Will Rooney's metatarsel be OK for the World Cup?
459608
He's so important to England the F.A. will do a Beckham on him. They'll take him and hope he recovers in time to play after the group stage. Does the injury harm Englands chances?. You bet it does.
1027868
The boy is a genious, yes yes yes! England don't have a hope without him, even if he isn't fully fit 30 minutes at the end of a game he could completely turn it by himself. Someone said England have good enough players to win it without him, they don't, its a pale team with no shape and no direction in their play, this tournament is crying out for a Rooney after Greece winning Euro 3004 we need some epic world cup moments to keep international football alive!
660835
World class maybe no but very use full player to have around, I would have him in my team always, cause he brings a lot of high balls down ( no defender can out jump him ), he reminds me of me, maybe that is one more reason I like him. Good luck for England!
1176500
we've lost owen, but rooney seems to be back (and could well be fully match fit after an outing against ecuador).\n\ni doubt if any world-cup squad can lose one of its best players and still be a favourite for the tournament - but teams have been lucky in the past (uruguay in particular).\n\nif england can get through to the semis anything might happen.
661893
It's going to be tough now that they lost Rooney for at least six weeks. But they still have anough scoring options to make a run at it with Owen, Lampard, Gerrard, and Joe Cole. They have a very good team, but it might be tough for them to find the back of the net enough times to carry them to the final.
500904
pretty bad....more 6-7 weeks I think...I'm not sure if he'll make it to the world cup...\nBut he's a young lad...he'll have more oportunities
632522
Obviously not, unless he makes a stunning recovery and goes on to score the goals that fire England to the World Cup.\n (did I just type that?)\n\nAnyway back to reality, the player of the year is the one that helps his country win the World Cup.
1061822
I think steven will do great this world cup, With him and Lampard in the middle England should be unstoppable. I know Rooney will do something special this world cup, I just know.
330480
No... Because he would be probably tired after a hard season including La Liga,Copa Del Rey and Champions League challenges... Also his national team isn't much strong for qualify next rounds of World Cup..\nI think he is going to be ranked an avarage rating with his performance in the Cups play...
487288
Don't be stupid sloop...Sven's done a great job with England,his records excellent,and if he manages to win the cup for us he will be every ones hero and all will be begging him to stay on,He is a world class manager!i do think that Maclaren will be good as well but this is Sven's time and Maclaren will have his time!\n\nGoing back to the question...i trust Sven's decisions on who he takes and will back him all the way.he has the option to change Rooney at the last minute if needed and i think that Owen will be ready so no..its a good squad,and i think we have a great chance!COME ON SVEN'S ENGLAND!!!\n\nOh and i think Theo's a masterstroke.
484489
yes, I don't know what Erickson was thinking when he invited a 17 year old kid to play on world cup, you have Be atty or Vassel as a better substitute for Rooney!  I hope he gets better for next round of World Cup.
1126181
Absolutely. This ref won't have a long future in World Cup football. He will have to stick with Premier League.
1122298
rooney will scan his foot today(wednesday)....if everthing goes well, he will be playing for england. try finding the latest news about it on any football websites rather than waiting for the newspaper next morning.
1072125
Yes.  Rooney didn't score any goals in England's WC2006 qualifying games.  They qualified without him, so they'll be able to compete without him.
1042613
YES!!!!!......especially rooney!....he must play(hope his foot is cure enough 2 play)....
611593
Surely england can win the world cup.The rooney factor is impoetant in this context.But let's hope for the best!
676399
He's definitely NOT gonna play a single match. He's broken his metatarsal! Those things take ATLEAST 2 months to heal to full fitness! He broke it in the 1st week of May. Add 2 months to that & you're at the 1st week of July. If they even get to the finals without him, it'd be silly to bring him on with hardly any real practice under his belt!\n\nNo chance is he gonna play in this WC!