Theo Walcott will get his World Cup chance.

Sven-Goran Eriksson today has made it clear Walcott, along with the other England youngsters Lennon and Downing, stand a good chance of getting some action at the World Cup in Germany,
“I played Wayne Rooney when he was 17 in a qualification game against Turkey. In Portugal or Italy or Sweden no-one would say I’m not adventurous. I’ve always been ready to take out players and put in younger players if necessary. I hope to start with the best X1 and you know what that is. We have to wait on Rooney. But we have a lot of players starting on the bench who will be knocking on the door. I’ve always liked pace in football but if you don’t have it I can’t buy it in this job. I have to wait for it to come through.”
Two months ago though, Eriksson was singing somewhat a different tune,
“It’s very difficult to take a player without a cap to a World Cup. You never know but probably not, without closing all the doors. Going from the bench in a club team to international football in a World Cup, that step is extremely big.”
Rooney’s injury and doubts over Michael Owen have changed all that now.
Theo will get his fist chance to impress Eriksson and the rest of the country in an England B international against Belarus on May 25th at Reading.

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Brasil World Cup PLayers

Goalkeepers

1 DIDA Date of Birth:7 October 1973

12 ROGERIO CENI Date of Birth:22 January 1973

22 JULIO CESAR Date of Birth:3 September 1979

Defenders

2 CAFU Date of Birth:7 June 1970

3 LUCIO Date of Birth:8 May 1978

4 JUAN Date of Birth:1 February 1979

6 ROBERTO CARLOS Date of Birth:10 April 1973

13 CICINHO Date of Birth:24 June 1980

14 LUISAO Date of Birth:13 February 1981

15 CRIS Date of Birth:3 June 1977

16 GILBERTO Date of Birth:25 April 1976
Midfielders

5 EMERSON Date of Birth:4 April 1976

8 KAKA Date of Birth:22 April 1982

10 RONALDINHO Date of Birth:21 March 1980

11 ZE ROBERTO Date of Birth:6 July 1974

17 GILBERTO SILVA Date of Birth:7 October 1976

18 EDMILSON Date of Birth:10 July 1976

19 JUNINHO PERNAMBUCANO Date of Birth:30 January 1975

20 RICARDINHO Date of Birth:23 May 1976

Forwards

7 ADRIANO Date of Birth:17 February 1982

9 RONALDO Date of Birth:22 September 1976

21 FRED Date of Birth:3 October 1983

23 ROBINHO Date of Birth:25 January 1984

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England World Cup Players

Goalkeepers

1 ROBINSON Paul Date of Birth:15 October 1979

13 JAMES David Date of Birth:1 August 1970

22 GREEN Robert Date of Birth:18 January 1980

Defenders

2 NEVILLE Gary Date of Birth:18 February 1975

3 COLE Ashley Date of Birth:20 December 1980

5 FERDINAND Rio Date of Birth:7 November 1978

6 TERRY John Date of Birth:7 December 1980

12 CAMPBELL Sol Date of Birth:18 September 1974

14 BRIDGE Wayne Date of Birth:5 August 1980

15 CARRAGHER Jamie Date of Birth:28 January 1978

Midfielders

4 GERRARD Steven Date of Birth:30 May 1980

7 BECKHAM David Date of Birth:2 May 1975

8 LAMPARD FrankDate of Birth:20 June 1978

11 COLE Joe Date of Birth:8 November 1981

16 HARGREAVES Owen Date of Birth:20 January 1981

17 JENAS Jermaine Date of Birth:18 February 1983

18 CARRICK Michael Date of Birth:28 July 1981

19 LENNON Aaron Date of Birth:16 April 1987

20 DOWNING Stewart Date of Birth:22 July 1984

Forwards

9 ROONEY Wayne Date of Birth:24 October 1985

10 OWEN Michael Date of Birth:14 December 1979

21 CROUCH Peter Date of Birth:30 January 1981

23 WALCOTT Theo Date of Birth:16 March 1989

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World cup Players German

GOALKEEPERS
1 LEHMANN Jens Date of Birth:10 November 1969

12 KAHN Oliver Date of Birth:15 June 1969

23 HILDEBRAND Timo Date of Birth:5 April 1979



DEFENERS

2 JANSEN Marcell Date of Birth:4 November 1985

3 FRIEDRICH Arne Date of Birth:29 May 1979

4 HUTH Robert Date of Birth:18 August 1984

6 NOWOTNY Jens Date of Birth:11 January 1974

16 LAHM Philipp Date of Birth:11 November 1983

17 MERTESACKER Per Date of Birth:29 September 1984

21 METZELDER Christoph Date of Birth:5 November 1980

MIDFIELDERS


5 KEHL Sebastian Date of Birth:13 February 1980

7 SCHWEINSTEIGER Bastian Date of Birth:1 August 1984

8 FRINGS Torsten Date of Birth:22 November 1976

13 BALLACK Michael Date of Birth:26 September 1976

15 HITZLSPERGER Thomas Date of Birth:5 April 1982

18 BOROWSKI Tim Date of Birth:2 May 1980

