World Cup Blog.... 4 Days to go...England set off for World Cup

England departure in photos

England's footballers have arrived at their luxurious hotel base in Germany for the World Cup finals.
British Airways flight BA9200C from Luton touched down at 1700 BST and the players were taken to the Schlosshotel Buhlerhohe near Baden-Baden.

Wayne Rooney travelled with the squad on the plane renamed Pride of the Nation, but he returns to Manchester on Wednesday for a scan on his metatarsal.

England play their first game against Paraguay in Frankfurt on 10 June.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad had a final training session on English soil on Monday in Watford before leaving for Luton airport.

England are second favourites to win the tournament for the first time since 1966, behind much-fancied Brazil.

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