By Chris Stanton - Created on 23 Mar 2006

Wayne Rooney claims England can go all the way at Germany 2006.

Rooney came face to face with the trophy he believes England are
capable of lifting when he was the star guest as Fifa's World Cup
tour arrived in London on Thursday.

The Manchester United striker admits he is counting down the days
until the kick-off of this summer's tournament.

"For me it's the biggest trophy in the world and in the summer I hope
to be holding it up," said Rooney.

"Some of the greatest footballers ever have lifted this trophy so it
was an awesome feeling to get up close to it.

"The boys will do everything they can to make sure we see it back
here later on this summer."

Rooney believes Sven Goran Eriksson's ability to call on a blend of
youth and experience could see The Three Lions trump the likes of pre-
tournament favourites Brazil.

"I think we have a good chance. We have a lot of experienced players
and a lot of young players as well," added Rooney.

"Over the last year we've been playing well and hopefully we can take
that into the World Cup finals and come back as winners.

"We have a lot of good players in the squad and I think we'll be
disappointed if we don't come back with the World Cup.

"I'm excited - it's building up and obviously there is a lot of
pressure on us all going to the World Cup."