England v USA pictures

A bit of a disappointing start.....

Platinum Stars 0 - 3 England - Pictures

Warm up game against South African Premier League Team. Goals from Defoe, Joe Cole and Rooney.

Ferdinand injury makes Gerrard Captain!

An injury to Ferdinand means Gerrard is now the England Captain. Some related photos / pictures.

England Squad for South Africa

The England Squad for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham).

Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).

UPDATE: Michael Dawson (Tottenham) to replace Rio Ferdinand.

The omission of Theo Walcott being the biggest surprize. Here is a photo from the qualifiers where his most significant contribution was a hat trick in Zagreb v Croatia in a 1-4 win.

Japan v England pictures

A 2-1 win for England with both the England goals being own goals. Played in Austria.

England v Mexico in pictures

Last home game before the 2010 World Cup Finals



Mexican wave v Mexico!

England training pictures in Austria

Altitude training as part of World Cup 2010 Finals preparation.