England v USA

Wayne Rooney - urged to show discipline.
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England coach Fabio Capello has warned Wayne Rooney to keep his discipline and show respect to referees during the World Cup.
But Capello also believes Rooney has the "hunger" to shine in South Africa as England prepare for their opening game against the United States in Rustenburg.
Rooney was sent off during the quarter-final against Portugal in Germany four years ago.
The 24-year-old also showed signs of losing his cool during the practice match against Platinum Stars on Monday and was booked for dissent.
Capello has spoken to the Manchester United striker and wants Rooney to behave in the manner he did during the qualifying campaign.
The Italian said: "Wayne Rooney played all the qualifying games for the World Cup and had no problems with the referees.
"I hope we see the same Rooney during the World Cup.
"I have spoken with him but Rooney is a fantastic player because he wants to win.
"The hunger in him is very strong to win.
"But you have to be careful every time and also in this World Cup you have to be careful and respect the referees."
Rooney is a certainty to be in Capello's starting line-up even though the players will not be told officially who is playing until two hours before kick-off.
Plenty of speculation has surrounded who might partner Rooney in England's attack at the World Cup.
The former Everton frontman would be happy enough to go it alone as the only striker, if asked.
"I've played at United on my own and I've enjoyed being in the box poaching to get goals," Rooney said in a BBC interview with Alan Shearer.
"And when I've played for England I've played in 'the hole' and I've enjoyed that too.
"So I think when you play off a striker you're involved in the game a lot more and you enjoy it, but you maybe don't get the chances you do when you're up front on your own.
"If I'm being honest I probably enjoy playing on my own more."
Capello believes England are ready to make a big impact in the tournament and is tipping them to reach their first final since they lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966.
He said: "All the players are ready to play and focused to play. I hope tomorrow will be a really good moment for us.
"The challenge is to win. We have to win, no more.
"We are happy, the confidence of the fans is really big, because of the results during qualification.
"The expectation after a long time (without success) is really big and I am sure the team is good enough to reach the final this time.
"Usually the first game is hard because of the expectations and the pressure is big.
"We have been here for eight days, we have trained very well."
Capello has a full squad to choose from, with midfielder Gareth Barry sufficiently fit to be named among the substitutes.
Capello said: "I am very happy because all the players are fit. I think the players here are the best in England.
"They have the desire and appetite to go all the way. They are happy and okay at this moment.
"Physically they are okay and the mind is really focused on this game."
Regarding Barry, who suffered an ankle injury at the end of last season, Capello said: "He has been training normally for three days and has trained hard.
"He will be on the bench, but I am not sure of the first 11 (if he will play)."
Capello revealed a fear among some players of being injured ahead of the World Cup was a factor in their poor performance against the Stars.
He said: "I was not happy after the first game we played here in South Africa and I spoke with the players the day after.
"They told me they sometimes have a fear of being injured during this game."
Capello also played down speculation that his spat with a photographer at the training camp this week was a sign of him feeling the tension of the World Cup.
He said: "There is no sign of tension. We were not happy with one photographer because he was taking photos of the dressing room and that was not good."

Fifa 2010 coach Carlos Dunga - Brazil

Carlos Dunga - Brazil

Carlos Dunga is used to being criticized. Insults are nothing new to his ears, just as much as success seems to be his habit. Whether Brazil play the best football or not, Dunga has led the national team to glory twice over the last three years. The 2007 CONMEBOL title and the 2009 Confederations Cup trophy were acquired under his leadership. Dunga also won the World Cup as a player, just like Argentina’s Diego Maradona. Now, his triumph in South Africa last year surely fed him with even more experience going into the 2010 World Cup.

However, his World Cup roster has come under interrogation. The exclusion of Ronaldo, Adriano, Ronaldinho, and Pato has giving doubts to Brazilian fans concerning the team’s chances during South Africa 2010. Carlos Dunga defended each of his man squad choice to the media afterward. But it’s only during the World Cup that people will see how bad or good his decisions truly are. For another time, Dunga has to prove a point and he’ll surely try to do just that.

