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Wayne Rooney wins his 100th England cap against Slovenia at Wembley on Saturday still hoping for one more crack at World Cup glory.<\/p>\n

England captain Rooney becomes the ninth member of the ‘100 club’ as Roy Hodgson’s side aim to make it four wins from four games in their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.<\/p>\n

Manchester United striker Rooney, 29, is not giving up hope of making up for three disappointing World Cup campaigns – the most recent beingEngland’s failure to qualify from the group stage in Brazil this summer – in Russia in 2018.<\/p>\n

Rooney, who insists he will never call time on his England career, said: “It’s so difficult when you’re coming up to 30, to start planning the next four years.<\/p>\n

“You have to be realistic, and there is a chance I might not go to that World Cup, but of course I would love to go.”<\/p>\n

Rooney will receive a golden cap from Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton before kick-off on Saturday – accompanied by sons Kai and Klay – to commemorate his landmark appearance.<\/p>\n

He currently stands six goals behind 1966 World Cup winner Charlton’s all-time England goal record of 49.<\/p>\n

England are well on course for a place at Euro 2016 in France but Rooney also has sights on one more World Cup after playing in Germany, South Africa and Brazil.<\/p>\n

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England’s leading scorers<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/th>\nGoals<\/th>\nAppearances<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sir Bobby Charlton<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gary Lineker<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jimmy Greaves<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wayne Rooney<\/strong><\/td>\n43<\/strong><\/td>\n99<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

“It’s something I would love to go and do again for England,” he said.<\/p>\n

“You never know. The Euros could be my last one but it certainly won’t be me saying it’s my last one.<\/p>\n

“I’ve always said you finish playing football at a young age, so I never want to cut my career short by deciding not to play for England.<\/p>\n

“If I get picked to go to the World Cup I would be more than happy to do that.”<\/p>\n

Rooney’s failure to make an impact on a major tournament after bursting on the scene at Euro 2004 in Portugal as a teenager with Everton is his major disappointment, but also a driving force to set that record straight.<\/p>\n

“I have spoken openly about that tournament frustration,” said Rooney.<\/p>\n

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Rooney at major tournaments<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nGoals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Euro 2004, Portugal<\/strong><\/td>\n4 (2 v Switzerland; 2 v Croatia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Cup 2006, Germany<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Cup 2010, South Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euro 2012, Poland & Ukraine<\/strong><\/td>\n1 (v Ukraine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Cup 2014, Brazil<\/strong><\/td>\n1 (v Uruguay)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

“The first tournament was great, even though it ended injury, but the other ones have been disappointing.<\/p>\n

“I feel I can do better than I have done and wanted to do better for the team but it hasn’t happened.”<\/p>\n

Rooney admits his lowest ebb was his red card in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final against Portugal in Gelsenkirchen, which England lost on penalties, when he was sent off for kicking Ricardo Carvalho.<\/p>\n

“I still believe to this day that if I had stayed on we would have won the game,” he said.<\/p>\n

“”We could have won the game with 10 men so that was really frustrating for me.<\/p>\n

“The high moment? I don’t know. I would probably say the whole tournament in 2004.<\/p>\n

“It was such a great experience for me to go there at such a young age and start all the games and score four goals.”<\/p>\n

\"Rooney<\/div>\n
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Source: BBC Sport<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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