Guess who's back?

Finally back form a broken foot, rooney played the last 32 minutes of England's 2-0 World Cup victory over Trinidad and Tobago. He didn't score or make any contribution to the late goals by Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard that guaranteed England a place in the second round.

Rooney's first World Cup appearance lifted the confidence of the players and transformed England from a team of fumblers to a side that might get close to winning the title. Against a team of journeyman players, England failed to illustrate the huge gulf in ability.

When Rooney did enter the game, there was always danger when England attacked. He used his speed to chase through balls and ran at defenders, always threatening to shoot.
While Trinidad surrounded him with three markers, that left far more room for his team-mates to set up chances.

The fans tried to persuade coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with chants of "Rooney, Rooney." There had been daily speculation in the British papers whether the foot he broke against Chelsea on April 29 had healed enough to withstand tackles and his powerful shooting.
While the team warmed up on the field by jogging up and down, he couldn't resist breaking off and thumping the ball with his damaged right foot powerfully into the net. While the starting 11 kicked a ball around on the other side of the field, Rooney was pounding 35m passes across the field. As his team-mates left the field to get ready for kickoff, he stayed on to hammer shots from outside the box toward goal.
Rooney was saying: "I'm ready."

Now, Rooney is the man England must now turn to if World Cup glory is to return to the nation credited with inventing the game.
The return of Wayne Rooney sparks England recovery, sending them into 2nd round