England sweep aside US in Rooney’s farewell match

By Daily Sports on November 16, 2018

England celebrated Wayne Rooney’s final international appearance with a comfortable friendly win over the United States at Wembley.

Rooney, winning his 120th cap in a fundraiser for his charitable foundation, made a 33-minute appearance on a night England showed their appreciation for their 33-year-old record goalscorer.

He emerged to take the captain’s armband with the Three Lions well in control in front of a healthy crowd of 68,155.Gareth Southgate’s side were 2-0 up thanks to two goals in two minutes midway through the first half - Jesse Lingard opening the scoring with a spectacular curling effort, and Trent Alexander-Arnold adding a low, angled drive for his first international goal.

And if it was a memorable night for Rooney, who was denied a dream goal by Brad Guzan’s stoppage-time save, it was the same for Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson when he crowned his debut with a near-post finish 13 minutes from time.

It set England up nicely for Sunday’s Uefa Nations League game with Croatia at Wembley, which takes on great importance after the World Cup finalists’ 3-2 victory over Spain in Zagreb.

If England win they will finish top of Group A4 and qualify for next June’s semi-final and final. If they lose, they will be relegated. (BBC)

•Photo shows England players

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 16, 2018


 

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