19 SCHNEIDER Bernd Date of Birth:17 November 1973

22 ODONKOR David Date of Birth:21 February 1984

FORWARDS


9 HANKE Mike Date of Birth:5 November 1983

10 NEUVILLE Oliver Date of Birth:1 May 1973

11 KLOSE Miroslav Date of Birth:9 June 1978

14 ASAMOAH Gerald Date of Birth:3 October 1978

20 PODOLSKI Lukas Date of Birth:4 June 1985

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World Cup 2006: Germany: Tickets Hotels Flights World Cup 2006

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The 2006 World Cup in Germany takes place from June 9 to July 9, 2006.
The opening game will be held in Munich's new AllianzArena with the final taking place in Berlin's Olympic stadium.
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The draw for the final stages takes place on December 9, 2005 in Leipzig when all fixtures in the opening group stage will be announced.

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Check our World Cup 2006 Match Schedule for all the match days, city and stadium venues and local German kick off times.
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Is Rooney Playing World Cup. faces injury D-day

Wayne Rooney's hopes of playing in the World Cup finals could be decided by May 25 when he undergoes another scan on his broken metatarsal.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will then have a better idea of whether the 20-year-old is likely to have recovered sufficiently to be part of his 23-man squad for Germany.
Eriksson will have until June 9 - the day before England's opening group game with Paraguay - to make any final decision on the Manchester United star.
But a negative reaction to the scan in eight days' time - on the day England take on Belarus in a 'B' international at Reading - would leave Eriksson in a quandary as to whether to gamble on including his most lethal weapon.
Eriksson said: "Wayne will have a scan on May 25. At least we will know much more how the situation is regarding him after that date.
"I don't have a date for when Rooney will join the England squad. It is difficult to say but we will know much more after that scan. Hopefully it is good news.
"I spoke to Wayne last week and he is working and doing everything he has been asked to do - and maybe even more than that.
"I have always been positive, not because of medical reasons but because he will do absolutely everything to try to get fit as quickly as possible."
Eriksson revealed Rooney is not even contemplating the possibility of losing his fitness battle after sustaining the injury against Chelsea on the penultimate weekend of the season at Stamford Bridge.
He said: "I don't think Wayne even believes that not being at the World Cup will be the case for him. He is desperate to play in the World Cup. He has no negative thoughts like that."

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Gerrard may play in forward role

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has not ruled out the possibility of using Steven Gerrard as a striker at the World Cup finals.


With Wayne Rooney a doubt with a broken foot and Michael Owen only just back from a similar injury, Gerrard has been touted for a forward role.
Eriksson said: "Steven Gerrard can play in a lot of positions and one is as a second striker.
"I'm sure he could play as first striker but a lot depends on Rooney."
Manchester United star Rooney is almost certain to miss the group stages of the tournament and is thought to be a doubt for the knockout after suffering a broken metatarsal last month.

Gerrard has scored 23 goals for Liverpool this season and calls for him to be given a more forward position were increased after his two-goal performance in the FA Cup final win over West Ham.
Eriksson added: "I have known for many years that Gerrard can play in a lot of positions.
"We haven't decided yet but he's useful wherever he plays. After 25 May we will know much better what's happening with Wayne Rooney.
"I hope we play with Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen but once again Steven Gerrard is an option there."
Eriksson said he had no regrets about the gamble in picking Arsenal's teenage striker Theo Walcott as one of his four strikers.
The Swede added: "He looks to be very bright. It's not easy for him, of course, to settle in with a lot of good football players. It's a gamble and I'm happy I did it.
"He seems very stable and is just a young boy and of course he is happy to be here."

