Sixties Tottenham legend Jimmy Greaves said: "Everyone may be surprised but I'm not. Everything is coming right for England just at the right time. We have three weeks to go and if there are any lingering doubts, they will be blown out of the water when we take on Paraguay on June 10."
Rooney is set to have a scan on Thursday, the day England ‘B' take on Belarus at Reading FC as part of the squad's build-up to the tournament. Tottenham's Jermain Defoe stands in the wings just in case England coach Sven Goran Eriksson finds he needs to replace Rooney by Friday's deadline.
Although Spurs boss Martin Jol has told Mido the club will not be making the striker's loan move from Roma permanent after July 1st, Defoe has vowed to stay and fight for his place at White Hart Lane, according to reports (Daily Mirror). The pair contributed 20 goals between them this season.