World Cup 2010: England
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May 20th, 2010
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The Football Association. Notice that there is not any mention to the nationality (English, British) of the Association; this is supposed to be THE Association.
Main players: Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard. Main popstar David Beckham got injured and was ruled out of 2010, but he said he hopes to play World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
FIFA ranking (April 2010): #7
English finished first in their European Qualifying Group, with 9 winnings in ten matches, against Ukraine (which won England), Croatia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra.
England is in Group C of World Cup 2010, and will play the first three matches against United States (June 12nd), Algeria (June 18th) and Slovenia (June 23rd).
England Team Roster for the World Cup 2010:
Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Defense: Ashley Cole (Chelsea), John Terry (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Leighton Baines (Everton), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).
Midfield: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), James Milner (Aston Villa), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Scott Parker (West Ham), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).
Forward: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Darren Bent (Sunderland), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham).
Coach: Italian Fabio Capello, the coach with the highest salary in the World Cup.
Read also: the English Team in the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.