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Sven Ericson boosted by trio

England have enjoyed a day of fantastic good news - with Michael Owen, Jermaine Jenas and Wayne Rooney all on the comeback trail

Owen gave the Three Lions the biggest boost of all when he declared himself fit to play in the World Cup after hitting the net in a practice match at England’s pre-tournament training camp in Portugal this morning.But Tottenham star Jenas was also given permission to train again on Thursday after a shin injury while Rooney’s progress in recovering from a broken foot was praised by Sven-Goran Eriksson.Owen, who has played only one game since breaking a bone in his foot on New Year’s Eve, has been an injury doubt for the last five months. But he completed his second training session in two days with England in the Algarve and scored twice in a nine-a-side game."If there was a World Cup game tomorrow I would be in condition to play," he said."I am feeling fit. I have been feeling fit for quite a while now I am excited about the World Cup. There are no doubts at all in my mind about being fit for the first game against Paraguay. None at all."Of course it is a relief, but I was always confident. All the way through I have never been down about it, I always thought I would be fit."Owen’s recovery could hardly be better news for Sven and his England squad as they bask in the Portuguese sun. And the Newcastle striker looked extremely sharp in training.His recovery and Jenas’ progress leaves England with only Rooney to worry about, and the news for him could yet prove positive too.England Head Coach Eriksson said: "On 25 May we will know much more of the situation, that is the date of his next scan."I have always been positive. But not for medical reasons - I have been positive because he will do absolutely everything to try to get fit as quickly as possible."Wayne Rooney not in the World Cup, I don’t think he even believes that will be the truth. Of course he should be there.

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Match Schedule World Cup 2006

Group A
Match Date Venue Teams Time/Score

1 09-Jun-06 Munich GER:CRC 18:00
2 09-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen POL:ECU 21:00
17 14-Jun-06 Dortmund GER:POL 21:00
18 15-Jun-06 Hamburg ECU:CRC 15:00
33 20-Jun-06 Berlin ECU:GER 16:00
34 20-Jun-06 Hanover CRC:POL 16:00


Group B
Match Date Venue Teams Time/Score

3 10-Jun-06 Frankfurt ENG:PAR 15:00
4 10-Jun-06 Dortmund TRI:SWE 18:00
19 15-Jun-06 Nuremberg ENG:TRI 18:00
20 15-Jun-06 Berlin SWE:PAR 21:00
35 20-Jun-06 Cologne SWE:ENG 21:00
36 20-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern PAR:TRI 21:00


Group C
Match Date Venue Teams Time/Score

5 10-Jun-06 Hamburg ARG:CIV 21:00
6 11-Jun-06 Leipzig SCG:NED 15:00
21 16-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen ARG:SCG 15:00
22 16-Jun-06 Stuttgart NED:CIV 18:00
37 21-Jun-06 Frankfurt NED:ARG 21:00
38 21-Jun-06 Munich CIV:SCG 21:00


Group D
Matchn Date Venue Teams Time/Score

7 11-Jun-06 Nuremberg MEX:IRN 18:00
8 11-Jun-06 Cologne ANG:POR 21:00
23 16-Jun-06 MEX:ANG 21:00
24 17-Jun-06 Frankfurt POR:IRN 15:00
39 21-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen POR:MEX 16:00
40 21-Jun-06 Leipzig IRN:ANG 16:00


Group E Match Date Venue Teams Time/Score

9 12-Jun-06 Hanover ITA:GHA 21:00
10 12-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen USA:CZE 18:00
25 17-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern ITA:USA 21:00
26 17-Jun-06 Cologne CZE:GHA 18:00
41 22-Jun-06 Hamburg CZE:ITA 16:00
42 22-Jun-06 Nuremberg GHA:USA 16:00


Group F
Match Date Venue Teams Time/Score

11 13-Jun-06 Berlin BRA:CRO 21:00
12 12-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern AUS:JPN 15:00
27 18-Jun-06 Munich BRA:AUS 18:00
28 18-Jun-06 Nuremberg JPN:CRO 15:00
43 22-Jun-06 Dortmund JPN:BRA 21:00
44 22-Jun-06 Stuttgart CRO:AUS 21:00


Group G
Match Date Venue Teams Time/Score

13 13-Jun-06 Stuttgart FRA:SUI 18:00
14 13-Jun-06 Frankfurt KOR:TOG 15:00
29 18-Jun-06 Leipzig FRA:KOR 21:00
30 19-Jun-06 Dortmund TOG:SUI 15:00
45 23-Jun-06 Cologne TOG:FRA 21:00
46 23-Jun-06 Hanover SUI:KOR 21:00


Group H
Match Date Venue Teams Time/Score

15 14-Jun-06 Leipzig ESP:UKR 15:00
16 14-Jun-06 Munich TUN:KSA 18:00
31 19-Jun-06 Stuttgart ESP:TUN 21:00
32 19-Jun-06 Hamburg KSA:UKR 18:00
47 23-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern KSA:ESP 16:00
48 23-Jun-06 Berlin UKR:TUN 16:00

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