England coach Fabio Capello 2010

Fabio Capello - England

He took England’s group by storm during the qualifiers. As an Italian man, he has managed to quiet pro-British fans who opposed his entrance in England as the coach of the Three Lions. His strict rules appear to have made an impact on his players. With Fabio Capello, late clubbing and disgraceful reports like John Terry’s scandal are not allowed.
The 64-year-old boss has been given the task to offer England nothing less than a semifinal finish during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Expect Fabio Capello to be hard on his players with the aim of getting the best out of them. As wise as he seems to be, the classical music and fan arts enthusiast will surely apply all of his knowledge to help England reaffirm their authority on the world’s stage. After all, the football that is being played nowadays and since the 19th century is believed to be their game.

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England national football team

The England national football team represents England in international association footballand is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Although most national teams worldwide represent a sovereign state, the four Home Nationswhich form the United Kingdom are each represented separately in international tournaments, except at the Olympics. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium in London and their head coach is Fabio Capello.

England are one of seven national teams to have won the FIFA World Cup, which they did in1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Since then their best performance at a World Cup was reaching the semifinals in 1990, where they lost to West Germany on penalties. They reached the semifinals of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the home nations in theBritish Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984. They remain a prominent team on the global stage, rarely dropping outside of the top ten on both the FIFA and Elo rankings.

Traditionally, England's greatest rivals have been Scotland, who were their opponents in the first-ever international football match in 1870. Rivalries with other countries have become more prominent since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s. Matches against Argentina and Germany have produced particularly eventful encounters.

History

The England national football team is the joint oldest in the world; it was formed at the same time as Scotland. A representative match between England and Scotland was played on 5 March 1870, having been organised by the Football Association. A return fixture was organised by representatives of Scottish football teams on 30 November 1872. This match, played atHamilton Crescent in Scotland, is viewed as the first official international football match because the two teams were independently selected and operated, rather than being the work of a single football association.^[1] Over the next forty years, England played exclusively with the other threeHome Nations—Scotland, Wales and Ireland—in the British Home Championship.

To begin with, England had no permanent home stadium. They joined FIFA in 1906 and played their first ever games against countries other than the Home Nations on a tour of Central Europe in 1908. Wembley Stadium was opened in 1923 and became their home ground. The relationship between England and FIFA became strained and this resulted in their departure from FIFA in 1928, before rejoining in 1946. As a result, they did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1–0 defeat by the United States, failing to get past the first round. Their first ever defeat on home soil to a non-UK team was a 0–2 loss to the Republic of Ireland on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park. A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary was their first ever defeat to a non-UK/Republic of Ireland team at Wembley. In the return match inBudapest, Hungary won 7–1. This still stands as England's worst ever defeat. After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, "it was like playing people from outer space".

In the 1954 World Cup, two goals by Ivor Broadis saw him become the first England player to score two goals in a game at the World Cup finals. He beat Nat Lofthouse by 30 minutes when both scored 2 each in a thrilling 4–4 draw against Belgium. After reaching the quarterfinals for the first time, England lost 4–2 to Uruguay.

The England national football team was victorious at Wembley Stadium in the 1966 World Cup final.

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first ever full time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963. The 1966 World Cup was hosted in England and Alf Ramsey guided England to victory with a 4–2 win against West Germany in the final, in which Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick. England qualified for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as reigning cup holders. They reached the quarterfinals but were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2–0 up but were eventually beaten 3–2 after extra time. They failed to qualify for the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. They qualified, under Ron Greenwood, for the 1982 World Cup in Spain and were eliminated from the second round without losing a match. The team underBobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup and finished fourth in the 1990 World Cup.

The 1990s saw four England managers, each in the role for a relatively brief period. Graham Taylorwas Robson's successor, but left after England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. At Euro 96, held in England, Terry Venables led England to their best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semifinals. He resigned following investigations into his financial activities and his successor, Glenn Hoddle, similarly left the job for non-footballing reasons after just one international tournament—the 1998 World Cup—in which England were eliminated in the second round. Following Hoddle's departure,Kevin Keegan took England to Euro 2000, but performances were disappointing and he resigned shortly afterwards.

Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006 and was the first non-English manager of England. Despite controversial press coverage of his personal life, Eriksson was consistently popular with the majority of fans. He guided England to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup and 2006 World Cup. He lost only five competitive matches during his tenure and England rose to a No.4 world ranking under his guidance. His contract was extended by the Football Association by two years, however it was terminated by them at the 2006 World Cup's conclusion.

