I think Argentina also have a good chance. Attack is very strong with messi and tevez on top form.
Could give Spain a bit of grief

i dont reckon tevez will be playing tbh depends what formation the will be playing

He won leagues with the current best teams each time?

The fact that he just goes for the money and to the most likely team to win the league makes him a good manager?

1991-1996 Milan
1996-1997 Real Madrid
1997-1998 Milan
1999-2004 Roma
2004-2006 Juventus
2006-2007 Real Madrid

He won the league 4 times with Milan, but they were unstoppable, and not bcoz of Capello.

He then realised Real Madrid were better and richer so he joined them...

After winning the league he rejoined Milan for the money which he had a poor season so then went to Roma who had sparked into action, won the league once in 5 years.

Shipped off to Juventus for the money and because they were the best side in the division and won the league....which the following year the throphy was revoked because he was caught CHEATING and then he ran back to Madrid.

He spent so much money at each club its just not natural. He would never of won a league in the premiership unless he was united which he wasnt good enough to knock fergie off his perch.

Cant seriously Rate Capello higher than Mourinho?

No i don't rate Capello higher than Mourinho but the thread is named " Can England win the world cup without Wayne Rooney "

So where does Mourinho come into it?

i dont think england can win the world cup even with rooney

i think the winners will be germany spain or argentina

Ahhh Dora what do you know lololol

and darahh there can be only 1 winner not all 3 of them sooo not very much david

Argentina definitely WONT win the cup

Maradona is like Steve Staunton, legendary footballer for their country then takes over as manager and tarnishes his reputation in his own country where they are regarded as heroes. The only thing hes managed is to turn Argentina into an average team of world class footballers.
Did anyone see their recent result against bolivia?
6-1 to bolivia i recall, anyone that even draws with bolivia is NOT good enough to win the world cup.

england wont win the world cup anyway but if they were too then they would not need rooney he is over rated and just rubbish i think russia have more chance of winning the world cup than england and there not even in it lol

i agree

and that is coming from me.. an england fan

I thinm the thread should be renamed: Can England qaulify out of the group stage at the worlc cup with wayne rooney?



Still gotta be optimistic. We can do it.

Poor england, not even making out of the group stage's

In a previous message you said, and I quote

"If he cant do it with England, then no1 can" addressing Capello. I was clearly stating a disagreement as I think Jose is better than Fabio.


Shiimples

Thing is in life, I always mention...in anything anyone does more often than not trends run.

Its happened loads of time when someone or something has done so well in leading up to the tournament but when they are there, it becomes a disaster and example is Spain. 1 defeat in 48 games and 12 wins on the spin, all this anticpation and Switzerland hit them.
The opposite is Argentina, were up against it to qualify but with a few late goals and scrappy wins they just make it to the finals, where they only get better as it goes along.

Hopefully this will be the case for England.

Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, James and Heskey this is their last World Cup Finals probally and they can't let it end like this.

Lifes not a sprint, its a marathon.

Derry have you not considered that Mourinho does exactly that?

Porto, of course he will win leagues with them, the richest club in Portugal.

Chelsea the richest club in the prem.

Inter the richest club in Italy.

Real Madrid the richest club in Spain.

Jose will never in my opinion be a great manager because he always up sticks and leaves for 'a new challenge' every couple of years. No club could class him as an all time great, that is, unless you have no history to compare with... .

Maybe its not Capello who 'knows nothing about football'...?

Mourinho wouldn't win the world cup with England. I would say nobody could.

Edited at 15:56 Mon 21/06/10 (BST)

the simple answer to the question in the thread title is ...

Rooney hasn't scored in tournament competition since euro 2004 to pin our hopes on him, we are asking for trouble.

only 1 team can with it daraghhh :S

alex ferguson has been at united for like 20 odd years do u consider him as a good manager?