England's quarterfinal game against Portugal was played in Gelsenkirchen at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. local time. England once again started with a 4-1-4-1 formation, with Wayne Rooney...Read Sams comment on this match

England's game against the South American underdogs, Ecuador, was played in Stuttgart under the sweltering heat of 34 °C. at 4 pm our time and 5 pm Germany's time and in front of a crowd of 52,000...Read Sams comment on this match

On Tuesday, England's game against Sweden was a game of ups and downs and with Wayne Rooney starting, the England team and the English fans were very confident as the strong England team...Read Sams comment on this match

Yesterday, a Rooney-less England with a formation again of 4-4-2 played a first half of dazzling incompetence against Trinidad & Tobago with a raring and fired-up Wayne Rooney on the bench...Read Sams comment on this match

England fans were hoping that Sven Goran Eriksson would bring Wayne Rooney on as England struggled to a 1-0 win over the erratic South American team from Paraguay...Read Sams comment on this match