Steve McClaren was appointed as head coach. His reign yielded little success, with England failing to qualify for Euro 2008. McClaren resigned on 22 November 2007 after only 16 months in charge. This made him the shortest-lasting full time England manager since the inauguration of the post in 1946. He was replaced on 14 December 2007 by the former Real Madrid and AC Milan manager Fabio Capello. Capello took charge of his first game on 6 February 2008 against Switzerland, in which England won 2–1. Under Capello, England won all but one of their qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup. A 5–1 victory over Croatia at Wembley ensured the team qualified for the final tournament with two games to spare, a feat that had never been achieved before.

Home stadium

Further information: England national football team home stadium

For the first 50 years of their existence, England played their home matches all around the country. They initially used cricket grounds before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. The original Empire Stadium was built in Wembley, located in Brent, London, and was constructed for the British Empire Exhibition. England played their first match at the stadium in 1924 against Scotland and for the next 27 years Wembley was used as a venue for matches against Scotland only. The stadium later became known simply as Wembley Stadium and it became England's permanent home stadium during the 1950s. This stadium was demolished in 2001 and work began to completely rebuild it. During this time, England played at various different venues across the country. They returned to the new Wembley Stadium in 2007. The stadium is now owned by the Football Association via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited.

Media coverage

All England matches are broadcast with full commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. From the 2008–09 season to the 2011–12 season, England's home qualifiers and away friendlies are being shown live on ITV. Away qualifiers and home friendlies were shown live on Setanta Sports until the company went into administration in June 2009. No broadcaster has currently been chosen to take over these games with the FA looking for a replacement.^[2] As a result of Setanta Sports's demise, England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on 10 October 2009 was shown in the UK on a pay-per-view basis via the internet only. This one-off event was the first time an England game had been screened in such a way. The number of subscribers, paying between £4.99 and £11.99 each, was estimated at between 250,000 and 300,000 and the total number of viewers at around 500,000.^[3]

In Australia, England home games and selected away games are broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia.

Colours

England's Brazil-stylethird kit from 1973

England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks. Since 2001, the team has periodically worn white shorts during home matches. Since 2005, David Blanch has been the main designer of the England kits.

On 28 March 2009, Umbro designed a retro all white home kit, which debuted in a 4–0 friendly victory over Slovakiaat Wembley. This kit replaces the traditional navy blue shorts with white shorts. However, the traditional navy blue shorts were used during the team's 1–0 loss against Ukraine on 10 October 2009.

The traditional England away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks, although England did not need an away kit until they played against a non-UK side. From 1945 to 1952, England wore a blue away kit. In 1996, England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was worn against Bulgaria, Germany andGeorgia but the deviation from the traditional red was unpopular with supporters and since then the England away kit has remained red. The red kit is also sometimes worn during home matches.

England have occasionally had a third kit as well. At the 1970 World Cup England wore a third kit with light blue shirts, shorts and socks against Czechoslovakia. They had a kit similar to Brazil's, with yellow shirts and blue shorts in 1973, which they wore against Czechoslovakia, Poland and Italy. Between 1986 and 1992 England had pale blue third kits which were rarely used.

Charity support

England players donate all their pay for international matches to charity causes via the Team England Footballers Charity, which in 2009 was raising awareness about bowel cancer.^[4]

2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

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Andorra  – 1 – 3 0 – 2 0 – 2 1 –3 0 – 6 Belarus  5 – 1 – 1 – 3 1 – 3 4 – 0 0 – 0 Croatia  4 – 0 1 – 0 – 1 – 4 3 – 0 2 – 2 England  6 – 0 3 – 0 5 – 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 1 Kazakhstan  3 – 0 1 – 5 1 – 2 0 – 4 – 1 – 3 Ukraine  5 – 0 1 – 0 0 – 0 1 – 0 2 – 1 –

England qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning their first eight matches, including 4–1 and 5–1 victories against Croatia, who beat England two years prior, preventing them from qualifying for Euro 2008. Their sole defeat was in Ukraine after qualification had been secured.

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed England in Group C. They will play their first match against the United States on 12 June, followed by Algeria on 18 June and finally Slovenia on 23 June.

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