Source: Daily_Mail
World Cup 2010 draw? It was all such a snore for Wayne Rooney
While England was gripped by the World Cup draw, the man who could make the difference to the nation's hopes in South Africa was fast asleep.[LNB]All eyes were on Cape Town as David Beckham played his part in the live draw for next year's tournament, but Wayne Rooney admits he snoozed through it all.[LNB] Out for the count: Wayne Rooney missed the World Cup draw[LNB]'I was actually asleep until 10 o'clock,' said Rooney, who was with his Manchester United team-mates in a London hotel ahead of Saturday's game at West Ham.[LNB]'We got to the hotel about 5pm and I lay down on my bed to watch TV. I fell asleep and didn't find out what the draw was until five hours later.'[LNB]The striker, who has no doubt had some sleepless nights after becoming a father last month, was happy to discover England had drawn the USA, Slovenia and Algeria. He said: 'It was a good draw. The USA are a good team. I saw them beat Spain in the Confederations Cup on telly and that'll be the difficult game for us.[LNB] Big attraction: Charlize Theron and David Beckham host Friday's draw[LNB]'But we should win the other two. We need to respect those teams but it could have been worse.'[LNB]England open their campaign against the USA, ranked 14th in the world, just five places behind England.[LNB]West Ham's American defender Jonathan Spector warned England not to underestimate them, saying: 'We don't get a lot of respect and it's to our benefit. England will be favourites but it's a game where we'll relish the challenge.'[LNB]Spector thinks Rooney is the big threat. 'He is a fantastic player,' he said. 'He has such a great work ethic and all the ability in the world.'[LNB] David Beckham's World Cup fears: England star worried Fabio Capello will drop him for Finals in South Africa Fury at World Cup ticket allocation as thousands of England fans face missing out in favour of corporate guests MARTIN SAMUEL: Good news, what can possibly go wrong for England?MANCHESTER UNITED FC
