Wayne Rooney fires a blast at boo-boys
Wayne Rooney speaks to the media during the England Press Conference at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus on June 16, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa
World Cup fans. 2010
A Mexico fan enjoys the atmosphere ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group A match between France and Mexico at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on June 17, 2010 in Polokwane, South Africa.
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
France v Mexico, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Fans watch Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
A Greece fan, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
Greece v Nigeria, World Cup 2010
A Greece fan, World Cup 2010
A Greece fan, World Cup 2010
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Ian Walton
World Cup fans 2010
Clive Rose
World Cup fans 2010
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World Cup fans 2010
Dan Kitwood
World Cup fans 2010
Dan Kitwood
World Cup fans 2010
Dan Kitwood
World Cup fans 2010
Laurence Griffiths
World Cup fans 2010
Owen Humphreys
World Cup fans 2010
Ivan Sekretarev
World Cup fans 2010
Marcio Jose Sanchez
A South Africa fan, World Cup 2010
A South Africa fan, World Cup 2010
Uruguay fans, World Cup 2010
Prince Felipe of Spain (L) and Princess Letizia of Spain attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group H match between Spain and Switzerland at Durban Stadium
TV Presenter Sara Carbonero, girlfriend of Iker Casillas of Spain, attends the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group H match between Spain and Switzerland at Durban Stadium
Switzerland fans, World Cup 2010
A Spain fan, World Cup 2010
Switzerland fans celebrate their win against Spain in the World Cup
World Cup fans 2010
Martin Rickett
Switzerland fans celebrate their win against Spain in the World Cup
A Switzerland fan, World Cup 2010
A Chile fan, World Cup 2010
Honduras fans, World Cup 2010
Honduras fans, World Cup 2010
Chile fans, World Cup 2010
Chile fans, World Cup 2010
World Cup fans. June 2010
Joern Pollex
Brazil fans, World Cup 2010
A Brazil fan, World Cup 2010
Dancers entertain the crowd at half-time during the Brazil v North Korea World Cup match
A North Korea fan watches his team play Brazil at the World Cup
Brazil fans, World Cup 2010
A Brazil fan, World Cup 2010
A Brazil fan, World Cup 2010
Fans watch Brazil v North Korea, World Cup 2010
Fans watch Brazil v North Korea, World Cup 2010
Fans watch Brazil v North Korea, World Cup 2010
A fan watches Brazil v North Korea, World Cup 2010
Brazil fans, World Cup 2010
Brazil fans, World Cup 2010
North Korea fans watch their team play Brazil at the World Cup
North Korea fans watch their team play Brazil at the World Cup
A Paraguay fan blows a vuvuzela as she enjoys the atmosphere prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group F match between Italy and Paraguay
World Cup fans. June 2010
Ezra Shaw
World Cup fans. June 2010
Streeter Lecka
World Cup fans. June 2010
Christof Koepsel
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 14: Dutch fans enjoy the atmosphere ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E match between Netherlands and Denmark at Soccer City Stadium on June 14, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)
Christof Koepsel
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Sean Gallup
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Robert Cianflone
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Doug Pensinger
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Robert Cianflone
World Cup fans. June 2010
Chris Ison
World Cup fans. June 2010
Sean Gallup
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Ian Walton
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Ian Walton
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Stuart Franklin
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Ian Walton
Wolrd Cup fans. June 2010
Stuart Franklin
World Cup. June 2010
Clive Rose
World Cup. June 2010
Cameron Spencer
World Cup. June 2010
Cameron Spencer
World Cup. June 2010
Ian Walton
World Cup. June 2010
Christof Koepsel
A football fan plays a vuvuzela horn in Clapham as England prepare to begin their first game of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa on June 12
Oli Scarff
Australia fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa.
Robert Cianflone
Australia fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa.
Robert Cianflone
Germany fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa
Lars Baron
Germany fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa.
Doug Pensinger
Germany fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa.
Joern Pollex
Greece fans enjoy the atmosphere during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group B match between South Korea and Greece at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Jamie McDonald
Argentina fans show their support before the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group B match between Argentina and Nigeria at Ellis Park Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ezra Shaw
Argentina fans support their team ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group B match between Argentina and Nigeria at Ellis Park Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Christof Koepsel
Young France fans blow vuvuzelas prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group A match between Uruguay and France at Green Point Stadium on June 11, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Laurence Griffiths
Fans watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at a live public viewing on a large screen monitor outside the Olympiastadion on June 13, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Germany won the match, 4-0. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sean Gallup
Football fans react to England playing the USA at the World Cup on a big screen at the Isle of Wight Music Festival.
