ROONEY, GERRARD WAIPELEKA ENGLAND KOMBE LA DUNIA BRAZIL 2014

MABAO ya Wayne Rooney na Nahodha Steven Gerrard yameihakikishia England nafasi ya kucheza Kombe la Dunia usiku huu baada ya kuifunga Polnd 2-0 usiku huu kwenye Uwanja wa Wembley.

Kikosi cha Roy Hodgson leo kimewapa raha Waingereza kwa ushindi huo na sasa ni furaha nchi nzima England.

Mshambuliaji wa Manchester United, Rooney alianza kufunga dakika ya 41 na kiungo wa Liverpool,  Gerrard akafunga dakika ya 88.

Kikosi cha England kilikuwa: Hart, Smalling, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines, Gerrard, Carrick/Lampard dk71, Townsend/Milner dk86, Rooney, Welbeck na Sturridge/Wilshere dk82.

Poland: Szczesny, Wojtkowiak, Jedrzejczyk, Glik, Celeban, Blaszczykowski, Mierzejewski/Zielinski dk75, Krychowiak, Sobota/Pezsko dk65, M Lewandowski/Klich dk46 na R Lewandowski..

Heading into the lead: Wayne Rooney nods the ball home to give England the lead

Flying: Rooney (centre) wheels away in delight after heading England into the lead

Mob rule: The England players pile on to Rooney after his goal

Kissing the badge: Rooney plants a smacker on his shirt after scoring England's opener

He's lost his headgear: Rooney's protective clothing fell off - and without it on he scored

At full stretch: Wojciech Szczesny dives desperately to his left but the ball goes wide

Hart stopper: England's goalkeeper makes a crucial save from Robert Lewandowski

Invader: A Polish fan runs on to the Wembley pitch

Using his head: Danny Welbeck tries to get a header on goal

Winning his battle: Chris Smalling comes away with the ball and leaves his opponent on the floor

Rattling the bar: Andros Townsend sees his shot hit the woodwork with Wojciech Szczesny well beaten

Tussle: Leighton Baines keeps tabs on Poland's Piotr Celeban

Intervention: Chris Smalling (left) gets his head to the ball to snuff out a Poland attack

Floored: Danny Welbeck goes down as he tries to take a chance in the Poland area

Agonising: Chris Smalling (on ground, centre) just fails to get a touch and the ball goes wide

Close call: Joe Hart can only watch as Robert Lewandowski (left) steers a shot just wide of the post

Huge support: There were more than 20,000 Poland fans inside Wembley for the game

Flare play: The Polish contingent lit up Wembley before kick-off

Flying the flag: Poland fans show their colours outside Wembley

Wednesday, October 16, 2013