Chris Ison
Ghanaian fans show their support, in the stands during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Group D match at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa
Martin Rickett
Ghanaian fans show their support, in the stands prior to kick off during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Group D match at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa.
Martin Rickett
Ghanaian fans show their support in the stands prior to kick off during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Group D match at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa.
Martin Rickett
Fans leave the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg following England's first group match of the 2010 World Cup against USA
Anthony Devlin
Fans outside the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg following England's first group match of the 2010 World Cup against USA.
Anthony Devlin
England fans in Trafalgar Square in central London after watching England in their opening game in the World Cup against USA. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday June 12, 2010. Photo credit should read: Katie Collins/PA Wire
Katie Collins
England fans gather inside a cattle shed on Washingpool Farm, Easter Compton, near Bristol to watch the World Cup match between England and the USA on a large screen that has been erected inside the cattle shed at Bristol Volksfest VW festival. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday June, 12, 2010. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Ben Birchall
German fans cheer prior to the World Cup group D soccer match between Germany and Australia at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Sunday, June 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
Schalk van Zuydam
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: South Africa fans wear makarapa helmets whilst blowing vuvuzelas prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Martin Rose
BERLIN - JUNE 13: Fans watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at a live public viewing on a large screen monitor outside the Olympiastadion on June 13, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Germany won the match, 4-0. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sean Gallup
BERLIN - JUNE 13: Fans celebrate a German goal while watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at a live public viewing on a large screen monitor outside the Olympiastadion on June 13, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Germany won the match, 4-0. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sean Gallup
BERLIN - JUNE 13: Fans celebrate a German goal while watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at a live public viewing on a large screen monitor outside the Olympiastadion on June 13, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Germany won the match, 4-0. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sean Gallup
BERLIN - JUNE 13: Fans celebrate a German goal while watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at a live public viewing on a large screen monitor outside the Olympiastadion on June 13, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Germany won the match, 4-0. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sean Gallup
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: German fans celebrate victory in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)
Joern Pollex
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Australia and South Africa fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
Robert Cianflone
BERLIN - JUNE 13: Fans arrive for a live public viewing on a large screen monitor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia outside the Olympiastadion on June 13, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sean Gallup
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Germany fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Doug Pensinger
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Ghana fans enjoy the atmosphere prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
Ian Walton
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Ghana fans blow vuvuzelas prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Stuart Franklin
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Ghana fans blow vuvuzelas prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Stuart Franklin
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Ghana fans blow vuvuzelas prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Stuart Franklin
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: South African fans wear flags whilst blowing vuvuzelas prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Ezra Shaw
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Ghana fans with a vuvuzela show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
Ian Walton
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Fans from South Africa, Ghana and Serbia enjoy the atmoshere during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Stuart Franklin
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Ghana fans celebrate victory against Serbia during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Martin Rose
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 13: Australia fans shows their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag/Getty Images)
Steve Haag
RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 12: American fans enjoy the atmosphere ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between England and USA at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Stuart Franklin
RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 12: USA fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between England and USA at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Michael Regan
RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 12: USA fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between England and USA at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Kevork Djansezian
USA fans show their support prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between England and USA at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa.
Kevork Djansezian
England fans show their disappointment after only managing a draw against the USA during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between England and USA at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa.
Michael Regan
The World Cup Fans Gallery 2010- English fans lap up the atmosphere.
Nick Potts
World Cup fans. June 2010
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World Cup fans. June 2010
Christof Koepsel
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Wayne Rooney blasted England fans for booing the team last night — even though they were woeful in a 0-0 draw with Algeria.
As he trudged off the pitch at the end of the shocking performance, the Manchester United striker turned to a television camera and said: “Nice to see your home fans booing you, you football supporters.”
The supporters’ frustration was hardly surprising given that the uninspiring show from the players leaves England’s World Cup dream hanging by a thread.
Thousands of fans vented their fury at the players at the final whistle after the jaded display — and to make matters worse one managed to enter the England dressing room and walk straight up to David Beckham.
It’s an alarming security breach which will worry the England camp and the Football Association last night lodged a formal complaint with FIFA.
Skipper Steven Gerrard admitted the performance was “not good enough” and there is now the very real danger of England not progressing to the knockout stage.
The shocker in Cape Town means that Fabio Capello's side now need to beat Slovenia on Wednesday to stay in the tournament.
Goalkeeper Robert Green paid the price for his blunder against the United States as he was replaced by David James, but it was the outfield players who failed to shine.
Capello made no excuses, saying: “It was not a good game. We lost too many passes and I think this was not the team that I know, the team that I have known (in qualifying). But we have another game to play.
“When we give other teams the ball we do not win the ball back quickly and we play under pressure.”
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